Mercantile Bank Ltd won South Asian Business Excellence Award-2022 as the “Best Bank in the Private Sector” by South Asian Partnership Summit. 

Barnamala Communication Ltd, an advertising and event management company in Bangladesh, won International Organisation for Stardardisation (ISO) certification for maintaining international standards in its business management.

DHL Express, an international express services provider, announced price adjustments yesterday that will take effect on January 1, 2023.

Mobile financial service provider Nagad has launched a cashback campaign under which customers will get up to Tk 400 on Mastercard credit card bill payments.

Emirates, one of two flag carriers of the UAE, and US-Bangla Airlines of Bangladesh were recently declared the “Airline of the Year 2022” and “Best Domestic Airline” respectively in the Triplover-Monitor Airline of the Year awards.

The government has achieved Aman paddy cultivation target in the current season, the agriculture ministry said.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) yesterday said businesses require longer than 11 days found by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in a recent study to release goods from the Chattogram port.

The Bangladesh Bank has served show-cause notices on a good number of officials, asking them to explain how could media outlets published reports based on the central bank's findings on several banking scams.

Bangladesh needs more Chinese market-oriented investments to boost its exports to Xi Jinping’s nation, analysts said today.

The market for glass used in construction has increased steadily in Bangladesh over the past 15 years thanks to expansion in the real-estate sector resulting from rapid urbanisation, according to industry insiders.

Financial wellness platform Wagely Bangladesh this week hosted its sixth “wagely day” on the premises of garment manufacturer SQ Group. 

The central bank yesterday ordered six banks to spend 50 per cent of the profits they had earned from their foreign exchange businesses unethically between May and June for corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. 

A new digital platform rolled out by the Bangladesh Bank has opened a new horizon for local businesses to do trade with foreign currencies on a real-time basis.

The government’s foreign debt repayment has become costlier owing to the sharp depreciation of the taka against the US dollar in recent months.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and upay signed an agreement recently to disburse stipends of a Skills for Employment Investment Program among mid-level garment factory staff through the latter’s app. 

Stocks in Bangladesh made a low gain yesterday compared to what they would on an average day, with most struggling to draw buyers amid sparse participation of investors. 

Financial wellness platform Wagely Bangladesh this week hosted its sixth “wagely day” on the premises of garment manufacturer SQ Group. 

The stock market regulator will investigate whether Bay Leasing and Investment has used unfair means while preparing its financial report as the company’s earnings swung significantly in 2021.

A three-day “1st Bangla Med & Lab Expo” kicked off at International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka yesterday “to support the healthcare, laboratory and pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh”.

Bangladesh-born Shwapna Bhowmick has been promoted to play the role of the head of Bangladesh and India operations of British retail giant Marks and Spencer (M&S).