Shopkeepers’ orders on Unilever app up 76pc

Lever Bazar, a business-to-business self-ordering digital platform of Unilever Bangladesh, is registering growing orders from retailers seeking to replenish store shelves. 
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Coppertech signs deal with Mohammadi Electric Wires

Coppertech Industries Ltd (CIL) has signed a contract to supply copper wire worth Tk 52 crore annually to Mohammadi Electric Wires & Multi Products Ltd.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Space business: The final (profitable) frontier

The snub-nosed craft resembles a shuttle-airplane mashup, and is the latest entrant in a profit-seeking push with staggering potential -- and risks -- for humans to visit, work or even live in space.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Meta’s communications head leaves company

The head of communications at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, John Pinette, is leaving the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a post he made to employees.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Shahjalal Islami Bank gets new chairman, 2 vice chairmen

Mohammed Younus has been elected as chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd at the lender’s 333rd board meeting in Dhaka recently. 
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rancon’s retail electronics company is now RANGS eMART

Rancon Group has unveiled its retail electronics company with the new name “RANGS eMART”.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Samsung forecasts 52.5pc jump in Q4 profits

Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the fourth quarter to soar 52.5 per cent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement on Friday, spurred by record sales.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

WB approves $90m in pandemic aid for Iran

The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said Friday.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Google, Facebook fined for ‘cookies’

French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of “cookies”, the data used to track users online, authorities said Thursday.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Volvo to debut self-driving feature

Volvo Cars and self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc said on Wednesday a hands-free driving system called  “Ride Pilot” will be first released in California.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Shanta Asset Management declares 10pc dividend

Shanta Asset Management has declared 10 per cent cash dividend (Tk 1 per unit) for investors of Shanta Amanah Shariah Fund for the year ending on December 31, 2021.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Biman launches Ctg-Dubai flights

Amid increasing demands, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to operate direct flights on the Chattogram-Dubai route from January 11.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

HC clears way for LafargeHolcim’s aggregate business

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd has received the final nod from the High Court to resume its aggregate business in the country, according to a regulatory filing.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Pran-RFL going for Tk 1,700cr expansion

Pran-RFL Group, one of the country’s leading industrial houses, plans to invest Tk 1,700 crore to expand its footprint in consumer goods, poultry, and mobile assembling, the group said yesterday.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Qualcomm inks car chip deals with Volvo, Honda

Qualcomm Corp on Tuesday announced deals to supply chips to automakers Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co Ltd and Renault SA, accelerating its push to partner with legacy automotive firms digitizing their product lines.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Alibaba, Tencent fined for failing to report deals

China’s top market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Tencent Holdings Ltd, and Bilibili Inc for failing to properly report about a dozen deals.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

"Guess The Name" prize distribution programme held at The Daily Star

The Daily Star held the prize distribution ceremony of T-20 World Cup digital campaign “Guess The Name” partnered with Vision Android TV, at the Tawfiq Aziz Khan Seminar Hall, Daily Star Centre, 4th of July 2022 yesterday.
5 January 2022, 12:32 PM

Kabir Ahmed re-elected BAFFA president

Kabir Ahmed has been re-elected as the president of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) for a two-year term until 2023.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Exim Bank promotes 2 to additional MDs

Exim Bank has recently witnessed the promotion of two of its deputy managing directors to the position of additional managing directors.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

DSE app download up 51pc in pandemic

Investors are apparently increasingly opting for executing trade through the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) mobile app as its download has soared by around 51 per cent during the last two years amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM