Bangladesh is advancing on global corporate horizon at a great speed

Speakers at an event said that Bangladesh is advancing on the global corporate horizon at a great speed. They also opined that that the present government is committed to ensuring good corporate governance and corporate culture in the listed companies of Bangladesh.The event was organised by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB), to celebrate its Silver Jubilee-2022 on Sunday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), Dhaka. K M Khalid, Minister of State, Ministry of Cultural Affairs attended the occasion as the Chief Guest and Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, Chairman, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) attended as the Special Guest. The Chief Guest K M Khalid, Minister of State, Ministry of Cultural Affairs congratulated the Members of the Institute for achieving this milestone. He reiterated that Bangladesh is advancing on the global corporate horizon at a great speed. ICSB is playing an effective and mea...

Bata declares 100pc cash dividend

Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited has recommended a 100 percent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended on December 31, 2021.Out of 100 percent dividend, 25 percent is final and 75 percent an interim which was already paid.The last closing price of the company’s share was Tk 922.80. Its consolidated NAV per share was Tk 252.33 during the period.The dividend payout was recommended at a meeting of the company’s 50th Annual General Meeting held on June 30.The meeting ...

IFC partners with BRAC Bank to launch first-ever housing bond

Thousands of low and middle-income urban and rural families in Bangladesh, often underserved by commercial banks, are expected to be able to take out affordable housing loans through IFC’s investment in the country...

Padma Bridge proves prickle to BNP: Hasan

Information Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said, "While people across the country are happy, delighted and proud of the Padma Bridge, it seems that BNP is just as equally ashamed and the Padma Bridge has become a thorn in their side."The minister made the remarks when reporters questioned BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi's remarks at the Information Department conference room at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon. He added, "Only 3,000 people were invited to the Padma Bridge inauguration ceremony. No one else had a chance to go there and each of them had to go there for a corona test." “Those of you who are journalists, those who have covered the event have had to do the same. And the public meeting that was held on this oc...

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Batters’ aggressive stance needed to save the series

It looks there is another disgrace status is knocking at the door for the Tigers against the West Indies when they suffered a 35 runs defeat in the second match and one match left of the three-match T20 series following the first one was abandoned due to rain.The third match scheduled to be held on July 7 which will also be the series deciding match but both the batting and the bowling potential, the Tigers displayed in the rain affected 13 overs first match doesn’t tipped off anything positive for the last match.Now, only batters’ aggressive strategy with the bowlers’ appropriate accompany can save the Tigers from the series defeat.  Bangladesh, who suffered woeful 2-0 defeat in the two-match Test series, are also just on the edge of facing T20 series defeat.Though it was highly expected that the Tigers would bounce back in the limited overs matches after their Test series humiliation but the scenario was almost similar when they could not make any contest with the both bowling or batting.In fact, in the rain affected first match Bangladesh could not do anything optimistic, that would be an inspiration for the next matches when they could mange 108 runs for eight wickets in 13 over.Taking in reflection of West Indies batters’ hostile attitudes, Tigers might be lucky enough that the rain forced to postpone the match, otherwise if they would suffer defeat in the first match and on Sunday, the second match result would be the Caribbean’s (T20) series winning match.Shakib Al Hassan was only the batters could score a fifty, though it was 52 ba...

Microplastics in oceans, air and human body

From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies - with uncertain implications. Plastic is po...

Juvenile gang culture

That teenagers are getting involved in various crimes like extortion, mugging, drug peddling and stalking young girls and women is unacceptable and shocking, to say the least. Common people, especially young girls and women who travel their respectiv...

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