Renowned Japanese contractor OTJ - Joint Venture of Obayashi Corporation, TOA Corporation & JFE Engineering Corporation formally signed with AKSID Corporation Limited to start work on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge Construction Project Package WD1 (Eastern Part of Civil Work).

With an education history of over 1000 years old, UK is undoubtedly a prime destination for aspirants who understands the value of putting a foreign degree feather on their hat.

ACI Motors, distributor of Yamaha motorcycle in Bangladesh, has recently launched a new Yamaha scooter, “Street Rally 125cc”, marking five years of the duo’s engagement. 

Shamima Nargis recently became chairman of the board of directors of the state-owned Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd.

A Mitsubishi car has attracted the highest bid of Tk 50,010 at the auction of the Chattogram Custom House although the price of the vehicle was Tk 1.39 crore.

Shaathi Foundation has distributed its reusable pads to girls studying in PDB High School and Hazi Akram Uddin High School in Jangalia, Cumilla district so they can practice safe menstrual health. It was an interactive session where issues about menstrual health and hygiene were answered by the volunteer group.

Praava Health, Bangladesh’s prominent healthcare brand, organised a 1 km walk to raise awareness on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2021.

Prime Bank Ltd (PBL) formally connected with the electronic Tax Deduction at Source (eTDS) system of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday.

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has recently been awarded a JP Morgan “US Dollar Clearing MT202 Elite Quality Recognition Award” for exceeding JP Morgan’s Straight Through Processing (STP) performance benchmark. 

MJL Bangladesh Ltd saw its profits surge to Tk 62.8 crore in the July-September quarter, up 71 per cent from Tk 36.7 crore during the same period a year ago, as the reopening of economic activities since August powered its lubricant sales.

A field office of the National Board of Revenue has brought a VAT evasion allegation against Singer Bangladesh Ltd and claimed nearly Tk 94 crore as indirect tax from the electronics and home appliance seller.

Toyota Motor Corp said on Saturday it will partner with four other Japanese vehicle makers to explore the viability of alternative green fuels for internal combustion engine cars, including hydrogen and synthetic fuels derived from biomass.

Moazzem Hossain Moti, a director of Classic Carton Industries, was elected president of the Bangladesh Garments Accessories & Packaging Manufacturers & Exporters Association for 2021-2023 yesterday. 

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced plans to break up, splitting its consumer health arm that sells Band-Aid and Tylenol from its pharmaceutical division that includes the single-shot Covid-19 vaccine.

Bangladeshi garment factories are one of the safest workplaces in the world for developments recommended by foreign inspection and remediation platforms Accord and Alliance, said a German author yesterday.

One of the prominent female political leaders of the country, who has been actively promoting, advocating, and facilitating women empowerment and human rights in Bangladesh is the Honourable Speaker of the National Parliament, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP. On the Season Finale of ‘Preronar Kotha’ Season Two, we had the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the veteran leader and learn more about her thoughts on promoting women empowerment, her inspirations and her vision for the future of Bangladesh.

Rainbow Paints of RFL Group has introduced three new products -- Anti-Bacterial Interior and All-Rounder Interior paints and damp proof cellar. 

Global supply-chain issues dampened the German sportswear giant Adidas’s third quarter results, with the company revising down its estimated gross profit margin for the year on Wednesday.

Emirates airline said it was on the path to recovery from the Covid pandemic on Wednesday as six-month losses dropped by more than a half from a year earlier.

Crisis-hit property developer Evergrande has managed to raise around $144 million by slashing its stake in an internet company, days before a looming debt interest payment deadline.