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IBBL invests to former enclave dwellers

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Bhurungamari Branch has disbured investment to people of Barro Gaonchulka, former enclave in Kurigram on October 3, 2015. 8.c. DSCF3668_Sewing Machine Dis.Swapan Kumar Roy, General Manager, Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the program as Chief Guest. Presided over by Md. Shahidullah, Executive Vice President and Head of Rangpur Zone, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, the program was attended by Choudhury Nurunnabi Khokan, Bhurungamari Upazilla Chairman, Md. Altaf Hossa...

Induction Course for AIBL new officers

A week-long Induction Course for the newly Recruited Officers has been started at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute (AIBTRI) on 1 October, 2015. [caption id="attachment_20085" align="alignright" width="540"]20151004 - AIBL Training Press Managing Director (Current Charges) of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. Md. Mofazzel Hossain inaugurated a week-longInduction Course for the newly Recruited Officers at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute on 1 October, 2015. Among others, Principal of th...

Takfiri Daesh claims killing Japanese citizen

A Japanese national has been killed by suspected gunmen in a town in northern Bangladesh just days after an Italian citizen was shot dead in an assault claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terror group, police said. [caption id="attachment_20066" align="alignright" width="533"]killing Japaneses A Bangladeshi police officer stands guard at the site where an Italian charity worker was shot dead by attackers in Dhaka, on October 1, 2015. ©AFP[/caption] “A Japanese man was shot dead in the remote town of Kaunia today. He was travelling to the town on a ...

Chevron launches $ 10m social programme

U.S. oil firm Chevron has launched an 18-month enterprise development programme in Bangladesh worth $10 million, the company said on Thursday. The initiative, to be implemented by BRAC, a leading non-governmental organisation (NGO), is aimed at the communities of the Bibiyana, Jalalabad and Moulavi Bazar gas field locations where Chevron operates. chevron-logo-promoThe programme will support about 20,000 people, and up to 1,500 enterprises will be created during the time frame. “We believe that our success is tied to society’s...

Japanese citizen shot dead in Rangpur

Police have detained four people in connection with the shooting death on Saturday of a Japanese citizen, the second foreign national killed in the South Asian nation within a week. Kunio Hoshi, 65, a Japanese citizen but born in Bangladesh, was attacked by unidentified assailants in Kownia in Rangpur district, 335 km (210 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka, and died on the way to hospital, police said. The killing bore some similarities to the shooting death of an Italian working in Bangladesh, rangpurCesare Tavella. Islamic State claimed responsibi...

Sanitation success declines open defecation into 1pc

Speakers at an international sanitation conference in the capital on Saturday commended Bangladesh on its remarkable success in reducing open defecation and improving access to sanitation, while emphasising on the need to prepare for future challenges. The inaugural session of the conference, entitled Journey To Zero, took place today (03 Oct 2015) at Hotel Lakeshore in Gulshan, and was attended by representative of the Government of Bangladesh, civil society and academia. Mr. Abdul Malek, Secretary, Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, spoke of rates of open defecation falling from 34% in 1990 to
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