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On 20 December 2001, the Government of Bangladesh established a separate Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment, giving increased importance to the field of foreign employment. The purpose of forming this ministry is to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers and expand foreign employment.
Bangladesh and Jordan have expressed interest in expanding trade and investment. Jordan is one of the largest Bangladeshi labour export markets. [4] In 2011, Jordan lifted a ban on the importation of labour from Bangladesh but tightened the recruitment process soon after as a result of some cases of sexual exploitation of the female workers and labor strikes. [5]
In April 2021, BD Finance signed an agreement with the United States-based Sovereign Infrastructure Group for investments worth US$2 billion. [6] It received a AA- rating. [14] Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited was renamed to Bangladesh Finance Limited in April 2021. [15]
On 7 April 1972, after the Bangladesh Liberation War and the eventual independence of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh passed the Bangladesh Bank Order, (P.O. No. 127 of 1972), reorganising the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank and apex regulatory body for the country's monetary and financial system.
In June, the Bank had 19.54 billion BDT in bad loans accounting for 9.63 per cent of all loans of the bank. [20] In November, Bangladesh Bank appointed Md Shazzad Hossoin, an official of Bangladesh Bank, to one bank as an observer. [20] One Bank reduced their CEO pay following decline in profit in 2021. [21]
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, owner of Afil Jute Mills Limited, Mohammad, served as the chairman of the bank. [7] In 1987, Khoksha-Janipur Bank was renamed to Jubilee Bank. [ 5 ] In 1988 the bank with permission from Bangladesh Bank was transformed into a commercial bank with Mia Abdur Rashid, co-chairman of Bangladesh Freedom ...
BASIC Bank Limited was established on 2 August 1988 began operations from 21 January 1989. [3] It was owned by BCC Foundation, which owned 70 percent of the shares, and the government of Bangladesh, which owned the remaining 30 percent of the shares. [3]
The Dhaka–Chattogram, [182] Dhaka–Barisal, [183] Dhaka–Rajshahi [184] and Dhaka–Tangail highways were also blocked. [ 185 ] In the evening, the Ministry of Education announced the indefinite closure of schools and colleges [ 186 ] [ 187 ] and the postponing of the HSC exam scheduled for 18 July.