Local agro-processing giant Pran plans to invest an additional Tk 600 crore in its poultry business within the next two years, responding to the country’s growing demand for eggs and chicken.

According to the IFC, the food and beverage sector, a key pillar of Bangladesh's economy, accounts for around 13 percent of the manufacturing production in value and employs 19 percent of the industrial workforce with a projected compound annual growth rate of 12 percent.

IFC is providing $30 million in Pran Dairy Ltd (PDL) and Habiganj Agro Ltd (HAL), concerns of PRAN Group, to support their businesses severely impacted by the shortage of US dollars in Bangladesh

Agricultural Marketing Company Ltd (Pran) posted a 10 per cent decline in profit to Tk 1.56 crore in the July-September quarter of 2022-23.

Mobile financial service provider upay signed an agreement with business conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group, to facilitate the disbursement of monthly salaries to employees of different factories of the conglomerate through upay. 

Bangladesh will take on India in the opening match of the Treat FIBA Asia U-18 Basketball Qualifiers, which get underway at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.