WB lends $ 10m for procurement data centre upgrade
Public procurement in Bangladesh is to be upgraded and expanded with an additional $10m in World Bank (WB) cash.
The loan, which brings the bank’s financing for its procurement project in Bangladesh to $68.1m, will be used to replace a data centre, where capacity is too low to keep pace with growing demand from public procurement bodies.
The bank said it will ensure the effective use of public money and increase transparency in the procurement system.
Rajashree Paralkar, acting World Bank country director for Bangladesh, said the results of
AIBL opens branch at Kaliakoir, Gazipur
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) opens its 136th branch at Kaliakoir, Gazipur on 25 July 2016. Director of the Bank Alhajj Nazmul Ahsan Khaled inaugurated the branch as Chief Guest. Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman presided over the ceremony.
Head of AIBL Dhaka North Zone Md. Atiqur Rahman delivered the welcome speech. The occasion was addressed by Mayor of Kaliakoir Pourashabha Md. Mujibur Rahman, prominent businessmen Md. Azibur Rahman, Md. Humayun Kabir Khan, Md. Salahuddin and Md. Shamsul 
Learning goes digital on Robi-10 Minute School
Quality education is a major concern for the millions of students and their guardians across Bangladesh. Given the fact that we are moving further into a fiercely competitive world, the need for quality education has become a necessity. However, with the limited education infrastructure and resource persons, it is practically impossible to provide quality education to all corners of the country.
Leading mobile phone operator, Robi took it upon itself to address this gap by partnering with the 10 Minute School, an online education platform that specializing in providing 
BIAC signs MoU with Dhaka Bank on loan disputes
Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL) to assist resolution of commercial and money loan disputes through alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Chief Executive Officer of BIAC Mr. Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali and Managing Director of DBL, Syed Mahbubur Rahman signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions. Senior officials from both the institutions were present during the signing ceremony at DBL Office at Dhaka.
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Efforts are on by Indian seismologists and geologists to jointly carry out studies with Bangladesh and Myanmar and form a common geodetic network to verify fresh data and sort out discrepancies over earthquake-related research in the region.
In a recent paper in Nature Geoscience, a group of scientists published new evidence of the ![]()
Swisscontact, Bank Asia ink partnership deal
Bank Asia and Swisscontact- an International NGO, signed a Partnership Agreement at the Corporate Office of the Bank at Purana Paltan in the capital city Dhaka on Thursday, 21 July, 2016 to promote financial inclusion for Ready-Made Garments (RMG) workers of Bangladesh through Agent Banking channel of the Bank.
Mr. Adil Raihan, Head of Channel Baking Division of the Bank and Mr. Jaheed Parvez, Team Leader, Sarathi project of Swisscontact signed the agreement in presence of Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, Additional Mana...
Mr. Adil Raihan, Head of Channel Baking Division of the Bank and Mr. Jaheed Parvez, Team Leader, Sarathi project of Swisscontact signed the agreement in presence of Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, Additional Mana...
