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Speakers praise BB’s role in financial inclusion
Speakers at a webinar have praised the role of Bangladesh Bank (BB) for enhancing financial inclusion and women's access to finance in Bangladesh in different dimensions.
They said that the central bank has brought non-government organizations (NGOs), Financial Institutions (FIs) which are working in the rural areas with the marginal people into the net of financial coverage.
A large number of women and unbanked population (who do not use or do not have access to any traditional financial services) were brought under financial access facilities, allowing those who were unable to avail lending facility from banks due to lack of documents to get loans, the speakers said.
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The speakers came up with the remarks while speaking at a webinar on 'Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh with different dimensions' organized by Entrepreneurial Economists club of Dhaka School of Economics, held on Saturday.
Anis A. Khan ,former managing director, Mutual Trust bank limited joined the webinar as the chief guest, while Md.Mostafizur Rahman Sarder, Executive Director(PRL) ,Bangladesh Bank and Dr. Yashoda Krishna Durge, GNVS Institute of Management, India were special guests.
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Macroeconomic expert and Coordinator, department of Entrepreneurial Economics Prof Muhammad Mahboob Ali chaired the session.
Speakers for replicating RMG success model to boost plastic sector
For a sustainable development of plastic sector in post-LDC era, speakers in a webinar have urged to ease duty structure on import of plastic raw materials, modernization of respective policies, encouraging uses of bio-plastic, signing of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)or Preferential trade arrangements (PTAs) with potential countries.
They sought some initiatives for booming plastic business and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) on priority basis for increasing negotiation skills to protect the domestic market, bringing product diversification, development of plastic waste management system, technological advancement, enhancing accredited world class testing lab facilities, and innovative product designing.
Speakers put emphasis on these issues at a webinar on “Sustainable export growth in post-LDC world: strategies for the plastic sector” organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Saturday.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus joined the webinar as the chief guest. DCCI President Rizwan Rahman chaired the event. FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin joined as special guest.
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Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus said that the existing nexus between the public and private sector is stronger than ever that leads Bangladesh to a new height.
In order to identify various prospects and challenges in the plastic sector, he suggested forming a national taskforce combining public and private sector participation.
He also urged for a better plastic waste management solution.
Rizwan Rahman, in his opening remarks said that the plastic sector witnessed a rapid commercialization and became an important export item of Bangladesh.
Export of plastic goods contributes 0.33 percent to the GDP. Around 5,110 companies are operational in the plastic sector and 98 percent of them are SMEs, he mentioned.
“To ensure sustainable industrial growth, a draft Plastic Policy was developed by the Government. Since many preferences will not exist in the post-LDC era, FTA and RTAs can be signed with the potential countries,” the DCCI president said.
“We need to replicate the RMG success model to other export-led manufacturing sectors as well. Product diversification is essential while changing raw materials to recycled plastic waste as a viable alternative,” he added.
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Md. Jashim Uddin, President, FBCCI, Shamim Ahmed, President, Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BPGMEA), Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam, NBR Member (Customs), Dr. Ijaz Hossain, retired professor of Chemical Engineering, BUET, among others, spoke in the function.
Job Circular at BIWTA: Large Recruitment for Bangladesh Inland Shipping Authority, Vacancy 363
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has published a huge recruitment circular for the recruitment of manpower. A total of 363 people will be hired in 24 categories in BIWTA. Interested candidates need to apply online.
BIWTA Job Details:
1. Position Name: Electrical Engineer
Number of posts: 2
Salary Scale: TK. 35,500-67,010
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2. Position Name: Assistant Naval Architect and Project Officer
Number of posts: 5
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060
3. Position Name: Assistant Naval Engineer, Assistant Mechanical Engineer, General Foreman and Engineering Supervisor (Diesel)
Number of posts: 6
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060
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4. Position Name: Assistant Engineer
Number of posts: 6
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060
5. Position Name: River Surveyor
Number of posts: 1
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060
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6. Position Name: Assistant Accelerator Engineer (Deca Chain)
Number of posts: 4
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060
7. Position Name: Assistant Engineer (CSE)
Number of posts: 2
Salary Scale: TK. 22,000-53,060.
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8. Position Name: Junior River Surveyor
Number of posts: 6
Salary Scale: TK. 11,000-26,590
9. Position Name: Deputy Assistant Engineer
Number of posts: 10
Salary scale: TK. 16,000-38,640.
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10. Position Name: Assistant Technical Officer, Supervisor, Estimator and Deputy Assistant Engineer
Number of posts: 12
Salary scale: TK. 16,000-38,640.
11. Position Name: Supervisor (Electrical), Senior Technical Assistant, Deputy Assistant Engineer (Accelerator)
Number of posts: 7
Salary scale: TK. 16,000-38,640.
