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Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center at USA Campus

The inauguration of UC Berkeley’s Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies took place Monday. Although the center was established in 2013, because of logistical complexities, it officially opened Monday. Chancellor Nicholas Dirks presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony. After the event, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC University — one of the universities bangladesh_rgarner-900x580with which the center will partner — gave a guest lecture to celebrate the center’s launch. The Chowdh...

Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh not Pakistan’s responsibility

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the remaining ‘stranded Pakistanis’ in Bangladesh, a majority of whom are Biharis, are not the responsibility of Pakistan as the country has already repatriated a large number of non-Bengalis. The Supreme Court of Pakistan resumed on Monday the hearing of a petition, filed by the Stranded Pakistanis General Repatriation Committee, regarding the repatriation of Pakistanis currently stranded in Bangladesh. Deputy Attorney General Sohail Mahmood submitted a report on behalf of the foreign office, stating that currently, there are around 400,000 to 500,000 stranded

Basfurs see no future living as lowest class

“There is no future for us here,” Ratan Basfur says angrily. Basfur is an “untouchable,” a member of one of Bangladesh’s lowest castes, and his surname cements it. The Basfurs are part of the “sweeper class” that live in Horijon Polli, a densely packed slum in Mymensingh District that contains 1,200 households, with an average of five inhabitants in each. basfurLiving here means being condemned to poor sanitation, limited employment opportunities, and debilitating floods. The slum is dense with humans living in buildings that are structurally uns...

Pubali Bank okays 10pc cash dividend

The 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pubali Bank Limited was held at Police Staff College Convention Hall, Mirpur, Dhaka on March 31, 2015. Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited presided over the meeting. Pubali 32nd AGMThe Shareholders unanimously approved 10% Cash Dividend for the year ended 31st December 2014 in the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM). Vice-Chairman Habibur Rahman and Fahim Ahmed Faruk Chowdhury, Directors’ Moniruddin Ahmed, Syed Moazze...

UCB proposes 30pc dividend

United Commercial Bank Ltd (UCB) holds its 32nd Annual General Meeting on 31 March 2015 at International Convention City, Bashundhara, Dhaka presided over by Mr. M A Hashem, Chairman of the Bank.In the AGM, shareholders have approved 20% stock and 10% cash dividend for the financial year 2014. IMG_0831The Chairman Mr. M A Hashem in his speech to shareholders said that UCB had generated attractive financial results 2014. UCB gained a tremendous growth in every arena like operating profit, loan and advances, deposit etc. Commitment t...

AIBL approves 14pc cash dividend

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) has approved 14% Cash Dividend for the year ended 31st December, 2014 in its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 31 March, 2015 at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Bhaban, Head Office (Proposed), 63, Purana Paltan, Dhaka. The meeting was presided over by Badiur Rahman, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Bank. 20150331_aibl_20th_AGM_pressDirectors Alhajj Md. Harun-ar-Rashid Khan, Alhajj Abdul Malek Mollah, Alhajj Hafej Md. Enayetullah, Alhajj Abdus Samad...
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