News Briefs (6-10-2017)

October 06, 2017 00:00:00

Southeast Bank enters deal with Vibes Healthcare

An agreement signing Ceremony was held between Southeast Bank Limited and Vibes Healthcare Bangladesh Private Limited recently. Under this agreement, Southeast Bank Credit and Debit Card holders will enjoy up to 40 per cent discount on the services of Vibes Healthcare Bangladesh Private Limited. Credit Card holders can also avail zero per cent EMI (Equal Monthly Instalment) facility up to 36 months on their services. Md. Abdus Sabur Khan, Head of Cards, Southeast Bank Limited, and Ms. Anchal Sharma, Regional Head of Vibes Healthcare Bangladesh Private Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. Other officials of both the organisations were also present on the occasion.— Statement

European stock markets diverge at open

LONDON, Oct 5: Europe's main stock markets diverged at the start of trading on Thursday, with London rising and eurozone indices down. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index edged up almost 0.1 per cent to 7,473.73 compared with the closing level on Wednesday. In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell around 0.2 per cent to 12,950.18 points and the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.1 per cent 5,355.91. Madrid's IBEX index, which had fallen by nearly three per cent on Wednesday amid deepening worries about the Catalan independence crisis, was back in positive territory on Thursday, showing a gain of 0.8 per cent at 10,043.10 points at around 0730 GMT.

— AFP

edotco wins best telecom tower company award

edotco Group, a telecommunications infrastructure services provider, was awarded the "Asia Pacific Telecoms Tower Company of the Year 2017" by Frost and Sullivan. This marks the first time a company has been recognised in this category at the Asia Pacific level, said a press release on Thursday. The award was presented at the annual Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards ceremony held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, recently. edotco Group CEO Suresh Sidhu said: "This award is testament to the team's efforts to deliver on our aspiration of enabling connectivity with the provision of world-class telecoms infrastructure services and solutions."

— BSS