Registration for Banglalink’s ‘ennovators’ begins

Banglalink has kicked off the registration process for the sixth season of ennovators, a digital idea-based competition in the country.
24 September 2022, 18:00 PM

BB serves show-cause notices on officials

The Bangladesh Bank has served show-cause notices on a good number of officials, asking them to explain how could media outlets published reports based on the central bank’s findings on several banking scams.
24 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Emon Mostak wins 11th Photoffee photographer of the year

Photographer Emon Mostak Ahmed has won the “11th Photoffee Photographer of the Year Award” for his photographic work titled “In the search of lost harmony.”
24 September 2022, 15:08 PM

Monno Fabrics repays loans by selling shares

Monno Fabrics repaid loans of Tk 15.4 crore to its lenders -- Sonali Bank, BDBL, Janata and Mercantile Bank -- by selling shares of its corporate director Monno Welfare Foundation.
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM

DHL adjusts Bangladesh price for 2023

DHL Express announced price adjustments yesterday that will take effect on January 1, 2023. The average increase in Bangladesh will be 7.9 per cent compared to 2022, a press release said.
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM

MetLife to insure Shajgoj employees

MetLife Bangladesh signed an agreement with online beauty and personal care platform Shajgoj recently to provide insurance coverage to its employees against accidents, disability, loss of life and medical emergencies. 
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Guardian Life product for clients of Brac microfinance

Brac recently signed an agreement with Guardian Life Insurance to introduce a “Chhaya– Savings Shield Insurance”, a monthly scheme for microfinance clients providing full maturity value to the nominee upon the demise of the depositor.  
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Initiative to bring farmers closer to int’l markets

The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Grameen Euglena, a joint venture between Japan’s Euglena Co Ltd and Bangladesh’s Grameen Krishi Foundation, are collaborating on an initiative that supports smallholder farmers to cultivate mung beans.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Mutual funds to be an alternative to fixed deposit

Mutual funds will be a suitable alternative to fixed deposits as it is a good investment product that offers better returns, according to Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

TVS Motor launches new motorcycle

TVS Motor Company launched a 160cc motorcycle in Bangladesh yesterday bearing an anti-lock braking system 
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Justice League set to transform young dreams with Bata

Justice League has a mammoth reputation for forming a huge part of the juniors’ childhoods. As they keep their eyes glued to all the Justice League movies and animated series, they emulate their favourite characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash because they resonate with them so well. The idea of taking on the world with extraordinary powers is thrilling to these kids.
21 September 2022, 07:28 AM

National Life premiums payable on Nagad

National Life Insurance Company recently signed an partnership agreement with Nagad to collection premiums through the mobile financial service provider. 
19 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Konka refrigerator wins 3 awards at China summit

Refrigerator brand Konka won three awards in different categories at the China Refrigerator Industry Summit Forum-2022 in Beijing recently.
19 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Samsung eyes zero carbon by 2050

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has joined the RE100 initiative to set net-zero targets by 2050 and ensure the full use of renewable energy, making a major shift in the IT devices manufacturing giant that consumed the largest amount of electricity in the world.
18 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Up to Tk 20 lakh loans without proof of return submission

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday said micro and small businesses that have no taxable income are not required to show proof of tax return submission to get up to Tk 20 lakh in loans.
18 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Tri-nation firm Gava to invest $25.62m in Dhaka EPZ

Gava Private Limited, a company owned by Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Switzerland, is going to invest $25.62 million at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) to set up a garment manufacturing industry.
18 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Bengal Commercial Bank, Trust Bank sign deal

Bengal Commercial Bank and Trust Bank recently signed a sub-correspondent agreement on remittance transfer.
18 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Samsung launches new locally made televisions

Samsung Electronics, a South Korean multinational electronics corporation, yesterday launched a new line of televisions in Bangladesh through an event in Dhaka.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM

BOLD, Universal College organise training

The Bangladesh Organisation of Learning and Development (BOLD), a platform for trainers, facilitators and coaches, in association with Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) organised a “BOLD Trainers’ Meet” on its premises yesterday with learning and development professionals. 
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Bay Leasing suffers loss in 2021

Bay Leasing & Investment Limited incurred losses in the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM