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Odhikar's Fact Finding Report/5 and 6 May 2013/Hefazate Islam, Motijheel
Odhikar’s Fact Finding Report/5 and 6 May 2013/Hefazate Islam, Motijheel/Page-1 Summary of the incident Hefazate Islam Bangladesh, like any other non-political social and cultural organisation, claims to be a people’s platform to articulate the concerns of religious issues. According to the organisation, its aims are to take into consideration socio-economic, cultural, religious and political matters that affect values and practices of Islam. Moreover, protecting the rights of the Muslim people and promoting social dialogue to dispel prejudices that affect community harmony and relations are also their objectives. Instigated by some bloggers and activists that mobilised at the Shahbag movement, the organisation, since 19th February 2013, has been protesting against the vulgar, humiliating, insulting and provocative remarks in the social media sites and blogs against Islam, Allah and his Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (pbuh). In some cases the Prophet was portrayed as a pornographic character, which infuriated the people of all walks of life. There was a directive from the High Court to the government to take measures to prevent such blogs and defamatory comments, that not only provoke religious intolerance but jeopardise public order. This is an obligation of the government under Article 39 of the Constitution. Unfortunately the Government took no action on this. As a response to the Government’s inactions and its tacit support to the bloggers, Hefazate Islam came up with an elaborate 13 point demand and assembled peacefully to articulate their cause on 6th April 2013. Since then they have organised a series of meetings in different districts, peacefully and without any violence, despite provocations from the law enforcement agencies and armed Awami League activists. -
Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) for Dhaka, Bangladesh
Final Report on Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) for Dhaka, Bangladesh Prepared By: NOOR-E-ALAM Superintending Engineer Roads and Highways Department Dhaka, Bangladesh October 2018 Sustainable Urban Transportation Index (SUTI) for Dhaka, Bangladesh Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study area .................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Objectives of the study ................................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 2: CURRENT STATE OF URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ............................ 4 2.1 Major transport network and systems ......................................................................... 4 2.2 Key connection points of DMA .................................................................................. 5 2.3 Existing transport situation of Dhaka city ................................................................... 7 2.3.1 Major transport modes of Dhaka city .................................................................. 7 2.3.2 Modal share in Dhaka city ................................................................................... 8 2.3.3 Environmental perspective .................................................................................. -
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT and COMMERCE BANK LIMITED Audited Financial Statements As at and for the Year Ended 31 December 2019
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT AND COMMERCE BANK LIMITED Audited Financial Statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2019 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT AND COMMERCE BANK LIMITED Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2019 Amount in BDT Particulars Note 31 December 2019 31 December 2018 PROPERTY AND ASSETS Cash 18,056,029,773 16,020,741,583 Cash in hand (including foreign currency) 3.a 2,872,338,679 2,899,030,289 Balance with Bangladesh Bank and its agent bank(s) (including foreign currency) 3.b 15,183,691,094 13,121,711,294 Balance with other banks and financial institutions 4.a 5,637,834,204 8,118,980,917 In Bangladesh 4.a(i) 4,014,719,294 6,823,590,588 Outside Bangladesh 4.a(ii) 1,623,114,910 1,295,390,329 Money at call and on short notice 5 910,000,000 3,970,000,000 Investments 47,216,443,756 32,664,400,101 Government securities 6.a 41,369,255,890 27,258,506,647 Other investments 6.b 5,847,187,866 5,405,893,454 Loans and advances 232,523,441,067 210,932,291,735 Loans, cash credit, overdrafts etc. 7.a 221,562,693,268 198,670,768,028 Bills purchased and discounted 8.a 10,960,747,799 12,261,523,707 Fixed assets including premises, furniture and fixtures 9.a 6,430,431,620 5,445,835,394 Other assets 10.a 9,606,537,605 9,003,060,522 Non-banking assets 11 373,474,800 373,474,800 Total assets 320,754,192,825 286,528,785,052 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL Liabilities Borrowing from other banks, financial institutions and agents 12.a 8,215,860,335 9,969,432,278 Subordinated debt 13 2,800,000,000 3,500,000,000 Deposits and other -
