Midland Bank Limited provided financial assistance to PROTINA HM FOOD, an organization, represented by a women entrepreneur, working for Diabetic and Functional Food Processing for better health, as a part of the Bank’s commitment towards social wellbeing (CSR).
Mr. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank handed over a cheque to Ms. Masuda Islam, Proprietor of Protina H M Food at a simple ceremony held on 6th May 2015 at Bank’s Head Office, Dhaka.
Khodoker Nayeemul Kabir, Deputy Managing Director, Muha...
Children in Sylhet are deprived of games and recreation facilities due to lack of sufficient playgrounds and open spaces.
Just a few years ago, the kids in the neighbourhoods were used to be seen playing cricket, football or gollachhut in the afternoon as the city had many open spaces and playgrounds.
However, the spaces began to shrink with the onslaught of unplanned urbanisation.
Now, children in the city are either seen playing in garages and narrow lanes or addicted to gadgets like computers and smartphones.
Losing approximately 39 open playgrounds since 2002, Sylhet city has only around 15 playing fields now. Of which 13 are located in educational institutions.
According to Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), the city houses playgrounds at Upashahar, Baluchar, Pathantola,...
Foreign politicians have been congratulating UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the election victory of his governing Conservative Party.
But among the messages of praise are signs of some of the challenges ahead.
The poll was closely watched across the EU, as Cameron has pledged to negotiate a “better deal” for the UK and hold a referendum on membership.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was “looking forward to meeting Cameron soon”.
A statement from his office said he would examine any British propos...
A UNHCR report says some 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers’ boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year—almost double the number over the same period in 2014.
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Ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar wave. Thailand has long been a hub for people trafficking, with thousands of Rohingya boat people from neighbouring Myanmar believed to have passed through the kingdom in recent years. Photo: Reuters file photo[/caption]
Based on interviews with those who...
The Power Development Board (BPDB) is reportedly planning to construct a gas and furnace oil-fuelled power plant in Khulna.
Planned to be built in Goalpara, the facility will produce 200MW-300MW, and is estimated to cost between BDT25bn ($316.3m) and BDT30bn ($379.5m).
A BPDB official was quoted by Dhaka Tribune as saying: "Setting up a new plant was not in the government's plan but two plants in Khulna's Goalpara, which were once known as the power house of the district, turned unusable allegedly because of negligence and lack of monitoring.
"This...
Rushnara Ali, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Rupa HuqBangladeshi-origin Labour Party candidates Rushnara Ali, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Rupa Huq have won their respective seats in the UK polls.
Rushnara Ali recorded a landslide victory in the Bethnal Green and Bow seat for the second consecutive time while Tulip Rizwana Siddiq won the Hampstead and Kilburn seat and Rupa Haq has won the Ealing Central and Acton Parliamentary seat.
Rushnara, the first Bangladeshi origin British MP, bagged 32387 votes while her nearest rival conservative ...
Mr. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank handed over a cheque to Ms. Masuda Islam, Proprietor of Protina H M Food at a simple ceremony held on 6th May 2015 at Bank’s Head Office, Dhaka.
Khodoker Nayeemul Kabir, Deputy Managing Director, Muha...
