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# NRBC Bank

NRBC Bank PLC. is a bank in Bangladesh. SM Parvez Tamal is the chairperson of the bank. The bank is listed on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges. Golam Awalia is the CEO and managing director of the bank.

## History

NRBC Bank PLC. was established on 2 April 2013. It was launched at Sonargaon Hotel and at the time was the first NRB bank of Bangladesh.
In April 2016, Farasath Ali was re-elected chairman of the bank and Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, founder of Metropolitan University, Sylhet, was reelected vice chairman of the bank.
In October 2017, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the finance ministry expressed deep concerns over the activities of NRB Commercial Bank Limited and The Farmers Bank Limited and called for protecting them from bankruptcy. An investigation by Bangladesh Bank had found massive irregularities against the two banks. Chairman of NRB Commercial Bank Limited, Farasath Ali, did not attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the finance ministry. Bangladesh Bank found officials of NRB Commercial Bank Limited guilty of forging the signatures of the bank directors and issuing 7 billion taka of loans violating banking rules. The bank violated policy when it gave loans to Shahidul Ahsan, former chairman of Mercantile Bank. Following the Bangladesh Bank report NRB Commercial Bank Limited removed Farasath Ali as chairman of the bank and replaced him with Tamal SM Parvez in December 2021. The bank also sent its managing director and Chief Executive Office, Dewan Mujibur Rahman, on leave and did not fire him after he secured a court verdict in his favor. Four other officials were removed from the bank. Bangladesh Bank would issue a two-year ban against Farasath Ali for irregularities.
In 2018, NRB Commercial Bank Limited was one of the worst performing banks in Bangladesh with high rates of loan defaulting. The same year Khondoker Rashed Maqsood was appointed CEO and managing director of the bank. Under him the bank tried to improve their reputation and make a break from the fiscal scandals.
In 2019 the bank had 71.85 billion taka in deposits and 62.01 billion in loans.
In 2020, Md Mukhter Hossain was appointed CEO and managing director of the bank. A major shareholder of the bank, Mohammad Shahid Islam, was sentenced to jail for human trafficking and money laundering in Kuwait.
NRBC Bank PLC. announced plans to go for initial public offering in February 2021. Asia Frontier Capital Limited and Asian Tiger Capital Partners were the IPO managers of the bank. NRBC Bank PLC. would be the first bank in 12 years to go for IPO in Bangladesh.
Golam Awalia was appointed the CEO and managing director of the bank in May 2021. In September 2021, Bangladesh Bank fined NRB Commercial Bank Limited for investing more than the allowed limit in the stock market. It imposed another fine worth around half a million taka against NRB Bank for the same reason. In October 2021, NRB Commercial Bank Limited stocks lost significant value index of Dhaka Stock Exchange.
NRBC Bank PLC. announced plans to issue 5 billion taka worth of subordinated bonds.
# Griffin Brothers

The Griffin Brothers were an American rhythm and blues band from Norfolk, Virginia, sometimes credited on record as the Griffin Brothers Orchestra. They made successful recordings with singer Margie Day, and had a no.1 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in 1951 with "Weepin' and Cryin'", featuring Tommy Brown.

