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ADB to provide $505m loan for improving railway

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government today (Sunday) signed agreement for $505 million loan to further improve the country’s railways that will help the national economy and boost subregional trade, reports BSS. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, Senior Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Kazuhiko Higuchi, Country Director, Bangladesh Resident Mission of ADB, signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB respectively, at a programme at ERD, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. adb1“The assistance will help railways better serve needs of...

Classified loans stand at Tk 546 billion

The amount of classified loan in five state-run commercial banks, 39 private banks, nine foreign banks and three state-run specialized banks were at Tk. 546 billion till March, 2015 which is 10.47% of the total loans distributed. money_scamAn amount of Tk 522 billion has been distributed from these 56 various kinds of banks during the conditioned time. Finance Minister AMA Muhith said this in Parliament while responding to a written question from ruling party MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury from the Bhola-3 constituency. Agrani, Basic, Janata, R...

Lectra, H&M host seminar for BD apparel manufacturers

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials--fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials--recently held a seminar for Bangladesh suppliers of fashion retail chain H&M in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Organized in partnership with H&M and Lectra agent Aamra Resources, the two-day event addressed today's trends and market challenges, putting special emphasis on the importance of working collaboratively across the supply chain. Lectra experts demonstrated how synchronizing technology and process between brands and manufacturers can ensure a long-term, sustainable working relationship that is more efficient and profitable for both.

BB for operating drive against fake notes

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Thursday requested the law enforcement forces, including the intelligence agencies, to intensify their operations against those involved in manufacturing and distribution of fake notes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. bbDuring a meeting with representatives of scheduled banks and law enforcement agencies, the central bank asked all scheduled banks to take necessary measures to make the people, specially their clients, aware of the security features of notes throughout Ramadan, said a BB press release, reports BSS. Executive director of the central bank M...

Razzak returns finally

Myanmar has finally returned abducted Border Guard Bangladesh Nayek Abdur Razzak eight days after his abduction by its border force intruding Bangladesh territory. Razzak was handed over to the BGB officials during a flag meeting at Maungdaw in Myanmar around 3:00pm Thursday. banglar_chokh_razzakBGB’s Cox’s Bazar sector commander MM Anisur Rahman confirmed the Razzak repatriation to Prothom Alo. Earlier, a seven-member BGB team reached Maungdaw of Myanmar for the meeting at about 10:15am. The BGB team, led by ...

KL to recruit 5 lakh BD workers

The expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry has said that Malaysia announced to recruit 500,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next six months of 2015. passport22222The recruitment will take place under the new Business-to Business (B-B) mechanism, the ministry said in a press release this evening. Malaysian Home Minister Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Expatriate Welfare Minister Khandker Moshararraf Hossain in Putrajaya today, according to the press release. ...
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