A polling centre will be suspended if even a single fraudulent vote is cast, let alone if the centre is occupied, says Election Commissioner Md Ahsan Habib Khan. “If someone tries to use their muscle or black money to spread their influence, call the police,” he said. “If they fa
City Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with Genex Infosys Ltd to forge a partnership which, the two entities expect, will enhance the card payment landscape for retailer EFDMS devices across the nation. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in the financial technology sect
The country’s banking sector has lost its capacity to support macroeconomic stability due to a lack of transparency and accountability, Dr Fahmida said on Saturday. In a debate competition arranged by Debate for Democracy (DfD) on the FDC premises in Dhaka city, the executive director of the
The Qulkhwani and Dua Mahfil for Md Suruj Ali, senior vice-president of Citizens Bank and founding chairman of the Brahmaputra School and College, was held on Friday at Nandail in Mymensingh. Family members, relatives, friends and well-wishers of the deceased joined the special prayers organised a
Harpic, a leading household name in Bangladesh has announced its partnership with SAJIDA Foundation, an NGO dedicated to improving the lives of marginalised communities of Bangladesh, according to a media statement Saturday. The signing, held recently at the Gulshan-1 headquarters of Reckitt Benck
A polling centre will be suspended if even a single fraudulent vote is cast, let alone if the centre is occupied, says Election Commissioner Md Ahsan Habib Khan. “If someone tries to use their muscle or black money to spread their influence, call the police,” he said. “If they fa
At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday. Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem, the head of the information department for the central Ghor province, told Reuters that there was no information about how many people were i
Slovak opposition party leader Michal Simecka, who described an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico this week as an attack on democracy, said on Friday that he, his wife and child had received death threats. His experience is not uncommon, a measure of the extreme political and per
Microsoft plans to release the coming installment of the "Call of Duty" videogame to its subscription service, in a departure from its longtime practice of only selling the title independently, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The move is expected to be announced at the comp
Marilyn Monroe once famously said, 'What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel no. 5, of course.' This iconic dialogue from the legendary actress depicts women's intense allure towards perfume, even in the most unusual moments. Perfume, a scented liquid, has been an essential element of women's atti
In this era of fast fashion, wearing new clothes for more than a few weeks seems out of trend and is frowned upon by many. Even in the case of electronics, one who has used one smartphone model for more than one or two years is peer pressured into buying a newer model smartphone for a technological
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Ashraf Ahmed said on Saturday that embracing environmental, Social and corporate governance (ESG) compliance reporting standards is essential to boosting trade and investment. He said ESG compliance framework will not only allow businesses to
