The ceremony begins

The Daily Star and DHL fondly remember the distinguished winners of previous years

The 23rd edition of the show is taking place at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka

Kihak Sung, chairman of Youngone Corporation and a pioneer in Bangladesh’s readymade garments (RMG) and textile sectors, has been instrumental in the country’s rise as a major global exporter.

Her dream was to enrol in Chattogram University or another reputed institution, but she could not even sit for the admission test as her father fell ill in 1994.

While more than a dozen banks in Bangladesh are struggling to stay afloat, Pubali Bank, which has emerged as one of the leading private commercial lenders, stands as a glowing example of how to traverse difficult times.

Although the steel industry is crucial for developing modern economies, Bangladesh was completely devoid of one until the year 1952.

Says Md Miarul Haque, managing director of DHL Express Bangladesh

The founder and CEO of Sutar Kabbo has contributed in helping financially disadvantaged women living in rural areas

Apex Group Chairman Syed Manzur Elahi has an inspiring entrepreneurial journey

The bank paid the highest tax of Tk 1,024.7 crore in 2022. 

Veteran businessman AKM Mosharraf Hussain is the managing director of leading garment exporter Standard Group.

DHL and The Daily Star are organising the show at Sheraton Dhaka in the capital

A fire that breaks out at a DHL (Parcel & Courier Service) office in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at South Halishahar in the port city has been brought under control