Sarah Gilbert, a vaccinologist and co-inventor of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, visited the office of Incepta Pharmaceuticals today.

TVS Auto Bangladesh, a distributor of two- and three-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company, launched a fresh edition of TVS Metro Plus 110 motorcycles in the Bangladesh market.

Bangladesh-being one of the fastest-growing economies in the world has grabbed the attention of several first-world countries.  A country previously labelled as a “Bottomless Basket” is now being termed as the “Emerging Asian Tiger” in just five decades. Fueled by the export revenues of ready-made garments, jute, leather, manpower, and fisheries, Bangladesh successfully holds its position strongly on the list of trusted manufacturers worldwide.

Bangladesh’s electrical and electronics manufacturer Walton has received a huge response from visitors and buyers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in the United States.

Speakers at an international conference have called for widespread use of FlexMat technology on riverbanks across the country to protect those from erosion.

Kazi Abdur Rahman joined Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (Rakub) in the post of deputy managing director (DMD) recently.

NCC Bank recently signed an agreement with Millennium Information Solution for the supply and implementation of “NCC Islamic Banking Solutions” software. 

Md Ali Azzam has been elected chairman of the board of trustees of Eastern University.

Kazi Khurram Ahmed has been elected vice-chairman of Standard Bank at a meeting of the board of directors recently. 

Mobile financial service provider (MFS) bKash retained its top position as the overall best brand among the top 15 brands in Bangladesh for the fourth time successively at the 14th edition of Best Brand Award 2022.

Faisal Khan, director of Summit Group, has been elected as president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) for a two-year team.

Alihussain Akberali, chairman and chief executive officer of Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills (BSRM) Group of Companies, was recently honoured with the highest taxpayer award by the Chattogram Income Tax Department as the best taxpayer of Chattogram district in the individual taxpayer category.

Four people won motorbikes by making the highest weekly scores in the “10 Takar Dour” game played on the app of Nagad.

Queen South Textile Mills, a listed knitted, dyed and finished cotton producer, is going to install a salt recovery system that will reduce its production cost and improve profitability.

Banglalink, a mobile network operator in Bangladesh, yesterday launched its eSIM product to further simplify its customers’ digital lifestyles.

ACI in association with its diversified business units and subsidiaries has organised a three-day programme to display products for foreign business delegates. 

SME Foundation and Aspire to Innovate (a2i) yesterday announced that they will jointly develop over 8,250 digital centres across the country as one-stop service centres for local small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.

In conversation with Sabur Khan, president of the Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) and chairman of Daffodil International University (DIU).

RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila to meet the growing demand in both local and export markets.

A group of volunteers of Bidyanondo Foundation took up an initiative to reduce plastic pollution on the island of St Martins on December 12. Under the project, a "Plastic Exchange Store" has been set up in the island in collaboration with the district administration.