The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that non-bank financial institutions and government entities, alongside banks, would be able to run mobile financial services (MFS).

GoZayaan has acquired Pakistan-based FindMyAdventure, making it the first travel technology platform in Bangladesh to take over any company beyond its borders.

Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Monday it plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 24 where it will seek initial approval to hive off its devices business.

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will set up 69 new laboratories by 2041, including 21 to analyse physical standards of goods for certification, said BSTI Director General Md Nazrul Anwar yesterday.

Eastland Insurance Company Ltd won a certificate of merit for the “Best Presented Annual Report Awards-2020” by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) in the insurance category.

Singer has been operating in Bangladesh for 117 years and is growing at a healthy pace. Currently, the company is putting emphasis on brick-and-mortar sales as well as fast-expanding digital commerce in order to serve the current generations. Singer Bangladesh Ltd Managing Director & Chief Executive MHM Fairoz shares his company’s plans on investment, expansion and digital customers during an interview with The Daily Star recently.  

Earnings of Peninsula Chittagong, a posh hotel in the port city that is listed on the bourses, more than doubled in the October-December quarter of the current financial year of 2021-22.

A seven-member delegation from South Sudan led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng Malek visited Pran-RFL’s Industrial Park at Palash in Narsingdi yesterday.

Singer Bangladesh, a home appliance manufacturer, and marketer, yesterday launched a new series of refrigerators in response to consumer needs and usage patterns.

New Zealand Dairy Products Bangladesh Ltd (NZDPBL) has assigned Innovere, Denmark as their sole distributor in a bid to expand the market of non-dairy and dairy products in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK.

HSBC Bangladesh has established a host-to-host integration (H2H) solution for M&J Group, one of the largest garment manufacturers in the country.

Three owners of a concern of Nurjahan Group were sentenced to five months in prison yesterday in a case filed in connection with defaulting Tk 325.84 crore in loans.

The parents of Shamima Nasrin, former chairman of Evaly, yesterday told the High Court that they would like to take over the company and ensure its revival.

Think Big Solutions Ltd, a fintech company, will launch Bangladesh’s first integrated digital invoice auction platform, TREDXonline, which will bring together financiers, corporates, and their suppliers onto a single platform to create a win-win-win value proposition.

ACI Motors has received a couple of awards -- the Foton Global Excellent Brand Communication Award-2021 and Foton Global Service System Construction Merit Award-2021 -- from Foton Motor Group.

Premier Cement Mills yesterday received permission from the stock market regulator to raise Tk 310.75 crore by issuing preference shares.

Japan’s Toshiba on Monday announced plans to split into two companies, revising a controversial proposal to divide into three following a tumultuous period for the storied industrial conglomerate.

Nagad has unveiled a new service allowing customers of 12 Palli Bidyut Samiti in Savar, Keraniganj, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Manikganj, and Bhaluka to pay their electricity bills using the app of the mobile financial service or USSD at free of cost.

Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it is suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.40 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant manipulated search results.

IPDC Finance Ltd recently witnessed the appointment of a new chairman.