Mintoo recognised by World Food Prize Foundation
23 October 2025, 15:21 PM
RFL enters Tk 3,000 crore particle board market
23 October 2025, 14:54 PM
ICCB urges bold reforms, stronger institutions ahead of Bangladesh’s LDC graduation
22 October 2025, 14:51 PM
ICAB calls for better execution of IFRS 9 in banks
21 October 2025, 14:45 PM
AkijBashir Glass holds top dealers meet in Cox’s Bazar
21 October 2025, 14:29 PM
Incentives, awareness key to boosting daily digital payments: experts
19 October 2025, 14:56 PM
ICC Bangladesh to host ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting in Dhaka
19 October 2025, 14:51 PM
Shanta Life to insure New Zealand Dairy employees
19 October 2025, 14:42 PM
Square launches 'Supermom Super Pants' using Japan’s Servo Technology
18 October 2025, 09:31 AM
AkijBashir partners with Idcol to boost green industrial growth
16 October 2025, 14:21 PM
Labour unrest caused at least Tk 5,000cr loss: MCCI
Labour unrest in several industrial belts after the August regime change might have caused at least Tk 5,000 crore in losses as production and distribution suffered and many factories came under attack, according to the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)..“We have come to
8 September 2024, 18:30 PM
LC margin withdrawal to stimulate trade, investment: DCCI
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has lauded the recent central bank move that lifted margins for letters of credit (LCs) for typical imports, saying this will boost overall industrial output and eventually increase the country’s exports..Besides, the chamber has appreciate
8 September 2024, 16:08 PM
Walton declares 350% cash dividend
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC declared a 350 percent cash dividend for its general shareholders for the financial year 2023-24, despite adverse economic situations..General shareholders will get a cash dividend of Tk 35 per share. .But, sponsors and directors have opted for a 200 per
7 September 2024, 13:56 PM
IDLC payments now on bKash app
IDLC Finance PLC has partnered with bKash recently to enable its customers to make different payments through the mobile financial service provider’s app from the comfort of their homes. .The payments include loan instalments, duplicate document issue charges, statement and certificate c
5 September 2024, 16:13 PM
Asset Developments & Holdings donates Tk 20 lakh for flood victims
Asset Developments & Holdings Ltd, a developer company in Bangladesh, donated a financial relief package worth Tk 20 lakh for the flood-affected people in the eastern and southeastern regions of Bangladesh..The aid will be donated to the Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund..Nabil
4 September 2024, 14:03 PM
Bangladesh Honda starts motorcycle export
Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd (BHL), a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co Ltd, has started its export operations to contribute to both local and international markets
3 September 2024, 11:18 AM
HSBC Bangladesh wins International Retail Bank of the Year by ABF
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Bangladesh has been awarded the International Retail Bank of the Year for the fourth consecutive year by the Asian Banking & Finance (ABF)
3 September 2024, 05:13 AM
Rezaul Karim made chairman of BPDB
Md Rezaul Karim was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on Sunday..Karim had been serving the BPDB as member (distribution) prior to joining the new role, according to a press release..He replaced former chairman Md Mahbubur Rahman..Karim started
2 September 2024, 14:23 PM
Bangladesh General Insurance Company declares 10% cash dividend
Bangladesh General Insurance Company declared a 10 percent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2023..The declaration came at the insurer’s 39th annual general meeting (AGM), which was held virtually recently, the bank said in a press release..Towhid Samad, chairman
2 September 2024, 14:17 PM
Edison Real Estate, AkijBashir Group sign MoU on service benefits
Edison Real Estate recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AkijBashir Group..Ahmed Pasha, director of the realtor, and Mohammod Khourshed Alam, chief operating officer of the business conglomerate, penned the MoU at the latter’s head office in the capital’s Tejgaon, accord
2 September 2024, 14:12 PM
Shanta Holdings opens Kids Zone at Gulshan Society Lake Park
Gulshan Society, with the help of Shanta Holdings, took the initiative to launch a “Kids Zone” at Gulshan Society Lake Park in the capital..Maj Gen (retd) Siddikur Rahman Sarkar, chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk), inaugurated the ‘Kids Zone’, according to a press release.</p
2 September 2024, 13:24 PM
Abu Ahmed becomes chairman of ICB
Prof Abu Ahmed, a former chairman of the economics department of the University of Dhaka, has been appointed as the chairman of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) for the next three years..The Financial Institutions Division of the finance ministry issued a notification in this
31 August 2024, 16:00 PM
Humaira Azam becomes MD of LankaBangla Finance
Humaira Azam, who was the first female to become managing director (MD) and chief executive officer of a bank or non-bank financial institution (NBFI) in Bangladesh, recently joined LankaBangla Finance as its MD..Humaira had been serving as managing director and CEO of Trust Bank Limited p
29 August 2024, 16:32 PM
ACI Motors stands by Sena Kalyan Sangstha in assisting flood victims
ACI Motors recently provided a portable generator to Sena Kalyan Sangstha to ensure emergency power for flood-affected people in Dalba in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila..Bangladesh is facing a devastating flood that has left many homeless, without food, and struggling to meet essential need
29 August 2024, 14:59 PM
Edison Real Estate begins journey in Jolshiri Abashon
Edison Real Estate Limited recently embarked on its journey in Jolshiri Abashon, their newest area of expansion..Md Aminur Rashid, chairman and CEO of the real estate company, inaugurated the construction of Edison Antonio and Edison Athens, two new residential projects in the planned resi
26 August 2024, 14:21 PM
Pragati Life Insurance declares 14% cash dividend
Pragati Life Insurance announced a 14 percent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2023..The announcement came at the insurer’s 24th annual general meeting (AGM), which was held virtually yesterday..Syed M Altaf Hussain, director, presided over the meeting, according
22 August 2024, 14:20 PM
Asset managers greet new BSEC chair Masrur
The Association of Asset Management Companies (AAMC) congratulated M Masrur Reaz on his appointment as the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)..Reaz was appointed BSEC chairman for the next four years. .The post had been vacant since Prof Shibli Rubay
14 August 2024, 16:04 PM
ICCB hosts farewell dinner for outgoing envoys
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh hosted a farewell dinner in honour of three outgoing high commissioner, ambassador and head of mission in Dhaka recently..They are Haznah Binte Md Hashim, high commissioner of Malaysia, Heru Hartanto Subolo, ambassador of Indonesia, an
12 August 2024, 13:26 PM
Concord Architects & Interior Decor, Este Aesthetic Hospital sign MoU
Concord Architects and Interior Decor Limited recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Este Aesthetic Hospital Limited, aiming to enhance the hospital’s environment to ensure an aesthetically pleasing and patient-friendly space..Mohammed Faisal, managing director of the hos
3 August 2024, 15:19 PM
Al-Arafah Islami Bank gets new AMD
Al-Arafah Islami Bank has promoted an official to the post of additional managing director (AMD)..The official, Shabbir Ahmed, was serving the bank as a deputy managing director since April 8, 2019..Prior to joining Al-Arafah Islami Bank, Ahmed served ONE Bank as an additional deputy
31 July 2024, 15:53 PM