Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) opened its 308th Branch at Pangsha of Rajbari. Md. Zillul Hakim, MP of Rajbari-2 constituency inaugurated the branch as chief guest on October 30, 2016 Sunday.
Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, Md. Abdul Mabud, PPM, Chairman, Risk Management Committee and Prof. Dr. Md. Sirajul Karim, Director of the bank addressed the program as special guests.
The inaugural ceremony was addressed, among others by Ms. Sayeeda Hakim, woman leader, Md.
Bangladesh has seen a near-record number of deaths this year from a phenomenon that appears to be worsening with climate change: lightning strikes.
So far this year, 261 people have died from lightning in the country, putting the South Asian nation on track to beat last year’s 265 deaths. Most lightning deaths usually occur during the warm months of March to July.
India has seen a similar surge in lightning deaths, with 93 people killed just in the past two days, officials said.
The problem has prompted Bangladesh’s government to add lightning strikes to the country’s
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Bangladesh is vulnerable to climate change and many people are getting displaced because of it in the coastal areas, says noted economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, who was Bangladesh’s lead negotiator in the Paris climate conference.
In an interview to IANS, Ahmad also said that even though Bangladesh hardly contributed to climate change, this riverine South Asian nation is reeling under the impact of change in rainfall pattern, rise in sea level and resultant salinity in water.
“It is known that Bangladesh has not contributed to the climate change at all. But climate change is posing a massive threat to our country, more than those nations that had a major
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