ICB Islamic Bank holds workshop on Islamic banking

A day-long workshop on Islamic Banking was organized jointly by ICB Islamic Bank Limited and Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh exclusively for the officers and executives of the Bank on 29th April 2015 at ICB Islamic Bank Limited, IDB Bhaban Branch, Dhaka. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Mr. AQM Safiullah Arif, Secretary General of CSISB. Mr. Muhammad Shafiq Bin Abdullah, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank blessed the occasion as Chief Guest. Eminent Banker Mr. M. Azizul Huq, Dr. Mohammed Haider Ali Miah, Managing Director & CEO of EXIM Bank Limited, Md. Fariduddin Ahmed, and advisor of EXIM Bank Limited were present in this occasion as speakers. 40 Officers and executives of the Bank participated in the workshop. The workshop ended with a certificate awarding ceremony. (Source: press release)

LankaBangla Finance signs agreement with Transcom Electronics & Transcom Mobile

LankaBangla Finance Ltd. (LBFL) recently signed a MOU with Transcom Electronics & Transcom Mobile Ltd. for its customer privilege. Under this MOU, LankaBangla MasterCard & VISA Card members will enjoy installment facility @ 0% under “ezypay” scheme. Khurshed Alam - Head of Retail Finance, Mir Shafiqul Islam, Head of Credit Card, Khandakar Shazzad Hossain-Relationship Sr. Officer of LBFL and Shib Pada Dey–AGM, Mahmudul Hoq-Senior Manager (Finance & Accounts) and other officials of both organizations were present at the signing ceremony. (Source: press release)

Midland Bank Limited signs agreement with Hotel Sarina

Midland Bank Limited (MDB) recently signed a MoU with Hotel Sarina. Under this agreement, MDB Visa cardholders enjoy discount on rooms and dining from Hotel Sarina, Dhaka.

Md. Ridwanul Hoque, SVP & Head of Retail Distribution of Midland Bank Ltd. and Ekramul Hoque, General Manage of Hotel Sarina signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations, at a simple ceremony held at Hotel’s premises, Banani, Dhaka.

Khodoker Nayeemul Kabir, Deputy Managing Director, Muhammad H. Kafi, Chief Information Officer and Mostafizur Rahman, Head of Cards of Midland Bank also present on the occasion along with the officials of both organizations.  (Source: press release)

NRB Global Bank holds annual business review meeting

NRB Global Bank Limited arranged an annual Business review meeting 2015 with all Branch Manager & Divisional Head of the bank at Corporate Head office of the Bank held on May 05, 2015. The Main purpose of the meeting was to review the current business position of the Branches and analyze the potential opportunities for future through proper utilization of Human Resources.

Nizam Chowdhury, Chairman of the bank has inaugurated the meeting as chief guest while Managing Director Md. Abdul Quddus presided over the meeting. Among others Deputy Managing Director R Q M Forkan, SEVP Kazi Mashiur Rahman Jayhad, Company Secretary J Q M Habibullah, FCS, EVP Md. Enamul Islam Khan, all Divisional Heads & Branch Managers of the Bank were present the meeting. (Source: press release)

Pubali Bank signs Business Solutions agreement with Grameenphone

Pubali Bank Limited signed Business Solutions agreement with Grameenphone Ltd. at Pubali Bank Head Office recently. Sk.Golam Mohammad, General Manager of Establishment Division of Pubali Bank Ltd. and Sazzad Alam, Deputy Director, Direct Sales, Commercial of Grameenphone Ltd. signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.

Managing Director of Pubali Bank Limited Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury was present as Chief Guest at the agreement signing ceremony. Md. Sayeed Sikder, Company Secretary & General Manager and Mohammad Ali, Chief Technical Officer & General Manager of Information Technology Division of Pubali Bank Ltd. and senior officials of both the organizations were also present.

Pubali Bank Limited and all the officers and employees of the bank will enjoy fastest sevices. Under this agreement they will get modern facilities along with Voice Communication, FnF, High speed 3G Internet, Data Connectivity, Handset at a cheaper rate. (Source: press release)

Caption: Pubali Bank Limited signed Business Solutions agreement with Grameenphone Ltd. at Pubali Bank Head Office recently. Sk.Golam Mohammad, General Manager of Establishment Division of Pubali Bank Ltd. and Sazzad Alam, Deputy Director, Direct Sales, Commercial of Grameenphone Ltd. signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Limited Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury was present as Chief Guest at the agreement signing ceremony. Md. Sayeed Sikder, Company Secretary & General Manager and Mohammad Ali, Chief Technical Officer & General Manager of Information Technology Division of Pubali Bank Ltd. and senior officials of both the organizations were also present.

Symphony launches two high powered battery smartphones

Smartphone users are always craving for long lasting batteries to power up their handsets all day long without charging in affordable smartphones. Keeping that in mind, Symphony mobile has recently launched two smartphones dubbed as V60 and H150 in the market. Both these handsets have been inaugurated by the Jakaria Shahid, Managing Director of the company in their 100th Brand Outlet at Jamuna Future Park, Dhaka.

