United hospital organised a daylong health camp at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka. To encourage the practice of preventive health screening, the health awareness event provided complimentary health checkups and medical consultations.

Bangladesh’s retail brand and largest grocery chain shop, Shwapno, has opened its 202nd Branch at Dhanmondi 8 of Dhaka city.  The new outlet was inaugurated on 14th January, Friday morning at 11 am in the presence of Mr Pradip Kar Chowdhury is the Executive Director, Finance & Planning at ACI Limited.

Professor Dr Nawzia Yasmin has been appointed as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh (SUB) for the next four years by His Excellency the President and the Chancellor of the University Md. Abdul Hamid. Earlier, Professor Nawzia Yasmin was working as the Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Head Department of Public Health of the same university.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday fined all but independent and nominated board directors of Aman Cotton Fibrous Tk 3 crore each for violation of securities rules, said the regulator in a statement.

Additional Secretary Md Selim Uddin has recently joined Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) as its chairman.

Beximco’s Tk 3,000-crore green sukuk, the first shariah-based bond in the corporate sector of Bangladesh, made its trading debut on the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday as most stocks ended higher.

Local garment exporters yesterday demanded removal of trade barriers in Japan to boost apparel shipments to the East Asian nation.

Mobile financial service provider upay, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank Ltd, has witnessed the appointment of a new managing director and chief executive officer.

Lever Bazar, a business-to-business self-ordering digital platform of Unilever Bangladesh, is registering growing orders from retailers seeking to replenish store shelves. 

Coppertech Industries Ltd (CIL) has signed a contract to supply copper wire worth Tk 52 crore annually to Mohammadi Electric Wires & Multi Products Ltd.

The snub-nosed craft resembles a shuttle-airplane mashup, and is the latest entrant in a profit-seeking push with staggering potential -- and risks -- for humans to visit, work or even live in space.

Singer Bangladesh Ltd has launched a ‘New Year Carnival’ campaign under which it is offering up to 100 per cent discount on refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, air conditioners, computers, and microwave ovens.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd, a giant in the local consumer electronics sector, is all set to enter the North American market through a shipment of home appliances sometime in the middle of 2022.

The head of communications at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, John Pinette, is leaving the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a post he made to employees.

Mohammed Younus has been elected as chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd at the lender’s 333rd board meeting in Dhaka recently. 

Rancon Group has unveiled its retail electronics company with the new name “RANGS eMART”.

Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the fourth quarter to soar 52.5 per cent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement on Friday, spurred by record sales.

The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said Friday.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd has received the final nod from the High Court to resume its aggregate business in the country, according to a regulatory filing.

Pran-RFL Group, one of the country’s leading industrial houses, plans to invest Tk 1,700 crore to expand its footprint in consumer goods, poultry, and mobile assembling, the group said yesterday.