Akij Flour Mills Limited, one of the leading manufacturing companies in Bangladesh and a concern of Akij Insaf Group, on Saturday celebrated its 10th founding anniversary and “Sales Conference 2026” at a ceremony held at Sheraton Dhaka in Banani.

Bangladesh Bank has given IPDC Finance permission to launch shariah-based financing business through a newly formed “Islamic Finance Wing”, subject to the fulfilment of stipulated terms and conditions.

Midland Bank PLC (MDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Akij Renewable Energy & Automobiles Ltd (AREAL), the automotive and green energy unit of Akij Venture Group, to facilitate financing for electric vehicles (EVs) and offer special benefits to customers.

Bangladesh Bank, in association with Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC, organised a “Meet the Governor” programme on Bangla QR at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Saturdayto raise awareness about digital payments.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) Bangladesh Operations recently organised a full-day awareness and regulatory compliance session on anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and trade-based money laundering.

NRB Islamic Life Insurance PLC on Saturday organised its 5th annual general meeting (AGM) at the life insurance company’s head office in Dhaka.

NCC Bank has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under its Tk 5,000 crore CMSME working capital refinance fund to provide affordable working capital financing to eligible cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) and boost their productive capacity.

S M Shofiqul Hoq has been elected as the chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank PLC.

The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) has undertaken a Tk 7,245 crore financing programme to expand the use of renewable energy, create new entrepreneurs in the cottage and microenterprise sectors, and support sanitation and ultra-poor communities.

Prime Bank Investment PLC (PBIL), one of the country’s leading investment banks and a wholly owned subsidiary of Prime Bank PLC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Selise Digital Platforms, a global technology and digital transformation company and a business unit of Selise Group, to help employees make informed investment decisions and pursue their financial goals.

Nevian Lifescience PLC, formerly Novartis Bangladesh Limited, has signed an agreement with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, a Slovenia-based export-import company, to further strengthen its longstanding relationship with Swiss multinational Sandoz, the world’s leading generic pharmaceutical company.

NRB Bank PLC yesterday held the “Year-to-Date Business Review Meeting 2026” at a hotel in Dhaka.

MIDAS Financing PLC held its 30th annual general meeting (AGM) at the MIDAS Convention Centre in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Thursday.

Dhaka Bank PLC has received an award from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the third consecutive year under its Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme (TSCFP).

Shimanto Bank PLC has donated a microbus to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).

Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the central bank’s Tk 3,000 crore refinance fund aimed at creating a special agriculture-based economic hub in the northern region of the country.

Prime Bank PLC has signed a €20 million term-loan agreement with OeEB, the Development Bank of Austria, to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh.

NRB Islamic Life Insurance PLC today organised its 5th annual general meeting (AGM) at the life insurance company’s head office in Dhaka.

Daffodil International Professional Training Institute (DIPTI), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (BFF), on Friday organised the “National Secondary School Science Teachers Conference 2026” at the 71 Auditorium of Daffodil Plaza in Dhaka, bringing together 360 secondary-level science teachers from 195 schools across 64 districts in two parts.

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