Brac Bank has recently sought applications from fresh graduates, including individuals of the third gender and who are differently abled, for its one-year Young Leaders’ Programme through which it appoints principal officers.

Republican Senate negotiators on an infrastructure deal on Sunday welcomed President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of his threat to veto a $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill unless a separate Democratic spending plan also passes Congress.

German carmaker Daimler is on track to spin off Daimler Truck, the world’s largest truck and bus maker, by the end of the year, its finance chief was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Airbus has offered to assemble Eurofighter aircraft in Switzerland if Bern picks it for a 6 billion Swiss franc ($6.5 billion) defence contract, a top salesman at the consortium told a Swiss Sunday newspaper.

Higher education under private arrangement started its journey in Bangladesh in 1992 under the Private University Act 1992.

The budget declared for 2021-22 financial year is one of the most significant budgets in the history of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Bank today said that borrowers would be able to avoid default zone by repaying 20 per cent of their loan instalments till June.

Banks will remain open from 10am to 3.30pm during the upcoming countrywide lockdown starting from July 1.

The Korea-Bangladesh CSR Conference 2021 has been organised to raise awareness about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the private sector’s increasing role in the sustainable development and share good CSR practices by Korean companies in Bangladesh, Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun said today.

The SME sector cannot grow substantially due to a lack of fiscal incentives, access to finance, skilled manpower and policy inconsistency, speakers said at a webinar marking International MSMEs Day today.

The income of 77 per cent of people in the country has declined due to the fallouts induced by Covid-19 in the last one and half years, the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said today.

Adoption of modern technology to attain sustainable growth in the SME sector is a must now in Bangladesh, experts said at a webinar today.

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi today said Bangladesh has earned $1062.54 million by exporting jute and jute products in the last 11 months since July last year.

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost more than 100 points today amid fears for the upcoming lockdown, which will begin countrywide on July 1.

Specific budget allocation is required for the SME Foundation to ensure easy financing for the entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises, said speakers at a webinar.

The Biden administration is under pressure from a major business group and diplomats to scrap a travel ban on Europeans, as investment from the continent in the United States plunged by nearly a third last year.

European Union negotiators struck a deal on reforms to the bloc’s huge farming subsidy programme on Friday, introducing new measures aimed at protecting small farms and curbing agriculture’s environmental impact.

Bridges over the mighty rivers have seamlessly connected Bangladesh, the naturally fragmented largest delta in the world. It has prompted the rapid buildout of highways and roads networks to accelerate the nationwide movement of passengers and goods.

Firms in Asia should beef up their efforts to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technology that is reshaping the traditional manufacturing industry, experts said.

The Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh has upgraded the rating of Modhumoti Bank to “A1”, to be effective till June 30, 2022, based on its financial statements as of December 31, 2020. Last year it was “A2”, says a press release.