Ambassador of South Korea to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun today stressed that the two countries have great potential to further develop mutually beneficial economic ties.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (16 October 2021) in Dhaka with the Bangladesh Women Judges Association (BWJA) to address and redress violence against women (VAW) during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Monash College Diploma (MCD) Orientation, a program organised by Universal College Bangladesh - Ministry of Education-approved international education provider in Bangladesh, was held at the rooftop cafeteria of the college on October 14, 2021, to welcome the new students.  

Singer Bangladesh recently launched two campaigns focusing the upcoming cricket World Cup and autumn season. 

Guardian Life Insurance Limited recently launched an “Easy Life” policy jointly with mobile financial service provider bKash in Dhaka. 

Penthouse Livings Limited has launched Nobilia from Germany and SMEG from Italy in Bangladesh on the occasion of their 2nd anniversary on 16th October 2021.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) saw its profits double between January and September this year after optimising its production costs and digital services.

Competition from new entrants to Germany’s autos market such as Tesla has pushed Volkswagen to accelerate plans to transform its main plant towards producing electric vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.

AKM Salim Osman, president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), has again been elected to the top post of the trade body unopposed.

Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited (HPL) has recently launched US-based Eli Lilly and Company’s anticancer drug “Cyramza™” in Bangladesh. 

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched a dedicated helpdesk for expatriates residing in Bangladesh.

Beximco Ltd yesterday announced that it was going to build 230-megawatt (MW) solar utility-scale power plants at Gaibandha at a cost of Tk 1,700 crore.

Fresh, a concern of the Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), has been recognised as “best brand” by India-based daily The Economic Times through an online event, “The Economic Times Best Brands 2021- Bangladesh Edition”, held recently. 

United Commercial Bank (UCB) has been recognised with the 2021 US Dollar Clearing Quality Recognition Award given by JPMorgan.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced the launch of expat banking services, through which expatriates residing in Bangladesh will enjoy access to a full range of banking services, seamlessly integrating their banking experience across Bangladesh and their home countries.

Seven Rings Cement recently signed an agreement with Beijing Urban Construction Group Company Limited to supply cement for an expansion project of Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. 

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed a new country director for Bangladesh.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Edimon Ginting as the new country director for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust and Poriborton Kori Foundation signed an MoU, on 30 September at the BANCAT Head Office, Gulshan. Under the agreement, BANCAT and PKF will work in collaboration on the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. The awareness campaign is scheduled for the entire month of October – as it is celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Our guest for the third episode of the second season of ‘Preronar Kotha’ is one such soul. This person, who made the hard choice of leaving behind the tempting luxuries offered by the first world countries to return to his roots, is none other than the revered Scientist, Professor and Founding Chairperson of the Department of Biomedical Physics & Technology (BMPT), University of Dhaka, Dr Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani: the man credited with the introduction of indigenous technology-based telemedicine in rural Bangladesh, and that from the university under the banner, ‘Dhaka University Telemedicine Programme’, among his other innovations.