“E-Business and on Line Banking in Bangladesh: an Analysis”
“E-Business and on line banking in Bangladesh: an Analysis” AUTHORS Muhammad Mahboob Ali ARTICLE INFO Muhammad Mahboob Ali (2010). E-Business and on line banking in Bangladesh: an Analysis. Banks and Bank Systems, 5(2-1) RELEASED ON Wednesday, 07 July 2010 JOURNAL "Banks and Bank Systems" FOUNDER LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives” NUMBER OF REFERENCES NUMBER OF FIGURES NUMBER OF TABLES 0 0 0 © The author(s) 2021. This publication is an open access article. businessperspectives.org Banks and Bank Systems, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2010 Muhammad Mahboob Ali (Bangladesh) E-business and on-line banking in Bangladesh: an analysis Abstract E-business has created tremendous opportunity all over the globe. On-line banking can act as a complementary factor of e-business. Bangladesh Bank has recently argued to introduce automated clearing house system. This pushed up- ward transition from the manual banking system to the on-line banking system. The study has been undertaken to ob- serve present status of the e-business and as its complementary factor on-line banking system in Bangladesh. The arti- cle analyzes the data collected from Bangladeshi banks up to February 2010 and also used snowball sampling tech- niques to gather answer from the five hundred respondents who have already been using on-line banking system on the basis of a questionnaire which was prepared for this study purpose. The study found that dealing officials of the banks are not well conversant about their desk work. The author observed that the country can benefit from successful utiliza- tion of e-business as this will help to enhance productivity. -
Flood Risk Management in Dhaka a Case for Eco-Engineering
Public Disclosure Authorized Flood Risk Management in Dhaka A Case for Eco-Engineering Public Disclosure Authorized Approaches and Institutional Reform Public Disclosure Authorized People’s Republic of Bangladesh Public Disclosure Authorized • III contents Acknowledgements VII Acronyms and abbreviations IX Executive Summary X 1 · Introduction 2 Objective 6 Approach 8 Process 9 Organization of the report 9 2 · Understanding Flood Risk in Greater Dhaka 10 disclaimer Demographic changes 13 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for River systems 13 Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily Monsoonal rain and intense short-duration rainfall 17 reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the Major flood events and underlying factors 20 governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and Topography, soil, and land use 20 other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment Decline of groundwater levels in Dhaka on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the 27 endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Impact of climate vulnerability on flood hazards in Dhaka 28 copyright statement Flood vulnerability and poverty 29 The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting Summary 33 portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to 3 · Public Sector Responses to Flood Risk: A Historical Perspective 34 reproduce portions of the work promptly. -
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Cover and section photo credits Cover Photo: “Untitled” by Nurus Salam is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (Shangu River, Bangladesh). https://www.flickr.com/photos/nurus_salam_aupi/5636388590 Country Overview Section Photo: “village boy rowing a boat” by Nasir Khan is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasir-khan/7905217802 Disaster Overview Section Photo: Bangladesh firefighters train on collaborative search and rescue operations with the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division at the 2013 Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange (DREE) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonmildep/11856561605 Organizational Structure for Disaster Management Section Photo: “IMG_1313” Oregon National Guard. State Partnership Program. Photo by CW3 Devin Wickenhagen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonmildep/14573679193 Infrastructure Section Photo: “River scene in Bangladesh, 2008 Photo: AusAID” Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10717349593/ Health Section Photo: “Arsenic safe village-woman at handpump” by REACH: Improving water security for the poor is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/reachwater/18269723728 Women, Peace, and Security Section Photo: “Taroni’s wife, Baby Shikari” USAID Bangladesh photo by Morgana Wingard. https://www.flickr.com/photos/usaid_bangladesh/27833327015/ Conclusion Section Photo: “A fisherman and the crow” by Adnan Islam is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://www.flickr.com/photos/adnanbangladesh/543688968 Appendices Section Photo: “Water Works Road” in Dhaka, Bangladesh by David Stanley is licensed under CC BY 2.0. -