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12. Position Name: Technical Assistant
Number of posts: 20
Salary Scale: TK.10,200-24,680
13. Position Name: Technical Assistant (Marine / Diesel / Mechanical)
Number of posts: 20
Salary Scale: TK.10,200-24,680.
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14. Position Name: Technical Assistant (Quick)
Number of posts: 15
Salary Scale: TK.10,200-24,680
15. Position Name: Supervisor-cum Maintainer, Warehouse Assistant and Assistant
Number of posts: 3
Salary Scale: TK.10,200-24,680.
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16. Position Name: Computer Operator
Number of posts: 10
Salary Scale: TK. 11,000-26,590
17. Position Name: Driver-3
Number of posts: 10
Salary Scale: TK. 9,300-22,490.
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18. Position Name: Welder
Number of posts: 5
Salary Scale: TK. 9,300-22,490
19. Position Name: Motor Mechanic / Diesel Mechanic / Mechanic
Number of posts: 15
Salary Scale: TK. 9,300-22,490
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20. Position Name: Electric Mechanic
Number of posts: 10
Salary Scale: TK. 9,300-22,490
21. Position Name: Greiser
Number of posts: 61
Salary Scale: Rs. 9,000-21,600
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22. Position Name: Lashkar
Number of posts: 63
Salary Scale: Rs.8,500-20,570
23. Position Name: Bhandari
Number of posts: 30
Salary Scale: TK.8, 500-20,570
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24. Position Name: Topash
Number of posts: 3
Salary Scale: TK. 8,250-20,010
How to apply on BIWTA Job
Interested candidates need to apply online only through this website www.jobsbiwta.gov.bd. Terms and other conditions for filling up the application form can be found on this website www.jobsbiwta.gov.bd.
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Age of Limitation of BIWTA Jobs
Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years of age on April 1 this year. However, in case of children of Bir Muktijoddha / Shaheed Bir Muktijoddha, age is 32 years.
Application fee for BIWTA job
TK. 320 for position 1-11 and TK. 215 for position 12-24 must be deposited through mobile banking rocket.
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Last date of application
April 30, 2022
Pran-RFL bags 5 national export trophies
Pran-RFL Group has bagged national export trophies for the 17th consecutive year in recognition of its role in raising shipment in the agro-processing, plastic goods and light engineering products categories.
Five companies of the group won awards for the fiscal year 2017-18.
Pran Dairy, Pran Agro, and Habiganj Agro obtained the gold, silver and bronze trophies in the agro-processing category.
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Allplast Bangladesh of RFL got the silver trophy in the plastic goods category, and Rangpur Metal Industries obtained the silver trophy in light engineering.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the trophies to Eleash Mridha, managing director of Pran Group, Naser Ahmed, executive director of Pran Agro, Animesh Saha, executive director of Habiganj Agro, Sayed Hossain Chowdhury, executive director of Allplast Bangladesh, and Sayed Joynul Abedin, executive director of Rangpur Metal, at a city hotel Thursday.
Pran started exporting agro-based products in 1997, and now, the group ships a wide range of products to 145 countries.
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Pran-RFL has a big market in India and the Middle East, and the group's products are now available in Africa, Europe, and North and South America.
Akij sets up rooftop solar plant with Huawei's technology
Akij Group recently set up its first rooftop solar plant at Janata Jute Mill in Boalmari, Faridpur.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei provided technical solutions and support to this initial 470 KW project along with the engineering procurement construction partner Cynergy.
"Bangladesh should now turn its attention to renewable energy as this is where the future lies. We should set a goal to generate 100 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2025," Akij Group Managing Director Sheikh Bashir Uddin said.
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Jason Li, board member of Huawei Bangladesh, said: "Huawei wants to empower the energy sector of Bangladesh by increasing efficiency with its extraordinary digital power solutions as we are working here for building a fully connected, intelligent Bangladesh."
Bangladesh in safe zone on foreign loan front: Finance Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that Bangladesh is in the safe zone in terms of receiving the foreign loans.
He made the remarks while briefing reporters after the two consecutive meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP) on Thursday.
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Defending his remarks, he said Bangladesh’s debt-GDP ratio is 34 percent which is lowest in the world.
Our foreign exchange reserves are much higher than requirement, remittance is increasing, export is growing, and inflation is under control. We’re in the safe zone”, he said.
Kamal said the whole world is appreciating Bangladesh for its economic performances.
He said the countries having debt higher than their GDP (gross domestic products) are currently in danger. “But we are not at that level. Rather, our debt is much lower than GDP,” he asserted.
Responding to another question, the finance minister said the toll rates of the Padma Bridge have not been fixed yet. But a joint venture of South Korea and China has been awarded a contract to collect the tolls from the Padma Bridge project.
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“We didn’t do any detailed work on it. But we have a plan to make some profits by collecting revenue from the Padma Bridge project in order to implement more similar projects”, he said.
