Pubali Bank workshop on new performance management held
Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd, presides over a workshop at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Auditorium at Dhaka University recently.
A-day-long workshop titled "New Performance Management System (PMS)" for managers of Comilla, Noakhali and Mymensingh regions of Pubali Bank was organised at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Auditorium at Dhaka University recently.
Pubali Bank's Human Resources Division arranged the workshop, said a press release. Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the workshop.
News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/18th-Dec-12
FSIBL branch in Jessore opens
AAM Zakaria, Managing Director of FSIBL, inaugurates a branch in Jessore Monday.
First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) opened a branch in Jessore Monday.
AAM Zakaria, Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the branch, said a press release.
Sheikh Afil Uddin, MP, Syed Waseque Md Ali, Deputy Managing Director, Quazi Osman Ali, and Habib Hasnat, Senion Vice Presidents, Kazi Md Amanullah, Head of General Services Division, Taher Ahmed Chowdhury, Head of Information Communication Technology Division, Azam Khan, Head of Marketing and Development Division, branch manager and local elites attended the function.
News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/18th-Dec-12
Islami Bank holds confce for clients
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised a conference for its clients in Naria recently.
Colonel (Retd) Shawkat Ali, MP, Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, presided over the conference as chief guest, said a press release.
Md Nurul Islam, Deputy Managing Director of the bank, attended the function as the special guest while AKM Harunur Rashid, Executive Vice President and Head of Barisal Zone of the bank, spoke.
Mageda Showkat Ali, Woman Leader and Social Worker and Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Naria attended the function.
Shawkat Ali, in his speech, suggested the officials of Islami Bank to invest in industries and business development sectors at Naria and urged local people for receiving the service of the bank.
News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/18th-Dec-12
$160m loan deal signed with ADB for rapid urban transport
The government Monday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for US$160 million in loans to help Bangladesh develop sustainable urban public transport systems in greater Dhaka areas.
The assistance will contribute to developing a sustainable urban transport system in Dhaka North City Corporation and Gazipur City Corporation areas, which form part of north Greater Dhaka, by constructing a 20-kilometer bus rapid transit (BRT) route. It will help establish the first modern mass transit system in Bangladesh pursuing a holistic solution for integrated urban mobility.
Saifuddin Ahmed, Joint Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) and M. Teresa Kho, Country Director of ADB’s Bangladesh Resident Mission, signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB respectively, at a ceremony at ERD, Sher-e- Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.
The assistance for the Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project will also construct sidewalks, mixed-traffic lanes, high-capacity drainage system, BRT depot and terminal facilities, and 155 access roads for non-motorised transport.
The BRT Airport terminal will be developed as an intermodal hub under a public-private partnership scheme. With an inclusive approach, the project will install 1,000 energy-efficient streetlights along the corridor; improve 10 local markets, nine drains, 141 local roads, and two pedestrian-friendly pilot roads, and further improve traffic management. The Project will directly benefit more than 1 million people.
News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/18th-Dec-12
BB launches new software to expedite bond market
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman speaks at the inauguration of Trader Work Station (TWS) at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of BB in Dhaka Monday
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monday launched a new software to expedite the secondary bond market with offering a more investors’ friendly online platform to buy and sell government securities, including treasury bills and bonds.
Inaugurating the software at a programme at the central bank headquarters in the city, governor Dr Atiur Rahman said this would offer online services to banks, financial institutions and their clients for buying and selling treasury bills and bonds.
The software, known as Trader Work Station (TWS), is already in use in many developing countries for trading of bills and bonds in the secondary market, the governor said.
Besides, he said anyone could have information about the market value of the bills and bonds and their yield, volume and the date of issue and expiry from the website of the Bangladesh Bank.
News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/18th-Dec-12