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Sonali Bank PLC, General Manager’s Office, Sylhet arranged a Business Discussion Meeting at General Managers office conference room on Friday. General Manager of Sylhet GM Office Md. Delower Hossain presided over the meeting while Bank’s CEO and Managing Director Md. Afzal Karim attended as chief guest. Heads off all Principal Offices and all branch managers of Sylhet city under the GM office, Sylhet were took part in the conference.

A minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,800 has been finalized for the workers of the EPZs run under the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) in its 5th meeting on Thursday. The government constituted Wage Board with 11 members from the Prime Minister’ Office, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Finance, and representatives of owners & workers of EPZ enterprises headed by the Executive Chairman of BEPZA attended the meeting.

Mohammad Ali, Managing Director & CEO of Pubali Bank PLC, handed over a donation cheque of Tk fifty lakhs to General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, PhD, Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army and the main patron of ‘Proyash’ (a specialized educational institution for special needs children under the patronage of Bangladesh Army). Md. Faizul Hoque Sharif, General Manager of General Banking and Operation Division of the bank was present on this occasion.

Right of Food, Bangladesh on Thursday organised a seminar at an auditorium at the National Press Club in the capital. The seminar entitled, ‘Climate change and sustainable agriculture and food management: the directives from Cop28 and the reality of Bangladesh.’ Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed, Chairman of the organisation presided over the event. Climate expert Dr. M Asaduzzaman presented the keynote. Climate experts Dr. Rezaul Karim, Dr. Zahangir Alam Khan, Mohosin Ali, M. Zakir Hossain Khan, Shamsuddoha and Dr. Azrin Karim spoke while Wave Foundation Deputy Director Kaniz Fatima moderated the event.