The government and other related agencies should keep business leaders in the fold when working to protect consumer rights and launching drives against unscrupulous businesspeople, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Bangladesh Business Council, Dubai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to expand business opportunities.

The Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (Bapi) has urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to exempt tax deductions at source on various promotional and other expenses from fiscal year 2022-23 to encourage the export of medicine and increase the competitive capacity of the industry in the international market.

Akij Particle Board Mills, a subsidiary of Akij Group, won Bangladesh Innovation Award-2022 in the category of “Best Innovation-Product Development” and “Best Innovation-SDG Inclusion” for the product ‘Akij Lacquer Grade Board’.

Bangladesh  still tops the South Asia region in terms of women’s leadership in listed companies, according to a new study of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

Society’s heightened awareness of maintaining hygiene in the pandemic’s aftermath has come to reflect in profits of Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh, so much so that it announced 1,650 per cent cash dividend for shareholders last year, the highest among listed companies.

Syed Nasim Manzur, managing director of Apex Footwear Ltd, has been elected as the new president of the Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB).

Bangladesh will greatly benefit from adopting the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) as it provides a uniform regime for out of court dispute settlement for the international sale of goods.

Shamsul Arefin, a Bangladeshi migrant worker of a construction firm in Penang, Malaysia, sent some money to Kishoreganj on the occasion of his sister’s wedding.

Bank Asia has recently been awarded the “Best Bank Partner for Climate Trade in South Asia” by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in recognition of its efforts in reducing environmental externalities and risk perceptions with investing in green finance.

Mercantile Bank has recently signed an agreement with Partex Star Group to collect sales proceeds of Partex Star Group Complex-1’s concerns through online banking and mobile financial service “MyCash”.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) is going to set up a trade centre in Dubai to boost trade and investment with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Marcel, a subsidiary of Walton Group, launched “Digital Campaign Season-14” at its corporate office in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Rangs, distributor of Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors in Bangladesh, organised an “Outlander Shadhinota Utshob” campaign for March marking Bangladesh’s Independence Day.

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) recently elected Muhammad A Rumee Ali as vice-chairman with effect from March 1, 2022.

Walton has formed a panel to ensure welfare and rights of female employees and maintain an environment conducive to promoting women and securing their retention in employment in collaboration with their male peers.

Chevron Bangladesh and Save the Children celebrated their long partnership to promote access and increase basic educational outcomes for marginalised children through Shikhon programme through an event titled “Dissemination Program of SHIKHON Tracer Study and Celebrating 13 Years of Partnership” held at Lakeshore Hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka recently.

Bank Asia celebrated International Women’s Day 2022 at Bank Asia Tower in Dhaka yesterday with the slogan “Let Her Lead”.

Eastern Bank and MasterCard recently launched an “Aqua Women Prepaid Card” at a roundtable on financial inclusion for women’s economic empowerment at the bank’s Dhaka head office yesterday marking International Women’s Day.

Sheltech Brokerage Ltd signed an agreement with ZagTrader PLC, a UAE-based IT company, at Envoy Tower in Dhaka’s Panthapath recently.