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                                                  Mr. Jamal Ahmed Choudhury FCMA was elected President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) in its meeting held Thursday. The Council also elected  Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed FCMA and Mohammed Salim FCMA as Vice-Presidents, Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA as Secretary and Prof. Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala FCMA as Treasurer of the Institute. Prior to his new role, Mr. Jamal Ahmed Choudhury FCMA was elected Vice President of ICMAB for two terms. He served the Institute as Secretary in different terms. He was also the Chairman of Dhaka Branch Council of ICMAB. He obtained his graduation and post graduation in accounting from University of Dhaka and MBA from IBA, Dhaka University. He is the Executive Director, Accounts & Finance, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Professor Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed FCMA, a senior Fellow Member of the Institute, has been serving as a faculty in the Department of Accounting & Information Systems (AIS), University of Dhaka since July 14, 1986. He worked as the Chairman of AIS department of Dhaka University from 2012 to 2015. Currently he is serving the Chittagong Stock Exchange as an Independent Director. He was a part time member of the 8th Pay Commission 2015. Mohammed Salim FCMA is currently working as Financial Management Specialist, Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), IMED, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh. Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA is currently working as Deputy Secretary in Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Before this, he worked in Income Tax Administration for about 22 years in home and abroad. Mr. Khan served as an International Adviser to United Nations and Consultant of World Bank during 2004-2011. Previously, he served ICMAB as Treasurer and Secretary respectively. Mr. Khan is the Board Member of CAPA’s Public Sector Financial Management Committee for the term 2016-2019. Prof. Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala FCMA is now a Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). He worked as the Managing Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited. By profession he is a Professor of Dhaka University. Last year, he also served ICMAB as Treasurer. He was the Chairman of Dhaka Branch Council in 2008. Dr. Bala is the Chairman of SAFA Committee on NPOs and Co-operatives Sector, said a statement. -rmc//....

Published at: 2017-02-10 00:00:04

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Datbhanga border in Roumari upazila under Kurigram early Friday. The victim was identified as Tulu Miah, 60, a resident of Kaoarchar village of the upazila, reports UNB.  Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Nayek Subedar Hasan Mahmud of Datbhanga BoP said BSF members from Gutalugaon camp opened fire on a group of Bangladeshi cattle traders, including Tulu, while they were returning to Bangladesh with cattle from India around 4.30am, killing Tulu on the spot and injuring Sebat. Meanwhile, BGB has sent a letter to BSF, protesting the incident.  ....

Published at: 2017-02-10 00:00:04

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday arrested 13 Bangladeshi people, including two children, while they were returning home from India through Daulatpur border. The seven men, four women, and two children hail from different villages of Bagerhat and Narail districts, reports UNB.     Tipped off that a group of Bangladeshi people were crossing border in a bid to enter Bangladesh without valid documents, a team of the border guards conducted a drive at Daulatpur border and arrested them in the morning, said Subedar Abdus Salam of Daulatpur BGB camp. The arrestees, who entered India illegally three-four years back, used to work in various houses as domestic help in Mumbai city of India. Later, they were handed over to Benapole Port Police Station, said sub-inspector of the police station Ashraf Hossain. A case was filed.....

Published at: 2017-02-09 00:00:05

The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47. The confirmation follows a series of divisive hearings during which Democrats attacked Mr Sessions' record on civil rights. Democrat Elizabeth Warren was silenced after recalling historic allegations of racism against Mr Sessions. The Alabama senator's nomination was among Mr Trump's most controversial. The vote largely followed party lines, with just one Democrat senator - Joe Manchin of West Virginia - voting for Mr Sessions. Mr Sessions' Republican colleagues in the chamber applauded him as their majority carried him over the line. He will now take charge of the Justice Department and its 113,000 employees, including 93 US attorneys. Addressing the chamber after the vote, Mr Sessions said: "There is no greater honour than to represent the people of Alabama in the greatest deliberative body in the world. "I appreciate the full debate we've had and thank those afterwards who found sufficient confidence to cast their vote to confirm me as the next attorney general. "I fully understand the august responsibility of this office." But Mr Sessions added that "denigrating people who don't agree with us is not good for our politics". During debates ahead of the vote, Ms Warren and other Democratic senators recalled criticism of Mr Sessions by Martin Luther King's widow, who opposed his nomination as a federal judge in 1986, alleging he had intimidated black voters. That nomination was rejected by a US Senate panel amid concerns over allegedly racist comments made by Mr Sessions, and remarks which appeared to be sympathetic to white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan. David Duke, the former leader of the the KKK, welcomed the confirmation, writing on Twitter: "Mr Trump's appointment of Bannon, Flynn and Sessions are the first steps in the project of taking America back." Ms Warren, who was temporarily banned from the chamber, wrote: "If Jeff Sessions makes even the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry into the Justice Department, he'll hear from all of us." At 70, Mr Sessions is the same age as Mr Trump and was an early supporter of the president. Mr Trump has lashed out on Twitter at Democrats stalling his cabinet picks, including Mr Sessions, who is only the sixth of Mr Trump's 15 nominees to be confirmed. The Alabama senator is widely seen as an inspiration for Mr Trump's anti-immigration policies, and his close ties to the president and special advisor Steve Bannon have raised concerns about his ability to be sufficiently independent from the White House. The confirmation follows a turbulent first fortnight for Mr Trump, during which the president has faced heavy criticism over his controversial travel ban and a raid in Yemen which killed one US Navy operative and a number of civilians, including children.  ....

Published at: 2017-02-09 00:00:05

Indonesia's military chief says Australia has apologised over "offensive" training materials used at an army base in Perth. General Gatot Nurmantyo accepted the apology from the chief of Australia's army, the Indonesian military said on Wednesday, reports BBC. Indonesia last month said it had put all defence co-operation on hold, before clarifying the suspension was for one language-training programme. The nation said the materials referenced several sensitive topics. They were "soldiers in the past, East Timor, Papuan independence and 'Pancasila'", a reference to Indonesia's founding philosophy, Gen Nurmantyo said last month. Indonesia announced the apology in a statement after Australian Army chief Angus Campbell met with military leaders in Jakarta on Wednesday. "General Gatot has accepted the apology, and realised that in the era of global competition right now, unity and friendship are needed for neighbouring countries, without putting aside their differences," the Indonesian military statement said. The BBC has contacted Australian officials for comment. Indonesia's Security Minister Wiranto, who goes by a single name, said he was glad to see the military leaders "resolve the issue together like a family". "The little incidents that may occur, they're just individual statements, really," he said. "We can't let it destabilise the strong relationship between the two countries." Indonesian President Joko Widodo was due to visit Australia in November but called off the trip after a violent rally in Jakarta. Widodo is now scheduled to meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 26 February.....

Published at: 2017-02-09 00:00:05