The Financial Post

01/12/2022

সময়ের সঙ্গে পাল্টাচ্ছে নারী নির্যাতনের ধরন। প্রযুক্তির কল্যাণকে কাজে লাগিয়ে বহুগুনে বেড়েছে নারীর উপর সাইবার হয়রানি। অনলাইনে বা সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমে নারীরা সাইবার বুলিং, আইডি হ্যাক, স্পর্শকাতর তথ্য, ছবি, ভিডিও প্রকাশ, সাইবার স্পেসে যৌন হয়রানি ইত্যাদি অপরাধের শিকার হয়ে থাকেন। আঁচল ফাইন্ডেশনের এক জরিপের তথ্যমতে, ৬৮ শতাংশ নারী সাইবার অপরাধের শিকার হচ্ছেন।

এসব অনাকাঙ্খিত ঘটনার শিকার হলে সবার আগে পরিবারকে জানাতে হবে এবং পুলিশের সহযোগীতা নিতে হবে। নারীদের এ সহায়তা দিতে ‘পুলিশ সাইবার সাপোর্ট ফর উইমেন’ ইউনিট চালু করা হয়েছে। অনলাইনে হয়রানী তাদের ফেসবুক পেজে (Police Cyber Support for Women - PCSW) বা হট লাইনে (০১৩২০০০০৮৮৮) অভিযোগ করতে হবে। এখানে নারী পুলিশ সদস্যগণ সেবা ও আইনি সহায়তা দিয়ে থাকেন।

এছাড়াও, সহিংসতার শিকার নারীর আইনগত সহায়তার জন্য কল করুন জাতীয় আইনগত সহায়তা প্রদান সংস্থার হেল্পলাইন নম্বর : ১৬৪৩০। এখানে কল করে বিনামূল্যে আইনগত সহায়তা পাওয়া যায়।

22/01/2021

US-Bangla, the largest private airline in Bangladesh, is going to start flights from February 1, 2021, to Dubai. US-Bangla will operate seven flights in a week from Dhaka to Dubai. Initially, seven flights will be operated for Dubai from Dhaka. Every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday the flight will start for Dubai from Dhaka at 06.30 pm and will reach there at 10.00 pm....

https://thefinancialpost.net/us-banglas-daily-dhaka-dubai-dhaka-flight-from-feb-1/

US-Bangla, the largest private airline in Bangladesh, is going to start flights from February 1, 2021, to Dubai. US-Bangla will operate seven flights in a week from Dhaka to Dubai. … Read More

20/01/2021

19/01/2021

Customers can win 100 taka bonus by referring bKash app to their relatives and near ones. The ongoing bKash referral campaign will continue till March 31, 2021 to give customers the opportunity to onboard new users and get bonus. Anyone who logs in to bKash app the first time can also get a maximum of 50 Taka bonus. If the person being referred logs in to the bKash app and makes any transaction for the first time from the app, the referrer will get 100 Taka as a bonus....

https://thefinancialpost.net/opportunity-to-win-100-taka-bonus-by-referring-bkash-app/

Customers can win 100 taka bonus by referring bKash app to their relatives and near ones. The ongoing bKash referral campaign will continue till March 31, 2021 to give customers … Read More

19/01/2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a letter to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), seeking a waiver of all taxes on the 20 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to be received as a gift from the government of India, a senior NBR official said. A letter signed by Touhid Imam, senior assistant secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been sent to the NBR chairman to waive all taxes on the vaccine....

https://thefinancialpost.net/nbr-asked-to-waive-tax-on-covid-19-vaccines-gifted-by-india/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a letter to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), seeking a waiver of all taxes on the 20 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines … Read More

18/01/2021

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a reception program for Shahida Perveen, a woman entrepreneur and investment client of its Local Office Corporate Branch on 18 January 2021, Monday at Islami Bank Tower for achieving the first position in the ‘President's Industrial Development Award 2018'' in the micro industry category. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank addressed the program as chief guest....

https://thefinancialpost.net/ibbl-organizes-reception-to-its-successful-women-entrepreneur-shahida-parveen/

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a reception program for Shahida Perveen, a woman entrepreneur and investment client of its Local Office Corporate Branch on 18 January 2021, Monday at Islami … Read More

18/01/2021

Maria Howlader has become the new chairperson of the Women Leadership Committee of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for 2021-22, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) said in a statement on Monday. SAFA is the forum of the accounting profession in the South Asian region. Currently, Maria is the vice president of ICAB.

