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Unilever launches Sustainability Blue Book-24

Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, organised an engaging event titled ‘Progressing Sustainably: Together for Bangladesh’ in Dhaka. The event brought together their valued partners, key industry players, and susta...

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Ahzar Ahmad new DMD of Bank Asia

Mirza Azhar Ahmad has joined Bank Asia PLC as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer recently. Ahmad started his career from Standard Chartered Bank in 1999 and served there till 2022. Afterwards, he joined ONE Bank PLC as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Operati...

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Ensuring quality service for investors top priority: BIDA Chief

Laying emphasize on importance of improving service delivery for investors BIDA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun said ensuring quality service for investors remains is top priority at BIDA."Through the OSS platform, we aim to make the service delivery process more accessible ...

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Bank Asia celebrates 25 years of excellence in banking service

Bank Asia celebrated its 25th anniversary on Tuesday. To this end, a grand event was organized at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka, with the bank’s President and Managing Director, Sohail RK Hussain, Additional Managing Directors Shafiuzzaman and A. N. M. Mahfuz, Deputy Managing Directors Mohammad...

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Southeast Bank launches 16 agent banking outlets

Southeast Bank PLC. formally launched 16 (Sixteen) Agent Banking outlets - “Shagotom” to facilitate the unbanked people across the country, specially at the rural and semi-urban areas at Cox's bazar, Cumilla, Dhaka, Faridpur, Gazipur, Jhalokathi, Khulna, Natore, Noakhali, Satkhira, S...

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Al-Arafah Islami Bank launches school banking campaign in Cumilla

Al-Arafah Islami Bank has organized a School Banking campaign at Ibn Taymiyya School and College, Cumilla aim of saving spirit among students. Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Husne Ara Shikha was present as Chief Guest at the event recently organized at the college's convention hall.With the ...

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IFIC Bank donates educational materials to 2 edn institutions in Khulna

IFIC Bank PLC, under its “Stand Beside Women in Tech Advancement” campaign, has donated desktop computers and educational materials to Khulna Collegiate Girls' School and KCC Women's College to inspire young women to embrace technology and enhance digital skills. The ceremony, he...

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BRAC Bank to work with DHL for eco-friendly shipping

BRAC Bank has entered into a strategic partnership on Sunday with DHL, the world-renowned logistics company, to introduce the GOGREEN Plus Carbon Reduced Shipping Service, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability. Md. Sabbir Hossain, Deputy Managing Director & Chief Operating O...

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UCB holds workshop to empower tea workers in Panchagarh

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) recently organized a workshop for tea cluster entrepreneurs in Panchagarh District. The event aimed to enhance financial literacy and explore growth opportunities within the tea industry.The workshop was graced by the presence of Nawshad Mustafa, Director, SMESPD of ...

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Strategic Business Meeting of Meghna Bank held in Gazipur

Meghna Bank PLC's Strategic Business Meeting, 2024 was held at Aronnobash Resort, Pubail, Gazipur recently. The meeting was presided over by Kazi Ahsan Khalil, Managing Director and CEO of Meghna Bank PLC.Among others Kimiwa Saddat, Deputy Managing Director and Sadequr Rahman, Deputy Managing Di...

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Walton, City Bank sign deal on ‘Employee Green Banking’

Global electronics brand ‘Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC’ has signed an employee green banking agreement with City Bank PLC. Under the agreement, Walton Hi-Tech’s employees enjoy various preferential banking services, including payroll receive, debit and credit card service, pe...

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Next phase of structural transformation imperative for high-road economic dev

Bangladesh must prioritise quality enhancement and compliance with international standards to maintain export competitiveness in the post-LDC period-- says the national strategy paper on LDC graduation. The current economic model of Bangladesh, driven by export-oriented garments and a protected...

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Efficient cross-border trade can help Bangladesh graduate from LDC status

Experts at a workshop pointed out that efficient cross-border trade will have notable implications for the country’s LDC graduation process with the increase in international trade of Bangladesh, therefore, understanding the foreign business partners is crucial.International Chamber of Commerc...

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Southeast Bank opens 16 agent banking outlets

Southeast Bank PLC. formally launched 16 (Sixteen) Agent Banking outlets - “Shagotom” to facilitate the unbanked people across the country, specially at the rural and semi-urban areas at Coxs bazar, Cumilla, Dhaka, Faridpur, Gazipur, Jhalokathi, Khulna, Natore, Noakhali, Satkhira, Sharia...

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Dhaka-Tokyo ties crucial to elevating ICT industry to global standards

Highlighting significance of global partnerships in advancing the ICT sector, speakers at an event remarked that the collaboration with technologically advanced countries like Japan is crucial not only for skill development but also for elevating our industry to international standards. They sa...

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Social Islami Bank celebrates its 29th anniversary

Social Islami Bank PLC. celebrated 29th Anniversary at its Head Office by observing various activities on 22 November.Chairman of the Bank Professor Dr. M. Sadiqul Islam, FCMA, was present as chief guest at the anniversary program. Vice Chairman Maksuda Begum, and Directors Md. Morshed Alam Khon­...

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Govt trying to stabilise commodity market ahead of Ramadan: Bashir

"The government has been trying to make the market tolerable, as far as possible, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan by maintaining a level between the demand and supply",  Adviser for the Ministry of Commerce Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday.He said this while distributing cheques of stip...

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Eastern Bank hosts student agency night

Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL), a leader in student banking, hosted a Student Agency Night on Thursday (November 21) at its head office at Gulshan area of the city, bringing together premier educational agencies specializing in guiding students to pursue higher education abroad. Representatives from a...

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BRAC Bank sets up booth to facilitate online tax payment

In a move to enhance taxpayer convenience and streamline the tax payment process, BRAC Bank has set up a booth at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Office in Dhaka on the occasion of "Income Tax Information—Service Month 2024."The booth aims to facilitate citizens' tax payments...

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ATAB, Beijing Tourism Bureau sign deal to boost tourism

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) and the Beijing Culture and Tourism Bureau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently in Beijing to promote bilateral tourism and foster stronger collaboration in the sector.The MoU aims to facilitate the exchange of trade missions and d...