The IMO and the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh are jointly implementing a project entitled “Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh – Phase I” (in short SENSREC Project – Bangladesh).

The project, aimed at improving the safety and environmental standards within the country’s ship-recycling industry, consists of five work packages covering:
- Two studies assessing the economic and environmental impact of the ship recycling industry in Bangladesh;
- An assessment of...
The leading shipbuilder of the country, Western Marine Shipyard (WMS), has announced that the company has made a deal with the Indian business conglomerate Jindal Group for building ten (10) cargo ships. The company has made the announcement today at a press conference at a city hotel.

Industry Minister Mr. Amir Hussain Amu was present at the Press Conference as the Chief Guest while the Deputy High Commissioner of India Mr. Sandeep Chakravorty & Chairman of Bank Asia Limited Mr. A Rouf Chowdhury were Special Guests. Members of...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Lmited (IBBL) has been awarded Gold Medal for its outstanding contribution to the foreign remittance services of Bangladesh.

In presence of HT Imam, Gowhar Rizvi, Advisors of Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank on behalf of Centre for NRBs handed over the award to Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan, Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking Wing of IBBL at a function held on Tuesday, April 25, 2015 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka.
Presided ...
A Business Review Meeting-2015 of Bank Asia was held on Saturday ( 25 April, 2015) at a hotel in the capital. Mr. A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the Bank, inaugurated the conference as the Chief Guest. Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board Mr.

Rumee A Hossain, Chairman of Board Audit Committee Mr. Mohammed Lakiotullah, Directors Mr. Md. Nazrul Huda, Mr. M Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Mr. Md. Mashiur Rahman and President & Managing Director Mr. Md. Mehmood Husain, among others, were present.
With participation of the Heads of all t...
More than 700 people are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble, officials say.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said.

Tremors were felt across the region, with further loss of life in India, Bangladesh and on Mount Everest.
The government has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas.
Nepali Information Minister Minendra Rijal said there had been “mas...
Recently NRBC Bank Training Institute conducted a day long training workshop on “Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Financing Terrorism” at the Chittagong Club, Chittagong.
The workshop was inaugurated by the Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank Mr. Md. Mijanur Rahman Joddar as a chief guest.
Managing Director and CEO of NRBC Bank Mr. Dewan Mujibur Rahman was present as a special guest. The workshop was attended by the all Head of Branches, executives and officers under Chittagong region of the Bank.