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NHRC submits annual report-2015 to President

President Abdul Hamid today urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to be more active to make the government more responsible, reports BSS. He said this when an eight-member delegation of NHRC, led by its chairman Prof Dr Mizanur NHRCRahman, submitted the annual report-2015 of the commission to him at Bangabhaban here, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS. President Hamid observed that the commission can play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of the activities of the governmen...

IBBL organises Ramadan discussion

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organized a discussion on ‘Humane Banking in the light of Sawm and Taqwa’ at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon on June 14, 2016, Tuesday. Presided over by Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank, Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Iftar 2016Managing Director & CEO presented the key-note paper in the program. M. Azizul Haq, Vice Chairman of the Bank, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Rashid, Chairman, Department of Islamic Studies, University of Dhaka and Allama Sayed Julfikar Zahur, Khateeb, Masjid ...

Lafarge signs MOU with SEL Readymix

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd. (LSC), one of the leading multinational cement manufacturers of Bangladesh today (Tuesday) signed an MOU (Memorandum of understanding) with SEL Readymix & Concrete Products Ltd. a leading readymix & concrete supplier of the country. Under this agreement, SEL Readymix & Concrete Products Ltd. (SEL RMC) will use Supercrete Cement for various construction projects. Neeraj Akhoury, Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge PhotoSurma Cement Ltd and Engr. A.K.M. Abdullah, Managing D...

Challenge remains in minimising urban-rural disparity

The proposed national budget for 2016-17 has seen a slight rise in allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, however, the challenge remains in minimising urban-rural disparity. Per capita allocation in urban area is Tk 1,121 against   Tk 55 for the rural. A massive 86% of the WASH allocation has been earmarked for big cities. Good news is a project amounting Tk 500 crore has been proposed for hard-to-reach areas, however, it is yet to be funded. Although three new special projects for remote and disadvantaged communities and arsenic-prone areas has been proposed but no allocation has

Stocks continue downtrend

The broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to maintain falling trend for the second consecutive day of the week on Monday as the day finished 4 points down at 4405.40 which was 9.58 points down at 4409.40 on Sunday. The blue-chip DS30 also saw downtrend to close at 1736.52. But the Shariah DSES slightly gained 1.71 point to finish the day 1885.19. dseChittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed the second day of the week down, with its major CSCX index closing about 16.19 points down at 8246.86. The daily turnove...

BNCC draft gets cabinet nods

The cabinet has given final approval to the draft of “The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) Act-2016” and a proposal for ratification of the WTO agreement on trade facilitation. The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at the cabinet room of Jatiya Sangsad with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters later at Bangladesh Secretariat, cabinet secretary M Shafiul Alam said the draft on BNCC proposed for giving legal shape to the organization which is entrusted with the task of grooming youths from educational institutions as future leaders.
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