https://thefinancialpost.net/maria-new-chairperson-of-safa-women-leadership-committee/

Maria Howlader has become the new chairperson of the Women Leadership Committee of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for 2021-22, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) … Read More

18/01/2021

The government has appointed Ahmed Jamal, deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank, as director of the board. He has also been made a member of the executive committee of the central bank's board, according to an order issued by the Financial Institutions Division on Monday. Ahmed Jamal has been appointed to this post for the next three years, reads a press release....

https://thefinancialpost.net/ahmed-jamal-new-director-of-bangladesh-bank/

The government has appointed Ahmed Jamal, deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank, as director of the board. He has also been made a member of the executive committee of the … Read More

17/01/2021

An increase in the remittance flow were seen during the latter half of 2020 despite of the COVID outbreak and pandemic. An upward flow was observed despite the predictions of reducing the flows. The migrant workers are among the most affected people of Bangladesh due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sectors like the ready-made garments (RMG), small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and Agriculture were also heavily affected due to this pandemic, but the migrant workers were less salient when it comes to incentives....

https://thefinancialpost.net/incentives-for-the-refugee-migrants-are-inaccessible/

An increase in the remittance flow were seen during the latter half of 2020 despite of the COVID outbreak and pandemic. An upward flow was observed despite the predictions of … Read More

31/10/2020

World Bank has projected that Bangladesh will witness increased remittance inflow and will secure the eighth position in the world in terms of inward remittance flow in 2020. The Washington-based lending agency revealed the prediction in the report titled “COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens” published on October 29. According to the projection, two South Asian countries will see an increase in remittance flow despite the pandemic. [ 266 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/bangladesh-8th-in-remittance-receiving/

World Bank has projected that Bangladesh will witness increased remittance inflow and will secure the eighth position in the world in terms of inward remittance flow in 2020.The Washington-based lending agency revealed the prediction in the report titled “COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens.....

31/10/2020

The Financial Post (TFP): What was the primary idea of Nagad? Tanvir A Mishuk: The possibility of Nagad began to shape in 2018 while I was working with the ECAB (e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh). `Payment’ and `Delivery’ issues were the significant difficulties the business was confronting. My journey for an answer to the issues drove me to the Bangladesh Post Office. [ 1,572 more word ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/every-come-in-financial-inclusion-by-next-5-years-nagad-md/

Aiming to lead the country’s booming Digital Financial Service (DFS) revolution, Nagad is a venture by theBangladesh Post Office that facilitates the day-to-day financial transaction needs of the people.Nagad brand is operated by Third Wave Technologies Limited (TWTL).The core philosophy of the se...

30/10/2020

Agriculture department under the government’s post-flood rehabilitation programme has allotted Taka 9 crore 61 lakh 83 thousand as the incentive for farmers to cultivate 8 kinds of crops in the district during this season. Department of Agricultural Extension office sources here said a total of one lakh 10 thousand small and marginal farmers will get the incentives for cultivation wheat, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, lentil, Khesari pulse, tomato and green chilly. [ 181 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/govt-allots-tk-9-61cr-as-incentive-for-jamalpur-farmers/

Agriculture department under the government’s post-flood rehabilitation programme has allotted Taka 9 crore 61 lakh 83 thousand as the incentive for farmers to cultivate 8 kinds of crops in the district during this season.

30/10/2020

Restaurant chain Pizza Express on Thursday announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs as the UK hospitality sector is hit by regional lockdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave. It is on top of 1,100 layoffs the company announced in August alongside the closure of tens of restaurants. Pizza Express said that no restaurants would close under the latest round of job cuts. [ 82 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/pizza-express-to-cut-1300-more-uk-jobs-on-virus-fallout/

Restaurant chain Pizza Express on Thursday announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs as the UK hospitality sector is hit by regional lockdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave.It is on top of 1,100 layoffs the company announced in August alongside the closure of tens of restaurants.Pizza Express said th...

28/10/2020

The Bangladesh Bank has reduced the interest rate on loans taken from the Export Development Fund (EDF) to help exporters facing the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, the interest rate was 2%; it has been reduced to 1.75%. The new interest rate will remain effective till 31 March next year. The central bank's Foreign Exchange Policy Department issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday. [ 220 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/bangladesh-bank-further-cuts-lending-rate-from-edf/

The Bangladesh Bank has reduced the interest rate on loans taken from the Export Development Fund (EDF) to help exporters facing the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, the interest … Read More

26/10/2020

The government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to all the citizens free of cost once those are procured. As per the decision at a high-level meeting recently, the government will purchase vaccines as soon as those are out in the market and administer those to all like it does under the existing immunisation programmes, said finance ministry officials. The finance ministry has already sought $2 billion in financial assistance from four development partners to purchase, store, transport and administer the vaccines. [ 654 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/vaccine-for-all-free-of-cost/

The government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to all the citizens free of cost once those are procured.As per the decision at a high-level meeting recently, the government will purchase vaccines as soon as those are out in the market and administer those to all like it does under the ex...

