The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday said micro and small businesses that have no taxable income are not required to show proof of tax return submission to get up to Tk 20 lakh in loans.

Gava Private Limited, a company owned by Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Switzerland, is going to invest $25.62 million at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) to set up a garment manufacturing industry.

Bengal Commercial Bank and Trust Bank recently signed a sub-correspondent agreement on remittance transfer.

The Bangladesh Organisation of Learning and Development (BOLD), a platform for trainers, facilitators and coaches, in association with Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) organised a “BOLD Trainers’ Meet” on its premises yesterday with learning and development professionals. 

Bay Leasing & Investment Limited incurred losses in the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.

Islami Commercial Insurance Company has received the nod to raise Tk 20.26 crore in funds from the stock market through initial public offering (IPO). 

InterContinental Dhaka has been voted winner of a 29th Annual World Travel Awards 2022 in categories “Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel 2022” and “Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel Suite 2022 - Presidential Suite”. 

Samsung Electronics, a South Korean multinational electronics corporation, yesterday launched a new line of televisions in Bangladesh through an event in Dhaka.

The country’s manufacturing and processing behemoth Pran-RFL Group has made a foray into mobile phone manufacturing to capture a slice of the rapidly expanding digital device market in Bangladesh. 

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has donated a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plant to Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) Medical College and Rafatullah Community Hospital in Bogura recently. 

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh’s waste management wing Geocycle and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday for the former to dispose of the city’s waste on a trial basis. 

Hong Kong has become one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, pouring $1.8 billion till date mainly in the textile and energy sectors, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), yesterday. 

Meghna Insurance Company Ltd reported a slightly lower profit in the year that ended on December 31.   

Chief executive officers of insurance companies can’t be given any additional salary, allowances, bonuses, and benefits beyond the limit stipulated in the laws, said the regulator on Monday. 

IPDC Finance Ltd has received approval from the Bangladesh Bank to avail 15 million euro in long-term financing from German development finance institution DEG.

Genex Infosys Ltd will support Standard Chartered Bangladesh to scale up its distribution network, efficiently reach new client segments, and deliver world-class banking products and services.

Analysts have cut their 12-month earnings forecasts for Asian companies over the past month, undermined by a dip in manufacturing activity and concerns over a drop in shipments, especially to China.

A ‘My Offers’ icon has been added to the bKash app to enable customers to find all the available offers in one place.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) yesterday launched five new products in Dhaka.

Bangladesh has to explore and formulate a long-term plan to overcome possible difficulties and trade challenges past the United Nations status graduation from a least developed to a developing country, said experts at a discussion.