Independent Auditor's Report and Audited Consolidated & Separate Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2016
Dhaka Bank Limited and its subsidiaries Independent Auditor's Report and Audited Consolidated & Separate Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2016 BDBL Bhaban (Level -13 & 14), 12 Kawran Bazar Commercial Area, Dhaka - 1215, Bangladesh. ACNABIN Cbartered Accowntants BDBL Bhaban (Level-13 & 14) Telephone: (88 02) 81.44347 ro 52 1.2 Kawran Bazar Commercial Area (88 02) 8189428 to 29 Dhaka-121.5, Bangladesh. Facsimile: (88 02) 8144353 e-mail: <[email protected]> Web: www.acnabin.com INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF DHAKA BANK LIMITED Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Dhaka Bank Limited and its subsidiaries namely Dhaka Bank Securities Limited and Dhaka Bank Investment Limited ("the Group") as well as the separate financial statements of Dhaka Bank Limited ("the Bank"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheet of the Group and the separate balance sheet as at 31" December 2016 and the consolidated and separate profit and loss accounts, consolidated and separate statements of changes in equity and consolidated and separate cash flow statements for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements and Internal Controls Management is responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial statements of the Group and also the separate financial statements of the Bank that give a true and fair view in accordance with Bangladesh -
BANGLADESH POWER DEVELOPMENT BOARD Tel: 880-2-9554209
'?trf qtfrffirBrEr{, 951q6trfrqq" Central Secretariate, WAPDA Building (1't floor), Motijheel C/A BPDB, Dhaka-1 000 BANGLADESH POWER DEVELOPMENT BOARD Tel: 880-2-9554209 g y- 0) Memo no. 27 .11.0000.101 .14,O0%,>O - R Date: toztzozo EOI DOCUMENT FOR RENDERING CONSULTANCY SERVIGES AS OWNER'S ENGINEER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RAOZAN 4OO MW + 10% COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT PROJECT, CHATTOGRAM, BANGLADESH 1.0 lntroduction: A Combined Cycle Power Plant of 400 MW t10% capacity at site conditions (35oC, 1.013 bar, 98% R.H.) is intended to be set up by Bangladesh Power Development Board at the specified space within existing Raozan Power Station, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Raozan Upazila is located in Chattogram District, 25 kilometers north-east from Chattogram on the south side of the Chattogram-Kaptai Highway. The proposed combined cycle Plantwill be 1:1:1 with single shaft configuration having capacity of 400 MW t 10% at site conditions (35oC, 1 .013 bar, 98% R.H.). Natural Gas will be used as fuel of this Power Plant. Around 38 acres of land is available in the southern & eastern side of existing power station boundaries. Portion of this land will be used for Construction of Raozan 400 MW t 10% Combined Cycle Power Plant Project (around 10 acres) and the remaining space will be used for future Power Plant expansion. The completion period of the power plant project in 900 Days from the Effective Date of Contract and warranty period is 24 months from the Operational acceptance of the facilities. 2.0 Expression of lnterest: BPDB now invites reputed lnternational Engineering Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in providing consultancy services as Owner's Engineer for Construction of Raozan 400 MW ! 1Ao/o Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Plant Project, Chattogram. -
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report of Reliance Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report of Reliance Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Number: 50253-001 October 2017 BAN: Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited Prepared by Adroit Environment Consultants Ltd, Bangladesh The environmental and social impact assessment report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Term of Use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Narayanganj, Bangladesh ESIA Report ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT October 2017 BAN: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Narayanganj, Bangladesh by Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited A Study Conducted by Adroit Environment Consultants Ltd, Bangladesh Page | i Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Narayanganj, Bangladesh ESIA Report CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 05 April 2017@ OANDA.COM) Currency unit – Bangladeshi taka (BDT) $1.00 = 79.1220 Page | ii Meghnaghat 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Narayanganj, Bangladesh ESIA Report ABBREVIATIONS AAQS - Ambient Air -
Country Report BANGLADESH
