PBL Barisal Branch Managers’ conference held
The ‘Branch Managers Conference-2014’ participated by all Managers of Barisal Region of Pubali Bank Ltd. was held on 2nd December to motivate them to increase Bank’s business by rendering better services.
Director of Pubali Bank Ltd. and Chairman of Executive Committee Syed Moazzem Hussain graced the conference as Chief Guest while Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director and CEO of Pubali Bank Ltd. was present as Guest of Honour. Additional Managing Director M.A. Halim Chowdhury was present as Special Guest. RM of Barisal region Deputy General Manager Jagot Chandra Saha presided over the conference.
AIBL Executive Committee Meeting held
The 465th meeting of Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIIBL) was held at the Board Room of the Bank on December 6, 2014.
Alhajj Abdus Samad, Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting. The meeting reviewed overall business performance of the Bank.
Vice Chairman of the Committee Alhajj Malek Mollah, Members Alhajj Nazmul Ahsan Khaled, Alhajj Ahamedul Haque, Alhajj A N M Yeahea, Alhajj Engr. Kh. Mesbah Uddin Ahmed and Managing...
Alhajj Abdus Samad, Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting. The meeting reviewed overall business performance of the Bank.
Vice Chairman of the Committee Alhajj Malek Mollah, Members Alhajj Nazmul Ahsan Khaled, Alhajj Ahamedul Haque, Alhajj A N M Yeahea, Alhajj Engr. Kh. Mesbah Uddin Ahmed and Managing...
Gold set for best week in 10 months
Gold was heading for its biggest weekly gain in nine months on Friday as a modest bounce in oil prices boosted demand for the metal as an inflation-hedge, but investors were nervous ahead of a key US jobs report that could trigger sharp moves.
The US nonfarm payrolls report is keenly watched as a gauge of economic strength and for its impact on the dollar and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
A strong report could prompt the Fed to raise rates soon and boost the dollar. Investors fear higher rates could dull the appeal of gold,...
A strong report could prompt the Fed to raise rates soon and boost the dollar. Investors fear higher rates could dull the appeal of gold,...
Four bonds for remittance investment to hit market
The government moves to launch four new investment bonds with tax-free facility on stake for expatriate Bangladeshis to encourage them to invest their remittances in various sectors in the country.
Officials said the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry of Finance has sought the tax authority's opinion on draft rules for launching the bonds in terms of two foreign currencies--Pound sterling and Euro.
The savings directorate has framed four rules to prepare modalities for the investment bonds. The rules are the Euro Investment Bond Rules, the Euro Premium Bond Rules, the Pound Sterling Investment Bond Rules and the Pound Sterling Premium Bond Rules 2014.
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EC requested to add banking apps to smart NID cards
The centra bank is set to request the Election Commission (EC) to attach financial transaction-related applications (apps) on its smart national ID cards so that clients of scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions are able to carry out transactions through this cards, a press release said.
A Bangladesh Bank official told on Thursday that the central bank will inform to the Election Commission soon, requesting for information on the types of applications that will be included in smart NID cards.
The Election Commission will have to give the banks and N...
The Election Commission will have to give the banks and N...
Google’s decision to stop renewable energy research
Two senior Google engineers have written a confusing article explaining what they learned after Google stopped its advanced research and development effort into renewable energy technologies in 2011.
The answer they offer — that their effort was not on track to deliver renewable R&D breakthroughs that by themselves would reverse climate change — has always been obvious and thus makes very little sense as a reason for giving up on such an important effort, as we will see.
More likely, Google saw renewable en...
More likely, Google saw renewable en...
