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S&T for development in Bangladesh, Nepal

SciDev.Net organised focus groups in Bangladesh and Nepal to use as the basis of a report on science and development in those countries in in September last year. s&t developmentParticipants included senior science communicators, policymakers, scientists, academics and NGO officials. Topics discussed included creating the right environment for science and innovation, and how best to ensure the dissemination and uptake of evidence and research results for equitable development and poverty reduction. Participants also helped ...

Aushad Shilpa Samity new body formed

Mr. Nazmul Hassan MP, Managing Director, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd & Advisor, Pharmatek Chemicals Ltd.and Mr. S M Shafiuzzaman, Managing Director, Hudson Pharmaceuticals Ltd. have been elected as President & Secretary General of Bangladesh Aushad Shilpa Samity for the term 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 at the 44th Annual General Meeting held on 23rd March 2015 in a local hotel. Nazmul Hasan MPMr. Harunur Rashid, Chairman & MD, Globe Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Mr. Syed S Kaiser Kabir, CEO & MD, Renata Limi...

Global Cotton Summit kicks off

The two-day Global Cotton Summit Bangladesh-2015, being jointly organised by the Bangladesh Cotton Association (BCA) and Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), will take place on 20-21 March, 2015, in Dhaka. cotton summitThe summit will be inaugurated by Mohammad Emaz Uddin Pramanik, Bangladesh’s minister of textiles and jute. There will be 13 sessions over the two-day period where eminent personalities will speak on various aspects of cotton and textile industry. Each session/panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer s...

More ‘interest free’ loan for Bangladesh: WB

The World Bank (WB) gave approval for more $200 million ‘interest free’ loans for Bangladesh. The loan will be given for projects regarding livelihood improvement. wbBoard of Directors of WB approved the loan at a meeting in Washington on Wednesday. The loan has to be repaid by the Bangladesh Government by a period of 38 years. Grace period of 6 years starting from the time of handover of the loans was also approved. 0.75% service charge is applied on the loan. The livelihood improvement project was constructed based on the success of the ‘Social ...

IBBL Shari`ah Supervisory Committee meets

A meeting of the Shari`ah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on March 19, 2015 Thursday at Islami Bank Tower. Sayeed Ahmad, Vice Chairman of the Committee and Mufti of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum (Madrasha-e-Furfura Sharif) presided over the meeting. IBBL logoThe meeting was attended by Md. Abdur Rakib, Former Executive President of Islami Bank, Abdus Shaheed Naseem, President, Bangladesh Quran Shikkha Society, Dr. Hasan Mohammad Moinuddin, Associate Professor of International Islamic University Chittagong, Dr. A.S.M...

BB wants action against Agrani Bank MD, 9 officials

The Bangladesh Bank has requested finance ministry to take action against nine officials and the managing director of Agrani Bank for their alleged involvement in Moon Group financial scam, reports the New Age. agrani BankThe BB issued a letter to the MoF on March 15, 2015 requesting it to take measure against the alleged officials as Agrani Bank did not take proper action against them despite the central bank directives, an official of the BB told New Age on Monday. The BB also issued a separate letter to Agrani Bank managing director Syed Ab...
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