He said both the government and the users of the Padma Bridge will benefit from the project.
“We hope we could collect more revenue than the requirements to meet its expenditures”, he added.
Nagad wins 'Best Innovative Digital Financial Services Brand' award
Mobile financial services provider (MFS) Nagad has won the "Best Innovative Digital Financial Services Brand" award of the UK-based Global Brands Magazine.
Also, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad, was named "Fintech Personality of the Year 2022."
Global Brands Magazine recently announced the awards in its 10th edition.
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The magazine has been recognising innovations and accomplishments in several businesses such as fintech, banking, education, and technology.
This year, it awarded the best organisations in 11 industries, including airlines, banking and finance, fintech, consultancy, education, education technology, the stock market, insurance, investment, leadership, and technology.
Nagad has positioned itself as the country's second-largest MFS provider in less than two years through a series of innovations and customer-centric services since its establishment.
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It already won several awards from both domestic and international institutions.
Tanvir was selected for the award for his exceptional contribution to financial inclusion in Bangladesh through Nagad.
Self-reliance in seed production essential for food security: FBCCI
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Wednesday urged the government to enhance local capacity of seed production and marketing to reduce severe dependency on its import.
The apex chamber leaders said 93 percent of different crops' seed are imported to meet the local demand while Bangladesh Agriculture Development Authority (BADC) can produce 7 percent of the total demand in the country.
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The self-reliance in seed production necessary for sustainable food security, said the leaders of FBCCI.
In such a situation, the members of the FBCCI's Standing Committee on Agriculture, Agricultural Processing and Agro-based Industries have called for increasing local seed production to make Bangladesh's food security sustainable at their first meeting.
FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin was present at the meeting as the chief guest, held at the FBCCI office on Wednesday.
He said that food security is one of the most important issues for any country. The agricultural production kept Bangladesh economy at a relatively better position during Covid-19 epidemic, he added.
The government has taken initiative to turn agro-based industries into export-oriented industries, he said.
The FBCCI Chief urged the private sector entrepreneurs to come forward to invest in this sector.
He said that although Bangladeshi agricultural products are exported their buyers are mainly expatriate Bangladeshis.
An expert’s team has been appointed to conduct research in the London market to find out why these products are not being sold in the mainstream market.
After receiving the research data, the FBCCI President hopes that it will be possible to further increase the export of Bangladesh agricultural products abroad.
“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries are interested in taking halal food from Bangladesh. Hence there is a lot of potential in this sector.” The President said.
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Earlier, the director in-charge of the committee Dr. Ferdousi Begum said huge import dependence of seeds is a risk for the food security of the country.
Tasfia Jashim, co-chair of the committee, said, “54 per cent of the labor force in agriculture is women. Equal pay for this huge number of workers has not yet been ensured. At the same time, women own 10 percent or less of the land.”
Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Bab, senior vice-president of the FBCCI, the chairman of the committee Md. Abul Hashem,FBCCI Director Bijoy Kumar Kejriwal, Harun or Rashid, Secretary General Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque, Co-Chairmen of the Standing Committee, among others, spoke in the meeting.
Delivering Successful Business Presentation: What are the Ways and Secrets?
Business presentations are an excellent method of selling an idea, a service, or a plan. However, an un-successful presentation fails to express the most useful data or information that a firm has to offer or provide to satisfy its target audience. On the other hand, better presentations are within your company's grasp. You can start producing impressive business presentations right away if you have the correct tools and strategies. This post will look at the skills of creating a good business presentation.
9 Secrets for a Successful Corporate Presentation
Go Deeper with Your Research
Delivering a successful business presentation that engages the viewers requires more than just dumping facts into a slide deck. Find a key detail that goes beyond the scope of your subject. Offer the unexpected—one obscure and contradicting piece of knowledge that will raise eyebrows and spark debate.
Extend your search beyond a basic search engine check. Investigate relevant websites for fresh research, interview industry trailblazers, and peruse the business press.
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Show Sheer Enthusiasm
Vibes are always important. Nobody likes to hear you go on about a topic you are not interested in. If you are exhausted and bored with your own presentation, your audience may feel monotonous as well.
Anyone who is listening to you must realize how enthusiastic you are about the issue. This will be evident in your body language, such as talking, establishing eye contact, and moving about the stage. Amy Cuddy, a Harvard professor, explores how body postures might express authority. She spent hours striding, standing tall, and stretching her body before her incredibly successful TED address. These motions put her in a strong and passionate frame of mind.
However, it might be critical to energize yourself or your team members before a business presentation. You can warm-up with some stretching or voice exercises.
