Intraco Refueling Station Limited’s profit rose around 55 per cent in the first quarter of 2022-23. 

Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of the Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh, was recently re-elected as vice-chairman of Asian Shippers’ Alliance (ASA).

Deshbandhu Polymer Limited’s profit more than doubled in the financial year that ended on June 30.   

Standard Chartered Saadiq Bangladesh recently hosted the fourth session of its “Living Islam” series, titled “Islamic Perspective on Wealth Creation, Accumulation, and Distribution.”

Meghna Bank has launched the “Meghna Unnoyon”, a collateral-free loan for cottage, micro and small entrepreneurs.

Bank Asia Limited has achieved the most prestigious Standard Information Security Certification, namely ‘PCI DSS’.

Robi Axiata, the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, has appointed Rajeev Sethi as its new chief executive officer. 

Nagad has launched a campaign, under which the mobile financial service provider offered up to Tk 1,000 cashback for mobile recharge.

Ace Autos, an authorised distributor of Haval sport utility vehicles (SUV) in Bangladesh, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Standard Chartered Bank to provide auto loans at only 7.99 per cent interest per annum and 0.5 per cent processing fee in the purchase of Haval SUVs.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder yesterday said they are trying to help strengthen the country’s securities market as it should be a major source of long-term funding for entrepreneurs and thereby assist in reducing non-performing loans in the banking sector.

GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited reported a lower profit in the first quarter of 2022.  

Prime Bank recently launched Japan Desk, a one-stop solution centre, in order to facilitate cross-border business initiatives and investments between Japan and Bangladesh.

HSBC Bangladesh recently signed an agreement with DBL Group on host-to-host (H2H) integration solution.

Scam-hit International Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (ILFSL) has kept losing money as it made losses in the first half of 2022. 

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) along with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has inspected some 5,200 local factories in the last year to ensure workplace safety.

Concord Entertainment Company and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) recently signed a memorandum of understanding.

Homogenous policy supports throughout the agriculture sector, instead of providing advantages to just growing crops, can substantially bring down egg and meat prices for end-consumers, said entrepreneurs. 

PHP Family, a Chattogram-based business group, launched soundproof glass production yesterday as a part of its expansion aiming to meet the demand for sound protective and energy efficient glass.

bKash has distributed 50,000 books to 74 organisations, including schools and voluntary organisations working for underprivileged and disadvantaged children, in a bid to cultivate a reading habit among them.

The document verification system (DVS) will bring some positive changes to the country’s accounting system and overall economy as it will ensure greater transparency, according to economist Ahsan H Mansur.