BLFCA contributes Tk 9.5 crore to PM’s relief fund

BP Business Desk A delegation of Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Companies Association (BLFCA) contributed Tk. 9.5 crore in the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund. Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, accepted the cheque on behalf of the Prime Minister.The Prime Minister joined the handover ceremony herself via video conference and thanked the delegation for coming forward in support of the adversely affected marginal income population. During the ceremony, Tk 2.4 crore from IDLC Finance, Tk 2 crore from IPDC Finance, Tk 2 crore from LankaBangla Finance along with Tk 1.5 crore from Uttara Finance was contributed. Other institutions of BLFCA contributed a total of Tk 1.6 crore, from which Tk 50 lakh came from Phoenix Finance.During the ceremony, the delegation briefed the Prime Minister on the activities of Non-Banking Financial Institutions and the importance of their contribution to the socio-economic development of the country. Meanwhile, the d...

Alibaba, Jack Ma foundations donates ventilators, medical gears

Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation jointly donated 50 ventilators and 650,000 emergency medical gears to help Bangladesh in combating deadly COVID-19 pandemic.bKash Chief Executive Officer Kamal Quadir on Thursday handed over the medical gears to the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus at his office, reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the donation handover ceremony through a video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban.Apart from the 50 venti...

Vivo V19 hits BD market

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‘Strict lockdown needed to stop Covid-19 death’

There is no alternative to strict lockdown to stopdeath  as the coronavirus epidemic has escalated in the country. Therefore, the Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP) has called on the government to cancel the decision to open everything and implement a strict lockdown for at least the next 30 days.In a statement on Thursday, party chairman Jebel Rahman Ghaani and secretary general M Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan made this appeal.They said that according to official data, more than 55,000 people have been infected with Covid-19  and about 800 people have died. However, in such a  situation, from May 31, all the offices, including public transport, were opened in a ‘limited scope’ in compliance with the health rules which is already proving to be a dangerous d...

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BCB turns down cricketers’ appeal for personal training

Citing safety concerns, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has turned down a request from leading cricketers in the country to resume personal training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Mushfiqur Rahim was one of the few cricketers who approached the BCB to start practice but was denied permission by the board as they are yet to complete disinfecting their facilities, reports Cricbuzz. "Mushfiq communicated with us, he wanted to begin personal training. But we told him that this is not yet a safe time to do so, he should train at home. Training is important, but players' safety is more important to us," said BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury. "A few other players wanted to know if they could do individual training. But our message was the same for all. We are working on disinfecting our facilities. But the job is yet to be completed." BCB began its activities on a limited scale after the government lifted the lockdown in the country from May 31. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken 746 lives and infected over 55,000 so far in Bangladesh. "We need to consider the overall situation. We can't rush into anything. Many countries are starting their activities; we will definitely do the same. However, we can't give an exact date right now," said Nizamuddin. "We have been working to disinfect the things we need for training after Eid, and it is in the process. After it is completed we can say that we are ready to start cricket training again. "Then we will see the overall situation of the countr...

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