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Keep it Emotionally Appealing
A business presentation's goal is to move audience members from their certain feelings, which are frequently suspicious or indifferent, to an emotional state where they will make a positive choice. Or to a motivating state of mind from where they will be excited enough to act. As a result, rather than a succession of facts, frame your presentation as a trip through a variety of feelings.
Organize All the Necessary Data
Understanding the material contained therein is another critical step in developing great business presentations. Data is the most powerful tool a presenter can use to persuade the audience about the advantages of investing in a project, product, or idea. So, think carefully about which facts to include in your presentations and how to display them.
Data literacy is a topic that is gaining popularity in businesses. When discussing corporate presentations, the topic also comes to mind. Make sure that every piece of material in the presentation offers a clearer context to the topic you are giving and aids in decision-making.
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Be Authentic and Credible
Delivering a presentation does not mean to just display some information. It is not the time to boast about your career, project, firm, or organization. Rather, it is the time to demonstrate that what you say is trustworthy.
You are allowed to give out the details through facts and case studies. You may also accomplish this by sharing experiences. Furthermore, you can reveal the effort you put in to get the knowledge you currently have.
This is a key factor to remember while giving a presentation to your management or venture capitalists. They will easily recognize whether you have a strong history in the field.
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Choose a Proper Layout
As much as data is vital for persuading your audience, how you display it is equally significant in terms of how the targets perceive it. Creating a beautiful presentation is critical to its success since it makes it much simpler to express concepts in a clear and straightforward manner.
There are several methods for presenting information to your audience, and selecting the correct data visualization tools is a critical step toward success. Whether you show your data via pie charts, bar graphs, or complicated interactive technologies, your decision should be informative and in the organization's best interests.
Consider how your audience will digest your presentation. Will they view it on their laptops, on a big screen, in groups, or by themselves? This will assist you in determining font size, color scheme, and scale for the provided data.
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Avoid Information Overload
Cramming a lot of bullet points and visuals into your slides may send the viewers to sleep. The human brain processes visuals at 60,000 times the pace of the text. Because people will hear you rather than trying to read text on a computer or projector. Conversely, one properly selected statistic, infographic, diagram, or picture that tells a narrative may make your presentations more memorable and pleasant.
Minimize Yourself
People are selfish, and your audience is no exception. They want to understand how you plan to assist them in resolving their issue or how they are going to be benefited by your project or idea. They are unconcerned with your personal background. Frame your presentation in such a way that people might perceive themselves as the hero who solves the issue or offers a new opportunity.
Be with a Proper Mindset
If you are an employee of a company, you are undoubtedly exposed to a lot of presentations on a daily basis. So, while creating your presentation, you may want to put your creative thinking abilities to good use. To accomplish this, you must concentrate not just on the presentation itself but also on your mentality.
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Set goals for your presentation, determine its scope and learn from the experts. One of the world's best speakers, Steve Jobs famously stated, "a lot of times, people don't know what they want to see until you show them."
Examine how you want to give your presentations and, most importantly, ensure that you believe in the concept you are delivering to the target audience. This will go a long way toward making your business presentation a success.
Conclusion
The key to delivering a good corporate presentation is to connect with your audience and actually demonstrate the value of your ideas. This collection of expert advice might help you in tiny ways that will lead to large results. If you are already excited about your upcoming business presentation, inject a bit of your own personality into it.
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Nagad organises workshop on money laundering & crime control
'Nagad,' one of the country’s leading mobile financial services, recently conducted a workshop for the entrepreneurs in Gaibandha district aiming at identifying, controlling and preventing money laundering in order to avert fraudulent activity and terrorism financing.
During the session, the speakers emphasized the importance of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing for conducting ‘Nagad’ business and identifying potential risk areas. The organisers also discussed the strategies for increasing awareness of the entrepreneurs, reporting suspicious transactions, and raising awareness about fraudulent activity.
Lt Col Md Kousar Soukat Ali (retd), Chief of External Affairs Officer of Nagad, said, “Nagad has always prioritised entrepreneurial awareness and a secure business framework. As part of our efforts, we will continue to organize such awareness events across the country.”
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Representatives of the Gaibandha District Police highlighted their expertise in conducting various criminal cases, including fraud, and relevant challenges, and drew attention to the areas of cooperation of the entrepreneurs at the workshop.
Md. Mahbub Alam, PPM, DIG (Retd.), Head Stakeholder Management of Nagad assured complete cooperation in the correct procedure of regulating with the assistance of Nagad. He also urged the police department to work cooperatively with the local ‘Nagad Uddoktas’.
Additionally, top authorities from 'Nagad' visited several ‘Uddokta points’ in Gaibandha, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts to apprise them of the importance of preventing money laundering and terrorism funding. The entrepreneurs of Nagad participated spontaneously in the inspection process and made several constructive proposals to address the different obstacles inherent in running the business.
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The workshop was also attended by Gaibandha District Police representative and senior officials.