26-10-2022

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2022
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Chattogram AOTS Alumni Society (CAAS) organized a program on the occasion of '50 years of
Bangladesh-Japan Diplomatic Relations' at Radisson Blu Hotel, Chittagong on October 22, 2022. Ito
Naoki, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh was present in the program as the chief guest and Ali
Hussain Akbar Ali, Chairman of BSRM was present as the special guest. Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin,
FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Professor of
Accounting Department, University of Chittagong presented an article titled "Contribution of Japan in
sustainable development of Bangladesh". Dr. Salim said that Japan played a vital role in attaining the
independence and post-independence development of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman visited Japan and took various steps for development of bilateral relationship. He elaborated
the role of Japanese Embassy, JICA, JBIC, JETRO in increasing the record amount of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in various sectors including infrastructure development and industrialization of
Bangladesh. Even after the Holey Artisan attack, Bangladesh-Japan bilateral relations remained warm.
It proves that Japan is a real friend of Bangladesh. Presided over by Engineer A U M Jubair, the program
was also addressed by Ichiguchi Tomohide, Chief Representative, JICA Bangladesh, Yuji Ando,
Country Representative of JETRO and Dr. AKM Moazzem Hossain, Advisor of AOTS. Photo : Courtesy
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its 177th branch at Domar, Nilphamari recently. Dr. Md.
Mahbub Ul Alam, Chairman of SIBL, was present as chief guest while Zafar Alam, Managing Director
and CEO of the Bank, presided over the program. Among others, Md. Shamsul Hoque, Deputy
Managing Director, Salim Reza, Panel Mayor of Domar Pourasava, Md. Shahriar Khan, Head of
Rajshahi Zone, Md. Moniruzzaman, Head of Marketing and Brand Communication and Saif Al-Amin,
Head of BC & GBD, bank officers, local businessmen, journalists, and dignitaries were also present at
the event. Manager of Domar Branch Md. Kabirul Islam expressed thanks & gratitude at the end of
the program.
Photo : Courtesy
NSU students to benefit from
MoU with Nagad
Mobile financial service of the
Post Office Nagad and leading
educational institution
North-South University will
operate a series of
programmes under a
memorandum
of
understanding (MoU) for the
benefits of the university's
students, a press release said.
The MoU was signed by
NagadFounder and
Managing Director Tanvir A
Mishuk and NSU Vice-
Chancellor Professor Atiqul
Islam at the NSU campus on
Tuesday.
As per the MoU, the NSU
students will be able to know
about internship and working
opportunities at Nagad.They
will also get the opportunity
to work jointly with Nagad in
preparing their thesis papers
that would include pragmatic
research.
Nagad Limited, too,will
carry out different
programmes and hold job
fairs on the NSU campus and
the university will publish
those news items on its
websites and social media
platforms and share with
different clubs of the
university.
Nagad and the university
will conduct leadership
training and research to
contribute to women
empowerment and gender
equity and build industryacademiapartnership.
Under
the deal, the two parties will
offer leadership certificate
programme and jointly work
to prepare its curriculum and
accomplish the overall task.
Nagad Executive Director
Maruful IslamJhalak,
Mohammad Aminul Haque,
Nagad's Chief Business
Officer Sheikh Aminur
Rahman, Chief Sales Officer
Md Shihab Uddin
Chowdhury, Director at HR
and Administration
department Shaharear
Sayeed, Solution and
Implementation Division
head ShovanSamaddarand
high officials from
Nagadwere present at the
signing ceremony.
Pro Vice-Chancellor of
North South University
Professor Dr. Ismail Hossain,
Professor Dr. Mohammad
Khasro Miah, Director of
Public Relations Jamil
Ahmed and Job Counsellor
from the Career and
Placement Centre Sadia
Sultana were also present
there.
About the MoU, Vice-
Chancellor of North South
UniversityProfessor Atiqul
Islam said, "Our students are
working all across the world
with dignity. I feel delighted
after listening that all the
Nagad higher management
personnel are alumni of
North South University. We
hope that this MoU will help
our present students and they
will be benefited from the
agreement. In future, we can
provide some other facilities
to our students with such
initiatives."
