Bangladesh calls Thailand for trade talks
Bangladesh has called on the Thai government to schedule the next meeting of the two countries’ Joint Trade Committee for June, as there remain a wide range of trade issues to discuss, notably high Thai import duties on Bangladeshi products.
The JTC was created in the 1990s to enhance bilateral trade. Its last meeting was in Bangkok in 2013, and there many issues that need to be followed up, said Saida Muna Tasneem, the Bangladeshi ambassador.
The JTC, which is co-chaired by the commerce ministers of the two countries, was supposed to
HSC exams begin tomorrow
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2017 will begin across the country tomorrow.
A total of 11,83,686 examinees from 8,864 educational institutions will take part in the examinations. Of the total candidates, 6,35,697 are male and 5,47,989 female.
The theoretical examinations will continue till May 15, while practical examinations will be held from May 16-25, education ministry sources said. Earlier, Education Minister Nurul Islam
In power play with China, India to pledge billions to BD
India is likely to give Bangladesh a credit line of at least US$3.5 billion (S$4.9 billion) for infrastructure projects during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit next month, as Beijing and New Delhi jostle for geopolitical influence in South Asia.
The credit line, which would be India’s third to its neighbour, would go towards a variety of projects ranging from nuclear and liquefied natural gas power plants to ports, railways and the establishment of special economic zones, according to a Bangladesh government document seen by Bloomberg.
New Delhi and Dhaka will also sign a defence cooperation agreement and various 
ICA joins IFC, others to invest $30m in power plant
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has brought in Japanese agency JICA to invest $30m in Sembcorp North-West Power Company, a joint venture of Sembcorp Utilities and Bangladesh‘s state-owned North-West Power Generation Company, that is building a 414MW dual-fuel combined-cycle power plant at Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
The plant will significantly expand power-generation capacity in Bangladesh.
JICAs $30 million is part of the total financing package of $ 165 million that includes a loan from IFCs own account as well as additional loans mobilized through partners. The total project cost is estimated at around $412 million.
JICAs Senior Vice-President Kenichi Tomiyoshi said, “The project is expected to be one of the
Shovon Group inks deal with Robi
Shovon Group of Company Limited has signed an agreement recently with the second largest mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited to avail corporate solution from the telecom operator at its head office at Fatullah in Narayanganj.
Under this agreement, the employees of Shovon Group of Limited will enjoy special call rate, 
call conferencing, close user group facility, MobiReach service, handset bundles, vehicle tracking and many more value added services including internet and share my net service fr...
call conferencing, close user group facility, MobiReach service, handset bundles, vehicle tracking and many more value added services including internet and share my net service fr...
IBBL observes its 34th anniversary
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited arranged a discussion and Doa Mahfil in observance of Bank’s 34th anniversary on 30 March 2017 at Islami bank Tower.
Arastoo Khan, Chairman of the Bank addressed in the program as the chief guest. Presided over 
by Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Major General (Retd.) Engr. Abdul Matin, Executive Committee Chairman and Areef Suleman, Director of the Bank addressed among others. Dr. Abdus Samad, Member Secretary of Shari’ah Super...
by Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Major General (Retd.) Engr. Abdul Matin, Executive Committee Chairman and Areef Suleman, Director of the Bank addressed among others. Dr. Abdus Samad, Member Secretary of Shari’ah Super...
