The first death anniversary of Mahbubul Alam, former editor of The Independent, will be observed on Saturday, 6 June 2015. Alam passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on 6 June, 2014 at the age of 78. A milad mehfil will be held at The Independent office on Saturday, 6 June 2015 to mark his death anniversary. Another milad mehfil will be held at his village home in Munshiganj. Also a former adviser to the caretaker government, Alam started his journalism career with Associated Press of Pakistan in 1957. Born in 1936 i...

Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) congratulates the Finance Minister for increasing the minimum tax free income limit up to taka 3 Lac instead of taka 2 Lac 75 thousand in the national budget 2015-16. Moreover it will be a landmark for women empowerment by taking initiatives to ensure the participation of 50% women in all economic activities within 2021. However, as a national trade body of women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry highly recommends the following issues to incorporate in the revise...

Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) Narayanganj, the Bangladesh Navy (BN)-owned shipyard, announced recently that it held a keel-laying ceremony for eight high-speed patrol boats for the BN. The boats are being built to the X12 design under a technology transfer arrangement with Indonesia’s PT Lundin (North Sea Boats), which secured a contract to supply 18 boats to the BN and the Bangladesh Coast Guard in 2014. The contract is valued at IDR75 billion (USD6 million), according to Indonesian media reports. IH...

Non-profit research and advocacy organization Unnayan Shamannay organized a pre-budget seminar titled “Eradicating Extreme Poverty by 2021: The Budget We Really Want” at the Sagar-Runi Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity, Dhaka in Bangladesh. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, MP was present at the event as the Chief Guest, while Begum Akhter Jahan, MP, honorable member of the same Parliamentary Standing Committe...

The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K. Blood American Center Library and the Student Advising Center will be closed on Wednesday, June 3, in observance of Shab-e-Barat, a Bangladeshi national holiday. Emergency services for American citizens will be available. Please call 5566-2000 and ask for the duty officer.

Courtesy: Ittefaq Report