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Thousands rally as Turkey mourns worst ever attack

Thousands of people took to the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce the government and remember 95 people killed in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally, as Turkey mourned its worst ever attack. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast across the country, as questions grew over who might have planned the Ankara bombings. turkeySaturday’s attacks intensified tensions in Turkey ahead of snap elections on November 1 as the military wages an offensive against Islamic State (IS) j...

Navy-Air force seeks permission to set up commercial bank

Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have sought permission from the government to start a commercial bank. Navy chief Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib in a letter to the Prime Minister has asked for approval for the proposed Maritime Bank Ltd. BN-450x251He also said this is expected to ‘further facilitate’ financial services for those serving the Navy and the Air Force. The Air Force and Navy will be partners in the venture. The Navy wants to operate the bank through its commercial arm Nou Kalyan Foundation. A formal proposal will be submitt...

No entrance exams for children: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that kids should be enrolled in primary schools without any entrance exams. “Why should a kid sit for entrance exam? It is not mandatory to go through exams for getting ???????????????????????????????????? admitted into the primary schools,” the prime minister said at a program at Shilpokola Academy in Dhaka Sunday morning. She also ordered ministries to take proper steps in this regard. “Children should admit into schools in their own area. It is their right,” she added. Ad...

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...
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