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AIBL workshop on regulatory compliance

A workshop on Regulatory Compliance in Deposit Accounts was held at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute (AIBTRI) recently. 20160210 - AIBL Training PressManaging Director of the Bank Md. Habibur Rahman inaugurated the course as Chief Guest. Principal of the Institute Nurul Islam Khalifa presided over the ceremony while Senior Vice Presidents M. Abul Quasssem, Iqbal Hossain Ahmed and faculty of the institute Towhid Siddique were present in the occasion. Managing...

4 day-long nat’l debate fest starts at JU

A four-day long debate festival titled ‘2nd National Inter Club Debate Festival’ began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Thursday here on campus. Securing slogan ‘Joktikotay Uttkorshito Hok Torun Pran’, Sarkar o Rajniti Bitorko Manch (SRBM) in association with JU Debate Organization organised the fest. At around 3.30pm, convener Abdul Kader Marzuk and also president of SRBM disclosed the event at a press conference at the office of JU journalist’s Association. ju 22JU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Farzana Islam is expected to inaug...

US intel warns of expansion of terror groups in BD

The U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday efforts by Bangladesh’s prime minister to undermine the political opposition will probably provide openings for transnational terrorist groups to expand their presence in the South Asian country. Director Of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned Bangladesh’s public insistence that the killings of foreigners were the work of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and are intended to discredit the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In written testimony to a Senate hearing on worldwide threats, Clapper noted the claims of

Inflation eases slightly to 6.07pc in January

Bangladesh’s annual inflation eased slightly in January as food prices rose at a slower pace, the planning minister said on Tuesday. Consumer prices in January were 6.07 percent higher than a year earlier, slowing from a rise of Economy Philipines6.10 percent in December, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference. Annual food inflation in January fell to 4.33 percent from 5.48 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 8.74 percent from 7.05 percent. World food prices fell to near...

49pc pupils cyberbullied in BD, says Telenor

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, the Telenor Group said has released the results of its Safe Internet study. It found that more pupils in Bangladesh had experience online peer pressure, bullying or had carried out bullying, than those in Malaysia and Thailand. The study covered 1,510 pupils aged 12 to 18 in Bangladesh, 1,896 in Malaysia and 1,336 in Thailand, mostly in key cities. Telenor found 49 percent of pupils in Bangladesh said they succumbed to at least one form of peer pressure, compared with 39 percent of Malaysian pupils and 35 percent of Thai students.

GP revenue reaches $ 1.33b

Bangladesh’s top cell phone operator Grameenphone (GP) on Monday reported a revenue of 104.8 billion taka (about $1.32 billion) for 2015 -- up two percent from the previous year. The company, which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, said subscription and traffic [caption id="attachment_17238" align="alignleft" width="864"]Girl With Mobile Smart Phone Girl With Mobile Smart Phone[/caption] revenue (excluding inter-connection) grew by 2.4 percent along with 3.5 percent growth in device and other revenues, Xinhua ...
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