For starters, H150 has a whopping 4000 mAh battery and V60 is paired with a 3000 mAh battery which can withstand long hours of heavy usage all day long.

As always, Symphony has been tailoring each and every feature with utter care for its customers. For example, H150 packs quite a few punch with its incredible  5 inch IPS display along with autofocus enabled 8MP back, 2MP front camera and powered by 1.3GHz Quad Core processor. On the other hand the stylish 4.5 inch IPS display featured in V60 has a 5MP back and 2 MP front camera. Both of these smartphones have a 8GB internal memory and its external memory storage can be expandable upto 32GB if needed.

“Powerful batteries are what the consumer look for in any smartphone they wish to buy these days.” Said Jakaria Shahid, Managing Director of the company, “And we have introduced two big battery smartphones just to cater that demand from our customers.”

H150 comes with a free flip cover which can be used to operate total of five apps without even flipping the cover, thanks to its ‘Hall Sensor’ technology. Also, this smartphones comes as OTG ready which enable its users to connect all kinds of USB devices like pendrive via OTG cables.

Both the smarphones are packed with G and Accelerometer sensor which rotates the screen according to the motion and angle of the handset enabling it to play cool games like ‘Temple Run, Highways Rider etc. And its proximity sensor keeps the battery charged up by dimming the light when in ear for calls.

Symphony announced BDT 6,490 for V60 and BDT 10,590 for H150 offering the best bang for the buck at this price range in the market.

Photo Caption: Jakaria Shahid, Managing Director, Edison Group has introduced new V60 and H150 smartphones at 100th brand outlet of Symphony in Jamuna Future Park recently. Ashraful Haque, Head of Marketing and Jafrul Alam Khan, Business Director (Edison Electronics), M A Hanif, National Sales Manager along with other officials were also present during the launching event at the venue. (Source: press release)

Sayeed H Chowdhury re-elected ONE Bank chairman

The Board of Directors of ONE Bank Limited has re-elected Mr. Sayeed H. Chowdhury as its Chairman for another one-year term from April 30, 2015. The Board has also re-elected Mr. Asoke Das Gupta as its Vice Chairman and Mr. Zahur Ullah as its Chairman of the Executive Committee.

British educated Mr. Sayeed H. Chowdhury is the founder, Chairman  & CEO of the much acclaimed and diversified blue chip conglomerate HRC. He is a member of the British Institute of Management.

Mr. Chowdhury is the Chairman of Media New Age Ltd. and Information Services Network Ltd. He is also the honorary adviser of Bangladesh Ocean Going Ship owners’ Association (BOGSOA). Mr. Chowdhury is the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the National Bengali Daily JAIJAIDIN.

Vice Chairman, Mr. Asoke Das Gupta is a reputed businessman of the country. He is the Chief Executive of IMTREX and the Managing Director of Uniroyal Trade Limited. He is also the Chairman of Uniroyal Securities Limited and Ocunova Eye Hospital.

Mr. Zahur Ullah, Director of ONE Bank Limited has been re - elected as Chairman of the Executive Committee. He is a prominent business person in the country. He graduated in Finance from University of Dhaka.  He is involved in the buying, manufacturing, and exporting of readymade garments and allied products. Mr. Zahur Ullah is the Chairman of LL Group and also the Managing Director of GTEX Ltd. He is one of the Directors of Holiday Publications Ltd. (Source: press release)

Gavin J Walker becomes Singer Bangladesh chairman

The Board of Directors of Singer Bangladesh Limited in its 213th meeting held on April 30, 2015 (Thursday) elected Gavin J Walker as the Chairman of the Company.

Mr. Walker joined the Board of Singer Bangladesh Limited as Director on October 23, 2005. Gavin Walker is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Singer Asia Limited and was appointed to this position in August 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Walker held offices as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of public quoted and private companies in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Mr. Walker served as Chief Executive Officer of a multi-brand retailer of electrical appliances and furniture with operations in 16 African countries and Australia (including SINGER brand electrical appliances under license).