## Biography

The group was formed by brothers Jimmy (born James Rudolph Griffin, Norfolk, Virginia, November 26, 1921–November 14, 2000) and "Buddy" Griffin (born Edward Elijah Griffin, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, October 5, 1919–October 22, 1981).
By 1920, the family lived in Norfolk, Virginia. Both Jimmy and Buddy studied music at the Juilliard School. Jimmy played trombone, and Buddy played piano. The band was completed by Wilbur Dyer (alto saxophone), Virgil Wilson (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Reeves (bass), and Emmett "Nab" Shields (drums). In the late 1940s they played local clubs in Washington, D.C., as well as Virginia and North Carolina, and added a singer, Margie Day. In early 1950 the band recorded as back-up to Roy Brown on the session for DeLuxe Records that yielded his no.1 R&B hit, "Hard Luck Blues".
Local music promoter Lillian Clairborne won them a recording contract with the newly formed Dot Records, established by Randy Wood. Their first record, credited to Margie Day with the Griffin Brothers Orchestra, "Street Walkin' Daddy" / "Riffin' With Griffin", became a no.7 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in late 1950, with sales reportedly reaching over 15 thousand a week. The follow-up record, "Little Red Rooster", not directly related to the Willie Dixon song but drawing on the same folk traditions, reached no.5 on the R&B chart in early 1951. Wilson, Reeves and Shields were replaced by Noble "Thin Man" Watts (tenor sax), Wilbur Little (bass), and Belton Evans (drums). The Griffin Brothers toured widely in 1951 and 1952 with Amos Milburn, Paul Williams and others, and continued to record both with Margie Day, and with singer Tommy Brown. They had two R&B hits with Brown, "Tra-La-La" which reached no.7, and "Weepin' and Cryin'" which reached no.1 in January 1952.
Day left the band for a solo career in late 1952, and was replaced on some appearances by Claudia Swann (née Swanson). The Griffin Brothers continued to tour with such artistes as The Orioles, Chuck Willis, and Faye Adams, and recorded for the Dot label until early 1954 when their contract ended and Jimmy Griffin left to form his own band. He later recorded briefly and unsuccessfully for Atco Records in New York.
Buddy Griffin signed for Chess Records in Chicago, and had a minor R&B hit in 1955, "I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya", with Claudia Swann, credited as Buddy & Claudia with the Buddy Griffin Orchestra. The band members were "Silly Willie" Wilson (trombone), Chuck Reeves (alto and baritone saxes), Earl Swanson (tenor sax), Lawrence Burgan (bass), and Courtney Brooks (drums). Later recordings were credited to Buddy Griffin and Claudia Swann, and some featured The Moonglows as backing vocalists. Buddy Griffin and his wife, Kaye worked in real estate in New York for thirty years before his death in 1981.
# We Work Again

We Work Again is a 1937 ephemeral film produced by the Work Projects Administration to promote its employment and training efforts for African-Americans during the Great Depression. Various jobs are shown, including public construction projects, domestic service and health care training, adult education programs and performing arts. It is particularly noted for containing the only existing footage of the 1936 Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth, directed by Orson Welles and featuring an all-black cast.

## Production

We Work Again is a Work Projects Administration documentary short subject produced in 1937 by civil rights activist Alfred Edgar Smith, a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Black Cabinet, and Pathé News. The film presents the positive impact of WPA employment and training programs for African-Americans. Scenes of unemployment are contrasted with scenes of those working in public building projects, land records management and nursery schools, being trained in health care and domestic service, and taking part in adult education classes. The film features programs available for visual artists, musicians, writers and theatre workers.
We Work Again has gained considerable attention because it includes the only known footage of the Negro Theatre Unit's 1936 production of Macbeth staged by Orson Welles. This footage consists of the last few minutes of the play. Maurice Ellis and Charles Collins appear as Macbeth and Macduff, indicating that the filming took place after July 16, 1936, when Ellis succeeded Jack Carter.
A copy of the film is preserved by the National Archives and Records Administration. The film has also been released on DVD on the 4-disc box set Treasures from American Film Archives, compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation. It is one of the very few films of its genre ever to be released on DVD or any other home format. The film is in the public domain and as such has appeared on several websites, including the Internet Archive.

## Cast

* William Lawrence, directing an art song ensemble
* Juanita Hall, leading a spiritual choir ("Ezekiel Saw the Wheel")

### Voodoo Macbeth

* Maurice Ellis: Macbeth
* Charles Collins: Macduff
* Eric Burroughs: Hecate
* Zola King: Witch
* Josephine Williams: Witch
* Wilhelmina Williams: Witch