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AIBL donates blankets to PM’s relief fund

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. has donated 10 thousand blanket to support the cold-hit people of the country due to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 20150101_aibl_csr_PM_pressThe blankets were handed over to Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh by Director of the Bank Alhajj Abdul Malek Mollah and Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman recently at Gonobhaban. Among others, President of Bangladesh Association of Banks Nazrul Islam Mazumder was also present in the occasion.

MetLife Alico rebrands to MetLife

American Life Insurance Company (MetLife Alico) – one of the leading insurance companies in Bangladesh - announced on Thursday that it is rebranding to “MetLife”. This rebrand re-emphasizes the company’s commitment to the country and reflects MetLife’s global expertise and brand strength.However the registered name of the company (American Life Insurance Company) remains the same. Press Realease PhotoOn January1, 2015, in a town hall meeting, M. Nurul Islam, MetLife’s Regional Senior Vice President and Head of South As...

Forex rises to $ 22.3b in December

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves rose to $22.309 billion at the end of December from $21.59 billion in the previous month, and were up 23.5 percent from a year earlier, the central bank said on Thursday. [caption id="attachment_4203" align="alignleft" width="300"]The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries[/caption] A rebound in exports and remittances outpaced a rise in im...

Bengal awaiting Centre nod for cruise to Bangladesh

The West Bengal government is awaiting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs to start river cruise services with Bangladesh, a state government official said today. bd-india"Many have shown interest in starting river cruise service so we approached the central government for permission. The matter is now with the external affairs ministry," State Transport Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay told reporters. He said cruise operators are ready with all the plans and would start services in the Kolkata-Dhaka route as soon as they get approv...

Tripura ‘haat’ along Indo-Bangla border to open Jan 13

The first border market, locally called ‘haat’, in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be inaugurated Jan 13, an official said here. Two ‘border haats’ were set up in 2012 at Meghalaya’s Kalaichar (India)-Baliamari (Bangladesh) and Dalora (Bangladesh)-Balat (India). bd-indiaThe ‘border haats’ are allowed to sell agricultural and horticultural products, spices, minor forest products (excluding timber), fresh and dry fish, dairy and poultry products, cottage industry items, wooden furniture, handloom and handicraft ite...

Masih takes over charge of ICAB President

Masih Malik Chowdhury FCA   has taken over the charge of President-ICAB at a formal ceremony on Thursday, 01 January 2015 at ICAB Auditorium. Photo-01012015Mahbub Ahmed Siddique FCA, Director Technical extending felicitation with bouquet to Mr. Chowdhury while outgoing President Showkat Hossain FCA and newly elected Vice Presidents AF Nesaruddin FCA, Kamrul Abedin FCA, Nasim Anwar FCA and Secretary AKM Rahmat Ullah FCA seen in the Picture.
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