KFC brings in two new items

KFC, the global brand well-known for its fried chicken, recently added a couple of new items to their menu which will surely mesmerise everyone in a single bite.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

LafargeHolcim’s aggregate operations suspended again

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has again suspended its aggregate production after the industries ministry filed a petition.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

MTB appoints Nazmul as group CFO

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) recently witnessed the appointment of its new group chief financial officer (CFO).
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Secret Recipe opens in Gulshan

Malaysian restaurant chain Secret Recipe yesterday launched a new outlet at Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

City Bank reappoints Mashrur as MD

Mashrur Arefin has been reappointed as managing director and chief executive officer of City Bank Ltd for another three-year term with effect from January this year.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s exports to India to grow record $2b by FY22

Bangladesh’s exports to the Indian markets are expected to reach $2 billion for the first time at the end of the current financial year as the demand for Bangladeshi products is increasing to the neighbouring country.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Businesses fail to take full benefit of industrial policy: FBCCI

Businesses cannot avail various incentives offered in the existing industrial policy because of legal complexities, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) said yesterday.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM

ONE Bank gets new MD

ONE Bank recently witnessed the appointment of a managing director for a three-year tenure, effective from January 16.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Unilever pursues GSK-Pfizer unit after huge bid rebuffed

Consumer goods giant Unilever on Monday revealed ongoing interest in a consumer health care unit owned by pharmaceutical groups GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer after a bid of 50 billion ($68 billion) was refused.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM

CVO Petrochemical to buy Tk 15cr oil tanker

CVO Petrochemical, a listed petrochemical company, has decided to buy an oil tanker that costs Tk 15 crore.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM

BB ensures NBFI boards stay aware of anomalies

Any irregularity unearthed in non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) by Bangladesh Bank will from now require the institution concerned to convene a special board meeting within two months of the investigation to present the findings.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible £50b deal

Consumer goods giant Unilever said it had approached Glaxosmithkline about buying the pharmaceutical group’s consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been rebuffed.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia holds confce on anti-money laundering efforts

Bank Asia Ltd organised a daylong “BAMLCO Conference 2022” for branch anti-money laundering compliance officer (BAMLCO) through digital platform yesterday.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rural Electrification Board gets new chairman

Additional Secretary Md Selim Uddin has recently joined Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) as its chairman.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Beximco’s Tk 3,000cr green sukuk debuts in bourses

Beximco’s Tk 3,000-crore green sukuk, the first shariah-based bond in the corporate sector of Bangladesh, made its trading debut on the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday as most stocks ended higher.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Aman Cotton directors fined Tk 3cr each

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday fined all but independent and nominated board directors of Aman Cotton Fibrous Tk 3 crore each for violation of securities rules, said the regulator in a statement.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Remove trade barriers with Japan: BGMEA

Local garment exporters yesterday demanded removal of trade barriers in Japan to boost apparel shipments to the East Asian nation.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Upay gets new MD

Mobile financial service provider upay, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank Ltd, has witnessed the appointment of a new managing director and chief executive officer.
10 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