Nagad's Founder and
Managing Director Tanvir
AMishuk said,"As a former
student of North-South
University, I have a moral
responsibility to the
university. This MoU is part
of that commitment. Nagad
has been working for the
development and progress of
educational institutions as
reflected in the outcomes of
Nagad's efforts."
Many NSU students have
been working at Nagad from
the very beginning of its
journey and a number of high
officials of Nagad are alumni
of the university.
North-South University is
one of two Bangladeshi
higher educational
institutions that have been
recognised in Times High
Education World University
ranking recently. Nagad has
also been awarded as one of
the fastest-growingdigital
financial service companies.
It is expected that the
signing of MoU between the
two reputed organisations
will benefit both the
university students and
Nagad.
Bdjobs Job
fair kicks off
Thursday in
Khulna
DHAKA : Bdjobs.com is
going to organize a Job Fair
in Khulna on Thursday in
order to recruit 1,000
manpower.
The job fair will start at the
gymnasium hall adjacent to
Khulna District Stadium 9
am and will continue till 5
pm, said Mr. Prokash Roy
Chowdhury, Director of
Bdjobs.com in a press
briefing in the capital on
Tuesday.
He said, "The reality of our
job market is that even
though there are thousands
of unemployed job seekers
in the country, the
companies are not able to
hire the required manpower.
To solve this problem
bdjobs.com has been trying
to bring job aspirants and
employers under one roof
for the last 15 years by
organizing this job fair."
Prokash Chowdhury also
said that so far 18 thousand
job aspirants have registered
online and 22 to 25
thousand job aspirants are
expected to participate in
this fair.
On October 27 from 9 am
to 5 pm job aspirants can
submit the application form
at the stalls of the
participating companies.To
participate in the fair, job
aspirants have to register
online
at
www.bdjobs.com/jobfair.
Mosaddiq bin Kamal,
Mazharul Islam Manju,
Helal Uddin and
coordinator of the fair
Mohammad Ali Feroze were
also present at the press
briefing.
German business
morale slips
ahead of 'difficult
winter'
FRANKFURT : Business
confidence in Germany
weakened again in October, a
key survey said Tuesday, as
the country hurtles towards a
recession on the back of high
inflation and a raging energy
crisis.
The Ifo institute's monthly
confidence barometer, based
on a survey of about 9,000
companies, fell for a fifth
consecutive month to reach
84.3 points, down from 84.4
points in September.
The business mood
"continues to be grim", Ifo
president Clemens Fuest said
in a statement. "The German
economy is facing a difficult
winter."
German inflation hit a
record of 10 percent in
September, fuelled by higher
energy prices after Russia
halted gas flows through the
crucial Nord Stream 1 pipeline
amid tensions over the war in
Ukraine.
The German government
now expects Europe's biggest
economy to shrink by 0.4
percent in 2023, and the Ifo
survey is the latest in a series
of economic indicators
showing a gloomy outlook.
"Companies and
households are increasingly
suffering under higher energy
invoices and ongoing high
inflation, adjusting
consumption
and
investments," said ING
economist Carsten Brzeski.
DHAKA : The Bangladesh Garment
Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BGMEA) signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with the Korea Federation of Textile
Industries (KOFOTI) to promote trade
and investment, particularly in the
apparel and textile industries, of the two
countries.
The MoU includes more cooperation
in the areas of exchange of information
and discussion of trade issues between
Bangladesh and South Korea.
The collaboration also seeks to
promote direct or joint venture
Evaly’s ‘Dhonnobad Utsab’
on 28 October
E-commerce company Evaly
is going to start its business
activities with a new
initiative. At the beginning
of the new journey, the
organization is going to
organize a 'Dhonnobad
Utsab' to express gratitude
to millions of Evaly
customers, merchants and
well-wishers across the
country, a press release said.
This 'Dhonnobad Utsab'
will start on October 28 at 10
pm on Evaly platform.
In this festival, customers
can buy the products of
famous and big brands of the
country from Evaly. There
are products From mobiles,
electronics, computer
accessories, home appliances
to lifestyle products like
clothes and shoes.
Brands like Walton,
Jamuna, Artisan, O'Code,
Viomi, Samsung, iPhone,
One Plus, Vivo are present
through these products.
