Mobile financial service provider “upay,” a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank PLC, recently signed an agreement with Zaytoon Business Solutions, aiming to transform digital financial accessibility, particularly in underserved rural areas across the nation.

Mastercard has announced the winners of its winter “Spend and Win” campaign 2025, titled “Sail Beyond,” in the capital recently.

Brac, an international development organisation in Bangladesh, and the European Union recently launched an initiative, titled the “SHIKHA Project,” at a function held at the Renaissance Hotel in Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has constituted an election board and an appeal board to hold the biennial election of the trade body for the 2025-27 tenure, according to a circular from the BGMEA last Thursday.

Social Islami Bank PLC (SIBL) Chairman Prof M Sadiqul Islam, FCMA, handed over a cheque for Tk 36 lakh to Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan on Friday to support scholarships for underprivileged students with special needs, said a press release

Hosne Ara elected president, Farjana Yesmin general secretary

The Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) has launched a scholarship programme aimed at supporting university students in Bangladesh, focusing on climate change and environmental science

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to work with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh, particularly in areas such as trade digitalisation, financial accessibility and sustainable business practices.

Corporate and thought leaders came together at The Daily Star Centre in the capital today for the launch of a book written by Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, president of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh and founder of BuildCon Consultancies Ltd.

The announcement was made yesterday during an event held at a private hotel in the capital, attended by key stakeholders from both the government and private sectors

Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is set to conclude its decade-long medical programme in Kamrangirchar by March 2025, transitioning services to local providers

ACI Motors Limited, the distributor of the popular motorcycle brand Yamaha in Bangladesh and a subsidiary of ACI Group, recently launched Yamaha’s official apparel and gear line, including T-shirts, jerseys, jackets, caps, and safety gear.

The second Chattogram Research and Innovation Festival 2025, is set to take place at Chittagong University on February 26

Electro Mart Limited, a local distributor of world-leading electronics brands Konka, Gree, and Haiko in Bangladesh, recently organised an “Annual Partners Meet 2025” in Dhaka.

The launch event for Bulbul Hasan’s biofiction was held today at the auditorium of the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro

Niranjan Chandra Debnath has recently been appointed as the managing director (MD) of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB).

The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) recently organised a daylong workshop on “Global Banking Commission Outlook, DSI, Compliance and Trade Finance Risk Management for the Bankers of Bangladesh,” jointly with ICC HQs Paris in Dhaka.

At an event in Dhaka today, organised by Swisscontact Bangladesh, speakers emphasised the urgent need for energy transition in the RMG sector.

The interim government has been striving to rescue the economy from the brink of collapse since taking office, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

City Group, one of the leading consumer goods importers and processors, plans to raise Tk 1,500 crore for City Sugar Industries by issuing a fully mortgage-backed zero coupon bond.