Country report BANGLADESH Summary Benefitting from its comparative advantage in producing ready-made garments and its relatively low degree of integration into the global economy, Bangladesh’s economy continues to prove its resilience amid a deteriorating external environment. In 2011, the economy expanded by 6.7% and 6% growth is expected for this year. Yet, despite its strong economic performance, Bangladesh remains one of the poorest countries in the world, as its weak physical and administrative infrastructure, widespread corruption and recurrent vast floods prevent higher growth rates. Recent government efforts to strengthen secularism and address war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence have deepened political polarization, while progress on the government’s policy agenda is slow and important reforms to free more funds for social and economic development are lagging. Despite foreign grants, budget deficits remain stubbornly high and are partly financed by the central bank, which contributes to double-digit inflation levels. The external position remains acceptable, even though the current account will post limited deficits in the coming years. Things to watch: Progress on the policy agenda amid considerable political polarization Impact of rising commodity prices on social stability Ability of the central bank to rein in double-digit inflation Author: Fabian Briegel Country Risk Research Economic Research Department Rabobank Nederland Contact details: P.O.Box 17100, 3500 HG Utrecht, The Netherlands +31-(0)30-21-64053 -
Policy Analysis Unit* (PAU)
Policy Analysis Unit* (PAU) Policy Note Series: PN 0703 Recent Experiences in the Foreign Exchange and Money Markets Md. Habibur Rahman, Ph. D Shubhasish Barua Policy Analysis Unit Research Department Bangladesh Bank September 2006 Copyright © 2006 by Bangladesh Bank * The Bangladesh Bank (BB), in cooperation with the World Bank Institute (WBI), has formed the Policy Analysis Unit (PAU) within its Research Department in July 2005. The aim behind this initiative is to upgrade the capacity for research and policy analysis at BB. As part of its mandate PAU will prepare and publish, among other, several Policy Notes on macroeconomic issues every quarter. The precise topics of these Notes are chosen by the Resident Economic Adviser in consultation with the senior management of the Bangladesh Bank. These papers are primarily intended as background documents for the policy guidance of the senior management of BB. Neither the Board of Directors nor the management of the Bangladesh Bank, nor WBI, nor any agency of the Government of Bangladesh or the World Bank Group necessarily endorses any or all of the views expressed in these papers. The latter reflect the judgment based on professional analysis carried out by the staff of the Policy Analysis Unit, and hence the usual caveat as to the veracity of research reports applies. [An electronic version of this paper is available at www.bangladeshbank.org.bd] i Recent Experiences in the Foreign Exchange and Money Markets Md. Habibur Rahman, Ph. D∗ and Shubhasish Barua∗ September 2006 Abstract Over the last two fiscal years both the foreign exchange and the money markets in Bangladesh experienced notable volatility, which resulted in substantial depreciation of BDT against major currencies and a temporary rise in the interest rate in the money market. -
Problems and Progress Towards Sustainable Power
2nd Foundation Training Course th th 08 July to 18 September 2020 Problems and Progress towards Sustainable Power Supervised by: Sheikh Faezul Amin Joint Secretary, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Submitted by: Group – 06 Md. Dolu Mia (2160) Md. Toufique Aziz (2201) Muhammad Tanvirul Hasan (2234) Mohammad Shamsur Rahman (2235) Md. Zillur Rahman Bhuiyan (2236) Fariha Sadeque (2237) Md. Arafat Ul Huq (2240) 1 September, 2020 Acknowledgement Firstly all praises and thanks to the Almighty Allah for His showers of blessings for giving us strength, ability and knowledge to finish the research work. We would like to express our deep and sincere gratitude to our research supervisor, Mr. Sheikh Faezul Amin, Joint Secretary, Power Division, for giving us the opportunity to do research on “Problems and Progress towards Sustainable Power” and providing invaluable guidance throughout this research. His dynamism, vision, sincerity and motivation have deeply inspired us. He has taught us the methodology to carry out the research and to present the research works as clearly as possible. It was a great privilege and honor to work and study under his guidance. We are extremely grateful for what he has offered us. We would also like to thank him for his friendship, empathy, and great sense of humor. We are extremely grateful to each member of our group for everyone’s genuine collaboration throughout this research work. We are extending our thanks to the Principal Adviser: Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam, NDC, Rector, BPMI, Course Adviser: Md. Golam Rabbani, MDS (Admin & Finance), BPMI, Course Director: Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Director (Training), BPMI.