Pick and Pay, Cash on
Delivery and Cash Before
Delivery; one can now shop
from Evaly using completely
risk-free methods from any of
these three payment modes.
Customers will also
receive a "star" for each
successful order delivered
when shopping from Evaly.
Evaly will give amazing
offers from time to time for
shopping at special discount
using earned stars.
Shamima Nasreen, cofounder
and current board
member of Evaly, calling for
a successful Dhonnobad
Utsab, said, "We strongly
believe that with time we will
be able to repay our past
debts." Evaly is now a brand
that is infused with the
passion and emotion of this
nation.
We now have two
independent directors; one
from e-cab and one from
commerce ministry. So now we
are under more responsibility
and accountability than ever
before.
Shamima also said, "we
have already said that from
now on we will no longer sell
products at a loss. But Evaly's
customers can't buy products
at attractive prices, that's not
it. We believe that by utilizing
the infrastructure of digital
Bangladesh and selling
products profitably using e-
commerce, we can give
customers the 'best price'
compared to the traditional
market. We are committed to
providing quality products at
comparatively affordable
prices. We will give utmost
importance to quick delivery
and customer service.
Shamima Nasreen also
said, "We are working
towards making Evaly the
most investment friendly e-
commerce. We are working
to deliver all previous orders.
We will work towards the
goal of contributing to the
prosperity of the country's
GDP, elimination of
unemployment and creation
of new entrepreneurs by
advancing this potential
sector with the help of Evaly.
We look forward to the
speedy release of our former
CEO Mohammad Rassel to
accelerate our momentum
and strengthen Evaly.
Bangladeshi company to
invest US$ 31.75 million
in Chattogram EPZ
Bangladeshi company M/s. Pacific
Attires Limited is going to set up a highend
garments manufacturing industry in
Chattogram Export Processing Zone
(CEPZ). This company will invest US$
31.75 million where 4994 Bangladeshi
nationals will get employment
opportunities.
Pacific Attires will produce annually
18.72 million pcs of Men/Women's
Formal Suits, Jackets, Coats, Dress Pants,
Casual Wear, Boys/Girls Casual Wear.
Mentionable, Pacific Attires Limited is a
sister concern of Pacific Jeans Group. This
group has 8 operational units in
Chattogram EPZ where around 31
thousand workers are working, a press
release said
Ali Reza Mazid, Member (Investment
Promotion) of BEPZA and Syed
investments from South Korea to
Bangladesh in non-cotton textiles, highend
garment items, woven textiles and
garments, skills development and
innovation. BGMEA President
Faruque Hassan and KOFOTI
Chairman Sang Woon Lee inked the
MoU in South Korea's Seoul Monday.
"South Korea is one of the emerging
markets for Bangladesh in the East
Asian region. As we have identified
innovation, diversification and
technological up-gradation as the key
strategic priorities for our future
growth, a collaboration between
Mohammed Tanvir, Managing Director of
Pacific Attires Limited signed an
agreement to this effect on behalf of their
respective organizations yesterday at
BEPZA Complex, Dhaka. The Executive
Chairman of BEPZA Major General Abul
Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, ndc,
psc witnessed the agreement signing
ceremony.
Among others, Member (Engineering)
Mohammad Faruque Alam, Executive
Director (Administration) Md. Zakir
Hossain Chowdhury, Executive Director
(Public Relations) Nazma Binte Alamgir,
Executive Director (Investment
Promotion) Md. Tanvir Hossain and
Executive Director (Enterprise Services)
Md. Khorshid Alam were present during
the signing ceremony.
BGMEA signs MoU with KOFOTI
to promote trade, investment
Bangladesh and South Korea is crucial,"
Faruque said.
BGMEA Vice-President Shahidullah
Azim, Director Asif Ashraf, Korea
Trade-Investment Promotion Agency
Director General Jong Won Kim, Korea
Fashion Industry Association Vice-
President Kim Sung Chan, KOFOTI
Executive Vice-Chairman Soyoung
JOO, Korea Textile Trade Association
General Director Jung-kee Lee, DBL
Group Managing Director of MA
Jabbar and Hams Group Managing
Director Md Shafiqur Rahman were
also present.