Incepta Vaccine Ltd, the country’s first vaccine manufacturing company, has launched cervical cancer vaccine Papilovax in Bangladesh.

Clients of Bangladesh Development Bank (BDB) can now use the “Add Money” service of bKash to transfer their funds with the state-owned commercial bank to an account with the mobile financial service provider.

Peyala Café has recently opened its flagship store in Dhaka’s Banani-11, according to a statement released by MGH Restaurants Private Limited, a venture of MGH Group which runs the food and beverage brand Peyala Café.

Women’s participation in ICT is very low although the sector has immense potential for female employment, experts said on Saturday.

Prime Insurance Company has appointed a new chief executive officer with effect from June 1, 2022.

Mobile financial service provider Nagad and Swisscontact - Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation, a Zurich-based non-profit organisation, recently signed a memorandum of understanding under the Sarathi, an improving financial health programme.

Sandhani Asset Management is all set to launch the country’s first no-dividend mutual fund, which is the most tax-efficient investment tool of its kind.

Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd (ACI) has decided to terminate its joint venture with Dabur International Ltd to accelerate its own business, according to a senior official of the company.

Electro Mart, a leading consumer electronics company in Bangladesh, recently unveiled new models of Konka android voice-control televisions at the group’s corporate office in Gulshan, Dhaka, according to a press release.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh and UCEP Bangladesh have launched a re-skilling and employment reintegration programme for individuals whose livelihoods have been impacted by Covid-19 and the recent flooding in northern Bangladesh.

In an effort to keep the foreign exchange reserves stable, the Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to take up to 100 per cent of import payments in advances from businesses while opening letters of credit (LCs) for luxury and non-essential items. 

Midland Bank Limited (MDB), a fourth generation private commercial bank in Bangladesh, recently inaugurated two new deposit schemes to mark its ninth year of commercial operations.

Md Aman Ullah Sarker was recently elected as vice-chairman of Dhaka Bank Limited, according to a press release from the private commercial bank.

Two additional directors of Bangladesh Bank, Md Shabbirul Alam Chowdhury and Saeda Khanam, have been promoted to the post of director. 

The central bank yesterday fixed the maximum transfer limit from a mobile financial service account to a bank account, a move that would give a boost to the fast-expanding mobile banking in Bangladesh.   

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently completed the transmission of the country’s first-ever paperless and digital cross-border letter of credit (LC).  

Periwinkle, a renowned apparel and accessories brand for kids in Bangladesh, inaugurated its second store, in collaboration with Step Footwear at the ABC Tradeplex in Dhanmondi on Friday 1st July 2022.

City Bank signed an agreement with IFAD Group to avail Citygem priority banking facilities.

Garment exporters yesterday demanded quick completion of survey and fast release of the 811 containers stored inside BM Container Depot, where a massive industrial accident took place last month, killing 49 and injuring 200.

Safety teams led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) started inspecting multi-storied commercial buildings in the areas of Dhaka North and South City Corporations yesterday.