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Greater collaboration, inclusive policy needed

Discussants at a conference have called for strengthening cross-sector collaboration, making inclusive employment policy and promoting advocacy to ensure equitable participation for persons with disabilities.BRAC Bank, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN), hosted the conference titled 'Empower Ability 2025: Powering Every Ability', aiming to accelerate Bangladesh's...

4 accolades grabbed by bKash at Bangladesh Fintech Award

Mobile financial service provider, bKash, has won 4 awards at the "Bangladesh Fintech Award 2025" for its contribution to ensuring digital financial inclusion and securing transactions through providing innovative technologies and solutions. This year, in the 3rd edition of the award, bKash clinched 'Winner' position in two categories - 'Digital...

Nat’l port strategy to take effect in Jan: Sakhawat

The government is set to implement the National Port Strategy from January next year to ensure long-term and sustainable development of the country's land, river, and sea ports, said Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain on Tuesday, reports UNB.He said this while speaking at a stakeholders' consultation...

Japanese buyers keen to source high-value apparel from BD

Japanese buyers have expressed strong interest in increasing their import of high-value and fashionable apparel from Bangladesh.A visiting delegation from Japan Textile Importers' Association (JTIA) expressed the interest during a meeting with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in Dhaka, reports UNB.The JTIA delegation included Toshinao Kawai of MN...

Call for national framework to promote green finance

Policymakers and development specialists urged on Tuesday the adoption of a national framework on green inclusive finance to simultaneously promote financial inclusion and climate resilience among poor and low-income populations in Bangladesh, reports UNB.They made the call at a discussion titled "Green Inclusive Finance: A Framework for Climate Change Response...

UK unemployment jumps to 5pc before key govt budget

LONDON, Nov 11 (AFP) : Britain's unemployment rate rose more than expected to five percent in the third quarter, the highest level since early 2021, official data showed Tuesday ahead of a key UK government budget.The rate increased from 4.7 percent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics...

Community Bank Bangladesh holds 70th board meeting

The 70th board meeting of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. was held at the Police Headquarters on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Baharul Alam, Inspector General of Police and Chairman of Community Bank Bangladesh. AKM Shahidur Rahman, Director General, Rapid Action Battalion; Md. Golam Rasul, Additional IG, Special Branch, Bangladesh...

NRBC Bank holds Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting

NRBC Bank PLC has recently arranged a meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of its Al-Amin Islamic Banking Window at the bank's head office. The meeting was presided over by Sayed Mohammad Mosaddek Billah Al-Madani, Chairman of the Shariah Supervisory Committee. Committee members Md. Obaidul Hoque and Hafiz Mufti Saiful...