17/10/2020

German Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Fahrenholtz, Managing Director of Audi Bangladesh Saad Nusrat Khan, and Marketing Manager Sheetal Taslim were present on the virtual launching program. The Audi Q7 has … Read More

14/10/2020

The University Grants Commission is set to propose that this year's HSC exam results be given no or less weight in the university admission test process as the government is awarding candidates grades without holding the public exams. The regulatory body of higher education, expected to hold a virtual meeting today with vice chancellors of public universities, is also likely to place another proposal as an alternative -- that grades of SSC exams be given more weight. [ 90 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/university-admission-process-hsc-results-may-not-help-students/

The University Grants Commission is set to propose that this year’s HSC exam results be given no or less weight in the university admission test process as the government is … Read More

14/10/2020

Bangladesh's refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for getting vaccines when they will be ready, experts said. The government insists that it is in talks with makers of five front-running vaccine candidates. But its efforts are not visible compared to the frantic efforts being made by many countries, they said. A number of countries have already made investments to get vaccines from companies that were conducting phase-III trials but the Bangladesh government is yet to make that move, they said. [ 717 more words ]

https://thefinancialpost.net/lagging-behind-in-vaccine-race/

Bangladesh's refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for getting vaccines when they will be ready, experts said.The government insists that it is in talks with makers of five front-running vaccine candidates. But its efforts are not visible compared....

14/10/2020

Most Microsoft employees are still working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the tech giant will apparently offer them more freedom to do so when its offices reopen. … Read More

08/10/2020

Govt debts to scheduled banks rise The government’s borrowing from the country’s scheduled banks grew by Tk 26,303.18 crore in July-September of this fiscal year of 2020-21 but it repaid the Bangladesh Bank Tk 23,270.32 crore in the three months. So, the net borrowing of the government from the ...

08/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/japan-plans-to-big-invest-in-bangladesh/

Japan plans to big invest in Bangladesh Japan plans to invest bigger way, but urges to ensure congenial atmosphere Around 50 Japanese companies are expected to arrive in Bangladesh every year with investment plan due to getting favorable environment. But the environment of the investment needs furth...

08/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/siddiqur-rahman-nominated-dse-shareholder-director/

Siddiqur Rahman nominated DSE shareholder director Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) nominated Md. Siddiqur Rahman as one of its shareholder directors. The Chairman of Sterling Stocks and Securities Limited Siddiqur Rahman was nominated during a meeting of the board of directors of the prime bourse on Thur...

08/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/bangladesh-forex-reserve-hits-new-record-of-40-billion/

Bangladesh forex reserve hits new record of $40 billion The country’s foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of $40 billion, an increase in inward remittances and exports boosted the reserves to a new high, according to an official of Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. The reserves recorded at $4...

07/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/staying-competitive-in-global-apparel-market/

Staying competitive in global apparel market Vietnam’s overtaking of Bangladesh to become the second-largest exporter in the global apparel market is nothing surprising. The two countries had been running neck and neck since 2015. The Southeast Asian nation’s export earnings in the first five mo...

07/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/saudi-extends-visas-to-october-30/

Saudi extends Visas to October 30 The Saudi Arabian government has extended the visas of migrant workers stranded in Bangladesh amid the coronavirus epidemic. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that the visas of all expatriate Bangladeshis have been extended till October 30. “The Saudi gover...

07/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/walmart-sells-asda-to-billionaire-british-muslim-brothers-and-tdr-for-8-8-bln/

Walmart sells Asda to billionaire British Muslim brothers and TDR for $8.8 bln The British Muslim billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have agreed to buy the British supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for an enterprise value of $8.8 billion and plan to roll out smaller sto...

07/10/2020

https://thefinancialpost.net/no-hsc-exam-this-year-evaluation-based-on-ssc-jsc-result/

No HSC exam this year, evaluation based on SSC, JSC result Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations have been cancelled this year due to coronavirus pandemic. Education minister Dr. Dipu moni announced on Wednesday that, The results of the last two board exams, Junior Schoo...

07/10/2020