Kyle Haywood, a British national, took over as Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today. After joining the office, Haywood held a meeting with executive directors of the national flag carrier and sought cooperation from all in discharging his responsibilities. Haywood said he is delighted to take up the challenging role as he is taking up the job at a time when the airline pushes forward its modernisation programme.

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Meghna Bank Limited has recently signed an Agreement with Trans-Fast Remittance LLC, USA to facilitate Inward remittance of expatriates Bangladeshis residing abroad. Mr. Mohammad Khairuzzaman, Country Head of Trans-Fast has handed over the Agreement to               Mr. Mohammed Nurul Amin, Managing Director and CEO of Meghna Bank Limited at a simple ceremony at Meghna Bank Head Office on January 7, 2015. Mr. Md. Mohashin Miah, AMD, Mr. Arif Quadri, DMD, Mr. ...

Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank Limited (BBL) has received a US$70mn loan for SME financing from a syndicate of investors. Led by the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) as mandated lead arranger, the five-year facility is divided between FMO (US$13.7mn), ACTIAM (US$3.8mn), the Opec fund for International Development (Ofid, US$15mn), the Development Bank of Austria (OeEB, US$10mn), the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO, US$10mn) and Swiss-based asset manager ResponsAbility (US$2.5mn), with an additional...

Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) distributed approximates one thousand Blanket among winter hit & destitute People at Dhaka Samity Premises at Old City in Dhaka in 4^th January 2015 with the help of Dhaka Mahanagar Samity (Dhaka Samity). Hazi Mohammad Selim honorable Member of Parliament and President of the Samity presided over the Blanket Distribution Ceremony. Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. and Chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Ltd. distributed Blankets among winter hit & ...

NRBC Bank (NRB Commercial Bank Limited) recently donated blanket to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help the cold suffering people of the country. Engr. Farasath Ali, Chairman of NRBCBank handed over blanket to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Gonobhaban. Additional Managing Director Mr. A S M Bulbul and Deputy Managing Director Mr. Md. Shoaib Ahmed of the Bank were also present on the occasion.  

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). The 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.