Ashik Chowdhury has been appointed as executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) for a two-year term starting from the date of joining..The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard last Thursday..According to the circula

Hatil recently won the SDG Brand Champion Award 2024 in the category of “SDG Brand Champion in Responsible Consumption and Production” for the furniture brand’s unique waste management process..Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the

Krishibid Group inaugurated the construction work of ‘Krishibid Sea Palace’, the first five-star hotel in Kuakata, at an event at the Sheraton Dhaka in the capital's Banani yesterday..Initiated by Krishibid Properties Limited, a concern of Krishibid Group, the Kuakata hotel work will end i

MetLife Bangladesh settled Tk 1,425 crore in claims during the first six months of 2024, according to a press release

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, the adviser on power, energy and mineral resources to the interim government of Bangladesh, has pledged to implement various reforms aimed at enhancing transparency in the tendering process for government projects..He made this promise during meeting with the bo

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) announced a 35 percent cash dividend for the financial year that ended on June 30, 2024..The announcement came from the corporation’s 56th fund related meeting at its head office in Dhaka yesterday, according to a press release..ICB unit

Universal College Bangladesh, a pioneering international education provider in the country, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) with a vision to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

Some 39 sustainable brand initiatives were awarded in the 2nd SDG Brand Champion Awards 2024, organised by AkijBashir Group in association with Intellier and The Daily Star, at the Le Méridien Dhaka on Tuesday.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) yesterday awarded 22 listed and non-listed firms across 13 different sectors for presenting the best annual reports, integrated reporting, and corporate governance disclosures.

Sustainability has become a mainstream issue for businesses across the globe, so Bangladesh should also invest in researching and developing innovative technology to help local companies embrace it in their core strategies, according to analysts.

bKash, the leading mobile financial service (MFS) provider in Bangladesh, has joined hands with Grameenphone and City Bank to make 4G and 5G enabled smartphones more affordable for their clients.

China-based Home Joy Socks Bangladesh Company Limited signed an agreement with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) recently to set up a sock and garment manufacturing factory in Bepza Economic Zone with an investment of $50 million.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today asked banks to provide details of accounts of former state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam, his wife and son.

Rizwan Bin Farouq has been elected the chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh for a two-year term (2024-26).

Former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim has been appointed as a director and the chairman of the Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation, effective from today.

Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman of Dhaka Bank PLC, has been elected as chairman of the ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB).

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has recommended that the basic monthly wage of a “highly skilled” worker of the soap and cosmetics industry inside divisional cities and city corporations be Tk 8,260. .It has also recommended 50 percent of it as house rent allowance, Tk 1,500 as med

Labour unrest in several industrial belts after the August regime change might have caused at least Tk 5,000 crore in losses as production and distribution suffered and many factories came under attack, according to the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)..“We have come to

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has lauded the recent central bank move that lifted margins for letters of credit (LCs) for typical imports, saying this will boost overall industrial output and eventually increase the country’s exports..Besides, the chamber has appreciate

YiXin Bangladesh, a Chinese company in Bangladesh, will set up a footwear accessories manufacturing factory in the Bepza Economic Zone with an investment of $7.45 million..The company has set a target to annually produce 10 million pairs of footwear materials. The investment will create em