Nasir Uddin Chowdhury Elected the independent director of BGIC

Nasir Uddin Chowdhury was unanimously elected as the independent director of the Bangladesh General Insurance Company Ltd. company in its 192nd meeting of the Board of Directors.He holds a Master's Degree in Economics from Chittagong University. Nasir Uddin Chowdhury is currently the Managing Director of Eastern Group. He is the Vice-Chairman of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh, the President of the Governing Body of the BGMEA Institute of Fashion and Technology and the former First Vice-President of the BGMEA. He was also the Chairman of Lions Foundation, Chittagong and former Governor of International Lion District-315 B4 Bangladesh....

Belgian investment sought in EPZs, BEPZA Economic Zone

A two-member delegation from Flanders Investment and Trade (Belgium) led by its Trade and Investment Commissioner Babette Desfossez on Monday made a courtesy call on Executive Chairman of BEPZA Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman at BEPZA Complex in the city.They discussed on various investment opportunities in the EPZs of Bangladesh. BEPZA Executive Chairman sought Belgian investment in the EPZs and BEPZA Economic Zone during this time, said a press release. The delegates were briefe...

Rumee re-elected Bank Asia EC chairman

Rumee A Hossain has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Bank Asia Limited in the 473rd meeting of the Board of Directors held recently. He is one of the Sponsor Directo...

May 17 was in fact the return of liberation war spirit: Hasan

Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Joint General Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud said that 41 years ago on 17 May, it was not just the return of Sheikh Hasina to her homeland. It was the return of the spirit of liberation war, the fire of democracy and the return of development progress.He made the comments while addressing a discussion meeting of the Awami League on the occasion of the 42nd historic return home of the Prime Minister on May 17 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Agargaon on Tuesday . Awami League presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury presided over the special meeting.Dr Hasan Mahmud said, “Bangladesh has changed under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina for the last 41 years. The fate of every human being has changed in the last 13 yea...

BNP’s Jahidur Rahman takes oath

Tigers set to feature in tri-series

Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Tuesday that they will end their preparation for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup by playing a tri-nation series in New Zealand.The series, is expected to start on October 7 or 8 and with New Zealand and Pakistan being the other two teams and will be played at Christchurch. It will be Bangladesh’s last T20 international assignment before the global event of the shortest format, scheduled in Australia in October-November.“The tri-series in New Zealand will be our last international T20 assignment before the ICC WCT20,” BCB cricket operation chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters at Chattogram on Tuesday.“Though it is yet to be finalized (third team of the tri-series) but most probably Pakistan will be the other team apart from the host New Zealand,” he said.Bangladesh will have a seven to eight days camp in Adelaide before leaving to play the tri-series in Christchurch. During the camp in Adelaide, the tourists are expected to play a few T20s against a domestic team in Australia.Bangladesh will also play a three-match T20 series against West Indies and Zimbabwe apart from taking part in the Asia Cup before moving to Adelaide for the last segment of their World Cup preparation.Meanwhile, Jalal Yunus said that they are unsure about Tamim Iqbal's availability for the tournament.Tamim Iqbal earlier on January 27 said that he had taken a six-month break from the shortest format but a formal announcement regarding his ICC T20 World Cup is yet to be announced.“Tamim Iqbal is one of the senior players in o...

Flood situation worsens in Sylhet

With three major rivers -- the Surma, Kushiyara and Sari-Gowain -- swelling beyond the danger level, the flood situation in Sylhet district has further deteriorated. Reportedly, thousands are facing f...

RMG exports hit year’s target in 10 months

It is encouraging to note that Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports have surpassed the $35.14 billion target for the current fiscal 2021-22 within the first 10 months as the country showed economic stability despite the global crisis. L...

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