“The two panels of Oikko and Changemakers have not accepted the results,” Abdul Aziz, leader of Oikko, and Waseem Alim, leader of The Change Makers, made the comment in a joint statement.

The labour ministry is going to sit with top business chambers tomorrow to discuss ways for implementing the directive of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) regarding the closure of shops and kitchen markets from 8 pm to save energy and curb import bills for fuel.

The products are: Nucella chocolate, fortified bread spread and EnerG tasty saline.

Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) and CIRCULAR, a social purpose driven organisation involved in plastic waste management, joined hands to collect 1,000 tonnes of plastic from Dhaka in the next one year.

The Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) today urged the government to review its decision to close stores at 8pm as businesses will incur losses if the shops are closed so early ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

Realtors today said the cost of various raw materials, including rod and lift, will increase in the next fiscal year because of the increase in value added tax and customs tariff.

Out of 795 voters, around 609 votes or 76.6 per cent of the total were cast, said AHM Bazlur Rahman, a member of the commission formed to hold the election.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to refrain from procuring goods and services from firms in which directors and high officials of the lenders have ownership, be it direct or indirect.

The government today signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $250 million policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh for supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to seriously look into and resolve complaints of clients over their financial services so that none faces further hassles.

Adolescent girls and young women of urban slum areas feel unsafe while bathing at open bathing spaces, a survey of the Plan International finds.

Midland Bank Limited in collaboration with USHA Foundation, a nongovernmental organisation, disbursed loans directly to the customers of the Jamdani cluster in Narayanganj under cluster-based financing in the CMSME sector.

Smart Electronics Limited (Sony-Smart), a concern of Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd and official distributor of Japanese Sony, has opened a flagship showroom at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, as part of the company’s countrywide expansion plan.

The local currency today depreciated further against the US dollar, hitting Tk 92.50 for each greenback in the interbank platform.

Shakawath Hossain has been reappointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC, the owning company of the Westin Dhaka, Sheraton Dhaka and HANSA, a premium residence.

The regular taxpayers will feel discouraged if there remains an option to whiten money by paying only 7 per cent tax, said Humayun Rashid, president of IBFB.

Simplification of tax administration and proper infrastructure development are needed to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh, analysts said in a roundtable today.

Ace Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan’s e-commerce platform Monarch Mart will now sell products of leading Bangladeshi retail chain Shwapno.

The Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) fined state-run Teletalk Tk 5 crore, Robi Axiata Tk 2 crore, Grameenphone Tk 50 lakh and Banglalink Tk 15 lakh.

This is the first time, assessment for GPTW held with BEOL, the company said in a statement today.