IPDC DMD promoted

IPDC Finance recently witnessed a deputy managing director being promoted to the post of additional managing director. The official, Rizwan Dawood Shams, had joined as a senior manager under corporate investment on November 1, 2007, says a press release.
5 May 2021

Rumee A Hossain re-elected as chairman of board executive committee of Bank Asia

Rumee A Hossain has been re-elected as the chairman of the executive committee of the board of Bank Asia in the 453rd meeting of the board of directors held recently.
5 May 2021

Prime Bank gets DMD

Prime Bank recently witnessed the appointment of a deputy managing director who would also act as a chief anti-money laundering compliance officer and a chief risk officer.
5 May 2021

What should be the cigarette tax structure for FY2022?

Tobacco is a leading cause of death, disease and disability around the world with more than eight million deaths attributed to its use every year.
5 May 2021

Stable policy key to a thriving motorcycle industry

The relationship between Japan and Bangladesh is a trusted and time-tested one. Bangladesh became Japan’s biggest recipient of official development assistance in 2020. Since the Covid-19 pandemic s
5 May 2021

Banking hours extended ahead of Eid

Bangladesh Bank yesterday instructed the country’s lenders to extend their operating hours to 2:00pm from today in order to help clients complete their banking activities smoothly ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
5 May 2021

Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India thru railways

The government will import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from India through the railways for the first time.
5 May 2021

Orion Pharma stocks soar on vaccine production talks

Stocks of Orion Pharmaceuticals topped the gainers’ list with a 9.83 per cent rise yesterday after the news broke that the pharma company wants to produce Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
5 May 2021

Elected uncontested, 78 FBCCI directors named

The election board of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday declared the names of 78 directors who were elected uncontested.
5 May 2021

Square Pharma set to launch factory in Kenya

Square Pharmaceuticals will launch its production facility in Kenya within the next four months in a move that will considerably enhance the company’s earnings from East African nations.
5 May 2021

Chemical plants suffer for delays in soda ash import

Production in a number of local chemical, textile and glassware factories is facing setbacks for delays in the shipment of soda ash by Indian exporters over the past four months.
5 May 2021

Jobs restored, incomes not

Although almost all the people who had lost their jobs in April to May last year because of the pandemic-induced economic downturn found jobs by February, 86 per cent said they are not earning enough to meet their daily necessities, according to a survey.
5 May 2021

Keep taking delivery of import cargoes during Eid holidays, Ctg port urges stakeholders

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has urged the importers and other stakeholders to continue taking deliveries of import cargoes during Eid holidays as part of effort to avoid any possible congestion at the port.
5 May 2021

Banking hour extended, now it's from 10am to 2pm

The central bank today instructed banks to extend their banking hours by one hour with effect from tomorrow in order to help clients do banking smoothly ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
5 May 2021

No new project on public works will be approved until June 30: finance minister

The cabinet committee on public procurement will not give go-ahead to any public work for construction related projects in the the rest of the current fiscal year, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.
5 May 2021

India's Serum Institute will return money if it can't supply vaccines: finance minister

Bangladesh will get back the money if India's Serum Institute cannot supply vaccine under an international contract, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.
5 May 2021

Stocks continue gaining

Stocks continued to rise for the last two consecutive days thanks to the higher participation of buoyant investors today.
5 May 2021

NRB Commercial Bank gets new CEO

NRB Commercial Bank recently witnessed the appointment of a CEO and managing director.
4 May 2021

NRB Bank gets adviser

NRB Bank recently witnessed the appointment of an adviser.
4 May 2021

Bank Asia vice-chairmen reelected

Bank Asia recently saw the reelection of two vice-chairmen, Romo Rouf Chowdhury and Mohammad Safwan Choudhury, at the 453rd meeting of its Board of Directors.
4 May 2021