SheSTEM, a programme supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Walton Group to promote greater participation of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professions..Bijon Islam, co-founder

Prof Shamsad Mortuza, writer, translator, and English professor at Dhaka University, has been elected president and poet and journalist Jahanara Parveen the general secretary

Hitachi, a global leader in home appliances, in partnership with Transcom Digital, has launched its top load smart washing machines and dishwashers for the very first time in Bangladesh..These cutting-edge appliances come equipped with features such as smart wash, an air jet dry system, au

Mohammad Amirul Haque, managing director of Premier Cement Mills PLC, has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for a two-year term spanning 2025-2026 and 2026-2027..Haque succeeds Md Alamgir Kabir, who has completed his tenure as president

The Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) will submit its proposal to the government regarding the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan, based on feedback received from its members..The EPA/FTA Standing Committee of the chamber reached this decision at a meet

The Gregorian Association congratulates Shameem Hussain and wishes him every success in his new role

Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Moroccan company OCP Nutrigroup to import 630,000 tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) and 480,000 tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilisers from Morocco in the financial year 2025-26..Md Ruhul Amin Khan, chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultu

Summit Group has appointed Md Reaz Uddin as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of both Summit Meghnaghat I Power Company Limited and Summit Meghnaghat II Power Company Limited, according to a press release..Prior to this appointment, Reaz served as the CEO of Summ

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has promoted Mohammad Asadur Rahman to the post of chief operating officer (COO), effective from June 30 this year..Rahman will also serve concurrently as the acting managing director of the country’s premier bourse, according to a press release..Prior

PEN Bangladesh has formed a new executive committee

Non-governmental organisation iDE Bangladesh unveiled its “Private Sector Engagement Strategy 2025-2030” yesterday, stating that it aims to promote inclusive, resilient, and market-driven development across the country..The strategy is said to build on iDE Bangladesh’s decade-long track re

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said social business is not merely an idea, but a growing social movement..He made the remarks in a special video message at a programme titled “Social Business Academia Dialogue”, organised by North South University (NSU), in collaboration with

Kaiser Ahmed Chowdhury has been re-appointed as the chairman of Nagad, the country’s mobile financial service (MFS) operated under the Bangladesh Postal Department..The newly constituted board also includes Prof Niaz Asadullah, a development economist at Monash University in Kuala Lumpur a

Shameem Hussain, director of Robin Printing & Packages Limited, has been elected as the president of Dhaka Club Limited for the 2025-2026 term..The election took place during the club’s annual general meeting (AGM), held on its office premises on Saturday, according to a press release..

Rancon Auto Industries Limited has launched the locally manufactured Mitsubishi Xpander-- a seven-seater family SUV equipped with a 1.5-litre MIVEC engine, blending legendary Japanese reliability with home-grown innovation..SAIDA Shinichi, the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, inaugurated

Mastercard, a global leader in digital payment solutions, recently organised a workshop titled “Next Generation Analytics, Insights & Cyber Security Solutions” under the theme “Innovation X Impact” at a hotel in the capital..The event convened senior executives from leading banks and finte

At an inception workshop on June 26, 2025, in Dhaka -- supported by the World Bank and coordinated by APCU under the PARTNER programme -- key stakeholders gathered to chart implementation strategies

Says speakers at Global Resource Hub on Deafblindness

Afroza Shahin has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of TEAM Group, following the untimely demise of Abdullah Hil Rakib, the founder and former MD, who passed away in a recent accident in Canada, according to a press release..Shahin has long been actively engaged in the leadershi

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, one of the electrical and electronic products manufacturers in Bangladesh, has recently been awarded the “Green Factory Award 2025” in the electrical and electronics product manufacturing category..Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain, adviser to the Ministry o