Day: August 24, 2024

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Water Resources Adviser Visits Flood-Affected Areas in Habiganj

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has stated that the government is working collectively with full force to tackle the ongoing flash flood situation in various districts of the country. With the help of everyone, swift and effective measures are being taken to rescue people from remote areas. She expressed sincere gratitude to the students and general public who are participating spontaneously alongside the government in providing services to the people arriving at the shelters.On Friday, August 23, Syeda Rizwana Hasan made these remarks while responding to journalists' questions after visiting various flood-affected areas in the Sadar Upazila of Habiganj district.The Water Resources Adviser m...

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Grameenphone to extend support for flood-affected families in collaboration with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Breaking News, Business

In response to the ongoing sudden flood crisis, Grameenphone, has taken immediate initiative to support the flood-affected people. Grameenphone, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), will distribute food relief packs to 10,000 families in the flood affected areas. Additionally, five water treatment plants and five mobile medical teams will be deployed based on the onground situation to ensure access to clean drinking water and essential healthcare services. Farhana Islam, Head of ESG of Grameenphone, said, “At Grameenphone, we believe in standing by our communities during such challenging times. Considering the emergency, we promptly acted on this. Besides the initiatives taken by our company, we have also launched an employee donation initiative, where our e...

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Sony-Smart provides free healthcare services at Uttara showroom

Breaking News, Health

Smart Technologies (BD) Limited, the official distributor of Sony in Bangladesh, has launched a three-day free healthcare service program under the theme ‘Let Life Be Secure.’ The initiative was inaugurated today at Sony-Smart’s Uttara showroom. The program offers free healthcare services to the public from 12 PM to 4 PM on Thursday and Saturday and from 3 PM to 6 PM on Friday.The healthcare services include consultations with a medical specialist from a renowned hospital in the country, along with various diagnostic tests such as diabetes screening, blood pressure measurement, ECG, BMI check-ups, body fat level tests, water level tests, visceral fat level tests, protein level tests, muscle level tests, and basal metabolism tests.Mr. Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury, General Manager of Sales...

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The first meeting of the newly formed Board of Directors of National Bank was held

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The first meeting of the newly formed Board of Directors of National Bank was held on August 22, 2024. In this 505th meeting of the Board, Sponsor Director Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo was elected as Chairman, and Sponsor Director Mr. Moazzam Hossain was elected as Vice Chairman. The meeting was attended by new board director & shareholder Mr. Zakaria Taher, Independent Director & former Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank Mr. Md. Zulkar Nayn, Independent Director & former Managing Director of Shimanto Bank Mr. Muklesur Rahman, Independent Director Professor Dr. Melita Mehjabeen from the Institute of Business Administration at Dhaka University, and Independent Director & Chartered Accountant Mr. Md. Abdus Satter Sarkar. Md. Touhidul Alam Khan, Managing Director & Chief Exec...