Robi Axiata, the country’s second largest mobile network operator, said its profits soared by 44 per cent year-on-year to Tk 167 crore in the first nine months of this year despite a fall in its operating profit.

Transcom Beverages Ltd has recently signed an agreement with supermarket chain Agora Limited enabling special benefits on the purchase of 7Up, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Slice and Aquafina at Agora outlets. 

South Korean electronics brand Samsung has launched its top-of-the-line Neo QLED 8K TV in Bangladesh as it looks to redefine the television experience for the audience.

Shares of Hamid Fabrics surged 67 per cent on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday even after reporting huge losses earlier on the day.

The government yesterday honoured 23 small, medium and large companies with the inaugural Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial Award for their contribution to the industrialisation of the country and creating jobs.

Journalists’ safety is not limited to physical security but must include protection against psychological injury resulting from exposure to violence, conflict, disaster and tragedy, experts said at a webinar today.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is bringing a ferocious, talking dinosaur to the United Nations’ headquarters to urge more climate action from global leaders, in a short film launched today as the centerpiece of the agency’s new ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ campaign.

EyHost Ltd has recently been selected as an associate member of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD). 

CFA Society Bangladesh, local member of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, has recently organised its sixth CFA Charter Award Ceremony in Dhaka. 

Different organisations have been honoured through 26 winners and 14 mentions in different categories at Bangladesh Retail Congress 2021 and Bangladesh Retail Awards 2021 recently.

Five banks and non-bank financial institutions are going to provide a syndicated loan of Tk 167 crore for the country’s first electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant of Bangladesh Auto Industries Ltd (BAIL).

Uttara Motors Ltd yesterday launched a new model of Suzuki Swift in the local market. 

Tesla Inc surpassed $1 trillion in market value on Monday after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, a deal that reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales over the next decade.

Unilever Consumer Care, formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline, logged higher profits in the July-September period of the current financial year, in contrast to the January-September period when its profits dropped.

Asiatic Laboratories Ltd has recently started working on its initial public offering under the book building method.  

Lankan Alliance Finance Ltd in collaboration with Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank has recently organised a daylong workshop on “Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism” at its Gulshan head office in Dhaka. 

Islam Oxygen Ltd has recently started working on its initial public offering (IPO) under the book building method to raise Tk 93 crore, subject to approval of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Chorka Textile Ltd, a concern of Pran-RFL Group, has been expanding its capacity to export $200 million-worth lingerie and other garment items by the next two years. 

The fourth edition of “Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2021” was launched yesterday to recognise outstanding individuals and organisations for their exceptional contributions in advancing supply chain knowledge and practices across the industries. 

Square Pharmaceuticals and Square Textiles, two major concerns of Square Group, have decided to invest Tk 646 crore to expand business.