Gavin Walker serves on the Board of a number of Singer Asia subsidiaries and owns in his personal capacity 4.8% of the shares in Singer Asia Limited’s holding company. (Source: press release)

Most Common English Phrases (Set 2)

1. Certainly.
2. Good afternoon.
3. Good evening sir.
4. Good luck.
5. Good morning.
6. Great.
7. Happy Birthday.
8. Have a good trip.
9. Hello.
10. Nice to meet you.
11. Please call me.
12. A one way ticket.
13. A round trip ticket.
14. About 300 kilometres.
15. Are you going to help her?
16. At what time?
17. Can I make an appointment for next Wednesday?
18. Can you repeat that please?
19. Do you have enough money?
20. Do you know how to cook?
21. Do you know what this says?
22. Do you want me to come and pick you up?
23. Does this road go to New York?
24. Follow me.
25. From here to there.
26. Go straight ahead.
27. Have you arrived?
28. Have you been to Boston?
29. How do I get there?
30. How do I get to Daniel Street?
31. How do I get to the American Embassy?
32. How long does it take by car?
33. How long does it take to get to Georgia?
34. How long is the flight?
35. How was the movie?
36. I have a question I want to ask you. / I wanna ask you a question.
37. I wish I had one.
38. I'd like to make a phone call.
39. I'd like to make a reservation.
40. I'll take that one also.
41. I'm coming right now.
42. I'm going home in four days.
43. I'm leaving tomorrow.
44. I'm looking for the post office.
45. Is this pen yours?
46. One ticket to New York please.
47. One way or round trip?
48. Please speak slower.
49. Please take me to the airport.
50. That way.
51. The plane departs at 5:30.
52. They arrived yesterday.
53. Turn around.
54. Turn left.
55. Turn right.
56. What time are you going to the bus station?
57. When did this happen?
58. When did you arrive in Boston?
59. When do we arrive?
60. When does it leave?
61. When does he arrive?
62. When does it arrive?
63. When does the bank open?
64. When does the bus leave?
65. Where can I mail this?
66. Where is she from?
67. Where is the bathroom?
68. Why not?
69. Will you remind me?
70. 
    

Most Common English Phrases (Set 1)

1. Be careful driving.
2. Be careful.
3. Can you translate this for me?
4. Chicago is very different from Boston.
5. Don't worry.
6. Everyone knows it.
7. Everything is ready.
8. Excellent.
9. From time to time.
10. Good idea.
11. He likes it very much.
12. Help!
13. He's coming soon.
14. He's right.
15. He's very annoying.
16. He's very famous.
17. How are you?
18. How's work going?
19. Hurry.
20. I ate already.
21. I can't hear you.
22. I don't know how to use it.
23. I don't like him.
24. I don't like it.
25. I don't speak very well.
26. I don't understand.
27. I don't want it.
28. I don't want that.
29. I don't wanna bother you.
30. I feel good.
31. I get off work at 6.
32. I have a headache.
33. I hope you and your wife have a nice trip.
34. I know.
35. I like her.
36. I lost my watch.
37. I love you.
38. I need to change clothes.
39. I need to go home.
40. I only want a snack.
41. I think it tastes good.
42. I think it's very good.
43. I thought the clothes were cheaper.
44. I was about to leave the restaurant when my friends arrived.
45. I'd like to go for a walk.
46. If you need my help, please let me know.
47. I'll call you when I leave.
48. I'll come back later.
49. I'll pay.
50. I'll take it.
51. I'll take you to the bus stop.
52. I'm an American.
53. I'm cleaning my room.
54. I'm cold.
55. I'm coming to pick you up.
56. I'm going to leave.
57. I'm good, and you?
58. I'm happy.
59. I'm hungry.
60. I'm married.
61. I'm not busy.
62. I'm not married.
63. I'm not ready yet.
64. I'm not sure.
65. I'm sorry, we're sold out.
66. I'm thirsty.
67. I'm very busy. I don't have time now.
68. Is Mr. Smith an American?
69. Is that enough?
70. It's longer than two miles.
71. I've been here for two days.
72. I've heard Texas is a beautiful place.
73. I've never seen that before.
74. Just a little.
75. Just a moment.
76. Let me check.
77. Let me think about it.
78. Let's go have a look.
79. Let's practice English.
80. May I speak to Mrs. Smith please?
81. More than that.
82. Never mind.
83. Next time.
84. No, thank you.
85. No.
86. Nonsense.
87. Not recently.
88. Not yet.
89. Nothing else.
90. Of course.
91. Okay.
92. Please fill out this form.
93. Please take me to this address.
94. Please write it down.
95. Really?
96. Right here.
97. Right there.
98. See you later.
99. See you tomorrow.
100. See you tonight.
101. She's pretty.
102. Sorry to bother you.
103. Stop!
104. Take a chance.
105. Take it outside.
106. Tell me.
107. Thank you miss.
108. Thank you sir.
109. Thank you very much.
110. Thank you.
111. Thanks for everything.
112. Thanks for your help.
113. That looks great.
114. That smells bad.
115. That's alright.
116. That's enough.
117. That's fine.
118. That's it.
119. That's not fair.
120. That's not right.
121. That's right.
122. That's too bad.
123. That's too many.
124. That's too much.
125. The book is under the table.
126. They'll be right back.
127. They're the same.
128. They're very busy.
129. This doesn't work.
130. This is very difficult.
131. This is very important.
132. Try it.
133. Very good, thanks.
134. We like it very much.
135. Would you take a message please?
136. Yes, really.
137. Your things are all here.
138. You're beautiful.
139. You're very nice.
140. You're very smart.