Militant attacks are the result of failed institutions: AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the terrorist attack in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. The country experienced bloodshed on July 1 and 2. A group of militants attacked a Spanish restaurant in the diplomatic zone at Gulshan in Dhaka, at around 9 p.m. on Friday. Around 8 gunmen captured the Holey Artisan Bakery at gunpoint and took all staff and customers as hostage.
A police operation was foiled when the attackers fired AK 22 Assault Rifles and launched grenades at the police, causing the deaths of two police officers (an Inspector of Police and an Assistant Commissioner of the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police) and injuring more than 20 others. A team of the
Robi Sheba Centre at Ctg Railway Station
Robi has recently inaugurated an information and sheba centre at the Chittagong railway station. The centre will provide information and service related to Robi’s products and service as well as information regarding the services offered by the Bangladesh Railway to the travelers.
Robi subscribers will be able to avail easy load, scratch card, data pack & voice bundle, SIM card, VAS Activation/deactivation from this centre. Besides, serving the existing subscribers this sheba centre is 
Gulshan siege highlights Japan’s dev aid overseas
The militant attack at an upscale Gulshan cafe in Bangladesh’s capital, where Japanese and other foreign diners were taken hostage, highlights Japan’s major role in development work overseas, particularly in Asia.
Eight outside consultants for Japan’s development agency were eating together at Holey Artisan Bakery in a diplomatic zone in Dhaka when the attack began around 9:20 p.m. Friday. One, who had been shot, was among 13 hostages rescued after security forces stormed the restaurant Saturday morning. Before the fates of the others were confirmed, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the situation as dire.
“These people are those who worked hard for the development of Bangladesh, and so this is the
IBBL committees reformed
Yousif Abdullah Al Rajhi has been re-elected and M. Azizul Huq has been elected vice-chairmen of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. Besides, Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the bank have been reformed with Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam, Helal Ahmed Chowdhury and Md. Abdul Mabud, PPM as chairmen respectively.
Azizul Huq
Azizul Huq is Vice-Chairman and Independent Director of Islami Bank. He was first executive president (CEO) of the bank. He was the first CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited, Islamic Finance and Investment Limited. He is Chairman, Executive Committee of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks in Bangladesh. He has been serving City Bank, Pubali Bank and Bank Asia and other Islamic Banks and Institutio...
Rail boom in Bangladesh
After decades of neglect and decline, the nation’s railway network, much of it dating back to British colonial times, is being updated under a $30 billion plan to renovate stations and workshops, buy new trains and lay thousands of kilometres of new track.
The renewed enthusiasm for rail in one of Asia’s poorest nations is largely thanks to China, and its ambitious agenda to extend trade tentacles across Asia.
China’s efforts to turn its Silk Road investments into workable projects have been slow-going in more developed countries like Thailand because of a reluctance to become too dependent on Asia’s largest economy. But for Bangladesh, the combination of technology and cheap finance is irresistible.
CIRT to address cyber attacks
The government has decided to set up a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) under Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to address the cyber attacks, officials sources said.
They said the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has issued an office order giving mandate to Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) CIRT to act as Government Computer Incident Response Team under the titled “BGD e-Gov CIRT.
“The government is making its best efforts to establish national cyber security incident management capabilities in Bangladesh as cyber crime and cyber attacks have emerged as a 
