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Alison Blake to succeed Robert Gibson

The United Kingdom on Monday announced Alison Blake as the next British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in succession to Robert W Gibson. “Blake will take up her appointment in January 2016 as Robert W Gibson will be transferring to Allisonanother Diplomatic Service appointment,” the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom said this in its website. According to the FCO website, Alison is a native Londoner, with a keen interest in ancient and modern history, which she studied at Oxford University. After c...

Scottish-US Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize

British-born US professor Angus Deaton won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare, the jury said. “By emphasising the links between individual consumption decisions and outcomes for the whole economy, his work has helped transform modern microeconomics, macroeconomics and development economics,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. “To design economic policy that promotes welfare and reduces poverty, we must first Dettonunderstand individual consumption choices. More than anyone else, Angus Deaton has...

Bake Off winner Nadiya hailed

GREAT British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has been hailed a ‘true British Muslim’ and an inspiration to others by Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi leader. The 30-year-old mum, from Leeds, was crowned the winner of the latest BBC series of the TV Nadiacompetition, beating Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray in an emotional final which had judge Mary Berry in tears. Abu-Suyeb Tanzam, head of the British Bangladeshi Cultural Academy in Portsmouth, said he has been ‘humbled’ by Nadiya’s success. Great British Bake Off’s latest champion is a Muslim of a Bangladeshi herit...

Rumee Ali joins as BIAC CEO

Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali joined Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) as Chief Executive Officer on Thursday, October 01, 2015. Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali started his career with ANZ Grindlays Bank in Bangladesh in 1975 after completing Masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. In 1997, he was appointed CEO of the Bank’s Bangladesh operations. His career with ANZ Grindlays included stints with their offices in Mumbai, London and Melbourne. In 2000, ANZ in Bangladesh was taken over by the Standard Chartered Group, and Muhammad A.(Rumee) Ali... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

AMTOB elects new Executive Council at AGM

The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has recently organized its Annual General Meeting and elected Supun Weerasinghe, Managing Director and CEO of Robi, as its President. He is replacing AMTOB’s outgoing President and CEO of Banglalink Ziad Shatara. Airtel’s CEO P.D. Sarma has been elected as the Senior Vice-President of the Association’s Executive Council and Grameenphone’s CEO Rajeev Sethi has been elected as Vice-President of AMTOB. The Executive Council appointed T.I.M. Nurul Kabir as the Secretary-General & CEO of AMTOB. The AGM, where the new Executive Council was elected, was held on September 20, 2015 at AMTOB secretariat in Dhaka’s Gulshan area. AMTOB is a national trade body representing all mobile telecom operators in Bangladesh. Airt...

SJIBL Securities reelects its Chair, Vice-Chairs

Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed re-elected Chairman of ShahjalalIslami Bank Securities Ltd. unanimously in the 33rd meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed, Chairman, Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Ltd.-1Limited (SJIBSL) was held at 20th September 2015. Alhaj Md. Sanaullah Shahid and Alhaj Mohammad Younus were re-electedVice-Chairmen in the same meeting. Re-elected Chairman...
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