US automaker Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for four days after the financial hub said on Sunday it would lock down in two stages to carry out mass testing for Covid 19, two people familiar with the matter said.

Sonar Manufacturing Limited, a sister concern of Bitopi Group, is going to establish a garment industry in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) with an investment of $9.58 million.

Pran Dairy Ltd, a sister concern of Pran Group, has received the Standard Chartered-Channel i AGRO Award-2021 for its outstanding contribution in the country’s agriculture sector.

Dutch brewing giant Heineken said on Monday it has decided to exit its business in Russia at an expected cost of 400 million euros ($438 million), after previously saying it would only halt new investment and exports to the country.

Mobile operator Grameenphone is celebrating its 25th anniversary, now aiming to contribute beyond connectivity.

Granite extraction from mines at Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur resumed yesterday following a 15-day suspension for a lack of explosives.

Mir Akhter Hossain, one of the country’s biggest construction companies, is going to establish a steel manufacturing plant to meet its own demand for the key raw material in the construction of buildings and infrastructure such as bridges.

Banglalink will make significant investments to transform itself from a traditional telecom operator to a digital one as a part of its effort to adapt to the changing nature of the industry.

Lifestyle retail chain Aarong opened its 24th outlet at Banasree, Rampura in Dhaka on Thursday. 

Pepsi launched its summer campaign “More Fizz More Refreshing Taste” in Bangladesh featuring brand ambassador Salman Khan. 

Walton has launched an energy efficient “Inverna” series air conditioner which received a 5.5 star energy rating certificate from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution.

Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) won the award of the “Global Best Employer Brand-2022” in Bangladesh from the World HRD Congress for its efforts in translating and combining vision with action, integrating its HR strategy with business, and cultivating competencies for the future to enable the organisation to be future-fit.

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) arranged an open loan disbursement programme at Darail Bazar, Gabtoli in Bogura for the marginal Tk 10 account holders.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the appointment of Khairul Bashar Abu Taher Mohammad, chief executive officer of MTB Capital Ltd, as the new chief regulatory officer of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd launched a Sony-Smart showroom at Jahir Smart Tower on Begum Rokeya Sharani at Taltola, Agargaon in Dhaka.

Berger Fosroc Ltd, a joint venture of Berger Paints Bangladesh and Fosroc International Ltd, yesterday opened a construction chemicals plant to cater for the growing domestic market for chemicals and cut import dependence.

Wagely, a financial wellness platform, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Daily Star to distribute “The Daily Star Newspaper Gift Cards” to its valued stakeholders.

PrimeAgrim, an artificial intelligence-driven nano financing platform of Prime Bank, won the Bangladesh Innovation Award 2022 given by the Innovation Conclave in Bangladesh for the best innovation in the finance category.

Sandhani Asset Management is bringing a fixed income mutual fund that is the first of its kind in Bangladesh.

In only a few years, property solutions provider Bproperty has created a branch of the real estate industry focused on the trade of second hand flats. Mark Nosworthy, CEO of Bproperty, sat with The Daily Star to express his views on the country’s real estate sector and how Bproperty fits into the big picture.