Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Shah Kamal came up with the figure on Monday at a press briefing at the Secretariat following a strong earthquake that jolted the capital and other parts of the country at dawn.
Addressing the press briefing, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said the government has opened a control room to face possible earthquake risks which will remain open until further notice.
Besides, another control room was opened earlier at the Department of Disaster Management and all the cont...
Bangladesh Social Club observed Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi, marking the birth of the Prophet recently. More than 1,100 people attended the programme. The chief guest at the event was General Saeed Nasser Al Salmi, (MoD) and Safia Al Omairy, head of the community club, Ministry of Social Development.
The special guest was Shaik Abdulla Zaher Al Hossni, ex-ambassador Russia and China.
The other distinguished guests who were present included Shaik Ibrahim Al Saadi, Shura Council Member of Liwa, Shaik Ahmed Abdullah Rashid Al Hossni and Abdullah Salim Hoss...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record $27.49 billion at the end of December, the central bank said on Sunday, fuelled by steady exports and remittances.
The slower pace of import growth, on the back of a fall in global commodities prices, also helped boost reserves
about 23 percent over the corresponding period of last year.
The reserves are sufficient to cover seven months of imports.
Bangladesh’s exports in July-November, the first five months of the current financial year, rose 6.7 percent from a year earlier to $12.88 billion, le...
An agreement has been signed between Bangladesh Bank (BB) and Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) on “Long Term Financing Facility under Financial Sector Support Project” assisted by the World Bank on 03
rd January 2016 at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall, Bangladesh Bank, Head office, Dhaka.
In the presence of Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Mr. S. K. Sur Chowdhury, The Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. (SJIBL) Mr. Farman R Chowdhury and Exe...
The India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), which was signed in 1974, eventually came into force on 1 August 2015. It provides for the formal exchange of 162 enclaves between the two countries. It is imperative to further consolidate the historical ties through functional cooperation in other spheres of mutual interest. Observers feel that bilateral economic ties continue to be hobbled, a major irritant being the illegal trade in many commodities across international borders. This has resulted in a huge loss of revenue. The smuggling of cattle persists as a border crime.
Despite the improvement of infrastructure along the borders, a lot remains to be done. The construction and improvement of Land Customs Station (LCS), the setting up of Immigration Centres and further develop...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL0 organized a business review meeting at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on January 2, 2016 Saturday.
Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the bank attended the meeting as chief guest. Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing
Director of the Bank, the meeting was addressed by Muhammad Abul Bashar, Md. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, FCA, Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam and Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan, Deputy Managing Directors of the bank among others.
Engr. Mustafa Anwar said in...
