PBL holds 2nd Branch Managers’ confce
The 2nd conference- 2016 of Regional and Corporate Branch Managers of Pubali Bank Limited held at bank’s head office today. Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited was present as Chief Guest. M. Kabiruzzaman Yaqub and Azizur Rahman- Directors of Pubali Bank were present as Special Guests. Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury, Managing Director of the bank presided over the conference.
Additional Managing Director Safiul Alam Khan Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Directors - Md.
PwC opens office in Bangladesh
PwC today announced the inauguration of its office in Dhaka, further leveraging the opportunity to partner Bangladesh in its growth journey by offering services in areas of advisory and taxation. The new office was inaugurated by Honourable Finance Minister Mr Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Alison Blake and Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassy in Dhaka, David Meale in attendance.
Until now, people across the PwC network travelled to Bangladesh to work on various 
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Veet presents ‘Girls on the Go’ campaign
For the first time in Bangladesh Veet has completed phase I of an innovative contest in facebook where 11 girl groups have won a trip to Coxsbazaar with their favorite celebrities.
The phase I of the contest started on March 15. Thousands of participants uploaded a photo of their all girl group & answered a question to participate in this contest. The winners of this campaign have been selected by famous celebrities like Kaniz Almas Khan, Tania Ahmed, Kona, 
Model Opshora, Sylvia , Mithila, Beauty blogger Ashfi Ona...
Model Opshora, Sylvia , Mithila, Beauty blogger Ashfi Ona...
BPC, Indian Oil ink LPG terminal, pipeline deal
Flagship refiner-marketer Indian Oil Corporation has inked an MoU with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to examine the possibility of jointly working on setting up a LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) import terminal at Chittagong port and other downstream infrastructure in that country.
According to an oil ministry statement, the MoU was signed in the presence of oil minister 
Dharmendra Pradhan who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh with a view to lending an impetus to bilateral energy ties initiated during PM Narendr...
Dharmendra Pradhan who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh with a view to lending an impetus to bilateral energy ties initiated during PM Narendr...
Fitch affirms Bangladesh at ‘BB-‘; outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'BB-'. The Outlooks on the Long-Term IDRs are Stable. The Country Ceiling is affirmed at 'BB-' and the Short-Term Foreign-Currency IDR at 'B'. KEY RATING DRIVERS Bangladesh's rating balances strong foreign-currency earnings and high and stable real GDP growth against significant political risk and weak banking-sector health.
Strong and relatively stable foreign-currency revenue from remittances and garments exports, two main pillars of Bangladesh's economy, support the external balances and overall credit profile. Bangladeshi exports have only been moderately affected by the current global trade slowdown: exports grew 5.9% over the year to January 2016, compared with 9.0% a year ea...
Workshop for Bangladeshi bankers in Hanoi
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world business organization is organizing jointly with The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) a workshop on “International Trade Finance, ADR, Logistics and Business Development” in Vietnam on 21-23 April 2016 for Bankers from Bangladeshi banks. Around 88 bankers from 21 Banks including Bangladesh Bank and 20 commercial banks and also from Energy Ministry, Petro Bangla, NBR, Bangladesh Navy & Law Firm, some 80 bankers and businesses of Vietnam will be participating at the workshop together with Bangladeshi bankers.
The main objective of the Workshop is to allow the Bangladeshi bankers to interact with their counterparts in Vietnam and to under...
