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WB to scale up funding in Bangladesh

The World Bank (WB) most likely will scale up its funding to Bangladesh, with pleading new financing commitments amounting to $1.9 billion for the current 2015-16 financial year (FY16). Referring to a meeting between finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and WB senior vice wbpresident Kyle Peters, the multi-donor agency in a press release issued here today (Sunday) said the agenda of the meeting included discussion on the WB's growing portfolio in Bangladesh. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the IMF-WB annual meeting held in Lima, Peru on Saturday where...

UK alerts possibility of more attacks on Westerners

The United Kingdom (UK) has alerted Bangladesh on the possibility of more attacks on westerners, and added that these attacks could be ‘indiscriminate’ in nature. [caption id="attachment_20006" align="alignright" width="540"]Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected[/caption] The Bangladesh Government has, meanwhile, assured Dhaka-based diplomats about their safety. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was qu...

IBBL holds EDP on compliance

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organized an Executive Development Programme (EDP) on ‘Global Standard Compliance: AML & CFT Issue’ at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on Saturday, October 10, 2015. DSC_3994Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank, the key discussion was presented by Chowdhury MAQ Sarwar, Consultant of the Bank. The program was attended among others by Muhammad Abul Bashar, Md. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, FCA, Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan, Md. Shamsuzzaman, Deputy Managing Directors, Md. Ma...

Malaysia Healthcare Week kicks off in city

Malaysia Healthcare Week (MHW) kicked off in the capital city Dhaka from today (Saturday, 10 Oct., 2015) with commitment to extend quality healthcare services for Bangladeshi patients in Malaysia and ensure their smooth accessibility and affordability.  The program was launched amid a press conference in the Jatiya Press Club. `Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC)'  jointly with its Bangladesh counterpart `GDAssist Ltd.' organized the weeklong health campaign. [caption id="attachment_20234" align="alignleft" width="540"]Press Photograph Mada...

Bake Off winner Nadiya hailed

GREAT British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has been hailed a ‘true British Muslim’ and an inspiration to others by Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi leader. The 30-year-old mum, from Leeds, was crowned the winner of the latest BBC series of the TV Nadiacompetition, beating Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray in an emotional final which had judge Mary Berry in tears. Abu-Suyeb Tanzam, head of the British Bangladeshi Cultural Academy in Portsmouth, said he has been ‘humbled’ by Nadiya’s success. Great British Bake Off’s latest champion is a Muslim of a Bangladeshi herit...

Sailing season fuels new smuggling fears

Abu Bakkar relied solely on the money he earned as an agricultural day laborer to pay for the expenses of his five-member family. It was rarely enough. Like many of his neighbors, Bakkar, 33, a Muslim from the Chandanaish area of Bangladesh’s Chittagong district, was desperate for a better way of providing for his family. So in early May, he joined a group of 14 from his village to set off for Malaysia in search of better prospects. [caption id="attachment_20227" align="alignright" width="540"]Andaman_Saling_670-1 The coming end of the...
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