LafargeHolcim Bangladesh received the “Green Factory Award 2023” yesterday for its continued endeavor to ensuring eco-friendly technology and a safe workplace in its cement plant in Chattak upzaila of Sunamganj.

Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has been reappointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for another four-year term.

Faruque Ahmed has been elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of RDRS Bangladesh for a three-year term, effective from today.

Delta Life Insurance Company recently organised its “Annual Business Conference-2023” at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar.

Green Delta Insurance recently signed an agreement with Truck Lagbe to facilitate motor insurance services to the latter’s customers.

Knowledge of specialised financial services is continuously evolving, which makes industry-academia relationship very important, according to discussants at a roundtable.

Prof Dr Md Ubaidul Kabir Chowdhury, a prominent dermatologist, has been appointed as chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Probir Chandra Das, deputy managing director and CFO of National Life Insurance Company, and Moinul Hye Asif, executive vice-president and head of risk and compliance of MetLife, have recently been elected as chairman and general secretary respectively of the Insurance Companies CAMLCOs Association of Bangladesh (ICCAB) for a two-year term (2024-25).

The Embassy of Bangladesh in the US capital of Washington DC and Sonali Exchange Company Incorporation (SECI), a subsidiary of Sonali Bank, jointly organised a customer gathering and SECI app campaign at the embassy’s Bangabandhu auditorium.

Visa has appointed Sabbir Ahmed as the country manager for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Prime Bank recorded a profit of Tk 131.34 crore in the January-March quarter of the current financial year

Matin Spinning Mills’ profit jumped 790 percent year-on-year to Tk 9.55 crore in the January-March quarter.

Mohammad Iqbal Chowdhury, chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury at his office in Dhaka recently.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) has arranged the first Indian rupee (INR) denominated trade transaction to facilitate the import of Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL), the largest multinational company operating in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.

The loss stood at Tk 4.32 crore in the identical January-March quarter in the previous year

Meghna Insurance Company Ltd made a profit of Tk 5.16 crore in 2023, down slightly from Tk 5.28 crore in the previous year

BRB Hospitals, a concern of BRB Group, recently celebrated 10 years of operations in the health sector.

Electro Mart Group, a manufacturer and marketer of electronics products in Bangladesh, has been awarded the Outstanding Distributor Award by Konka, a Chinese manufacturer of electronics products.

Monisha Abraham has been appointed as managing director of the British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh Company, effective from July 1.

Pubali Bank Securities Limited recently organised its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the bank’s head office in Dhaka.