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Fake notes at ATM booths: What to do

With Eid approaching, people all over the country are withdrawing money from banks and ATM booths. Generally, the validity of notes issued from banks and booths are ensured. While there has not been any definite proof, we have heard of some claims of ATM booths issuing atmcounterfeit money. But the problem with booths is that without a bank official present, it might be difficult to get reimbursed if one does end up with one. To be on the safe side, follow the safety precautions below
  • Withdraw money from ATM banks in small amounts. So if you...

Women entrepreneurs seek own bank

Country’s women entrepreneurs Sunday demanded determination of sectoral growth of small and medium enterprises (SME) clusters and special allocation for them in the new budget for faster expansion of their business. The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) also sought establishment of a separate bank styled “Women Bank” with a sizeable amount of paid-up capital allocation in the fiscal budget. bankAddressing a press conference in Sheuti conference room in the city, WEAB founder-president Nasreen Fatema Awal also demanded allocation for capac...

Giving a voice to women representatives

Around 2,000 female public representatives of rural Bangladesh will be trained this year for promoting their leadership skills, says Unicef. The UN body and the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) have initiated the programme for the elected women representatives of Union Parishads (UPs) and Upazila Parishads (UZPs) in 20 women bdselected districts. The overall goal of the initiative is to build capacity of elected women representatives and officials of local government institutions focussing on improved awareness of child rights...

Thai-BD FOC in city Thursday

Trade issues, including duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) market access, direct port connectivity and signing of a number of new MoUs will be the key agenda at the first-ever Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Thailand to be held here on Thursday. According to a senior official, bilateral trade, investment and technical cooperation, road, air and seaports connectivity, employment of Bangladeshi workers in Thailand, introduction of Buddhist circuit tourism between Bangladesh and Thailand, cooperation in defence, culture and sports and collaboration in regional for a, including Bimstec, ARF and ASEM are also

Japan beating China in race for Indian Ocean deep-sea port

Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean. Construction of the 18-meter-deep port at Matarbari on Bangladesh’s southeast coast is set to start by January, Japan International Cooperation Agency said in an e-mailed response to questions from Bloomberg News. That’s bad news for a stalled China plan to build a port about 25 kilometers (15 miles) away. [caption id="attachment_17274" align="alignleft" width="300"]bd-japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo A...

Dutch ministers for good tie with Bangladesh

Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen and Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen are visiting Bangladesh from 14 to 18 June. Textiles and water form the focus of the trip, which aims to strengthen bilateral trade and development ties. A multi-stakeholder delegation comprising representatives of Dutch water companies, textile companies, trade unions, NGOs and pension funds will accompany the ministers. bd-netherlandBangladesh’s position as a delta country with...
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