AKIJ Cement, a concern of the country’s leading industrial conglomerate AKIJ Resource, recently held its annual business conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Daffodil International University emerged champions after defeating Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology in the final of the AMA Coffee Campus Futsal 2026 tournament at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Dhaka on June 30.

KM Awlad Hossain has been appointed managing director of Bengal Commercial Bank with effect from July 1, 2026.

EDOTCO Bangladesh has appointed Al Batuni Mohammad Sayed Ahmed as its new country managing director.

Pubali Bank PLC recently held its “2nd Managers’ Conference-2026” for branch managers, sub-branch managers and managers of Islamic banking windows under the Barishal region.

IFIC Bank PLC organised its 49th annual general meeting (AGM) at the Army Golf Club in Dhaka on Monday.

Prime Bank PLC has inaugurated a month-long entrepreneurship development programme in Natore to enhance the capacity of small and medium entrepreneurs and promote inclusive economic growth.

Bengal Commercial Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with Software Shop Limited, better known as SSL Commerz, a Bangladesh-based fintech company, to provide equated monthly instalment (EMI) facilities to its customers.

Eastland Insurance PLC has approved a 10 percent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2025.

The country’s leading mobile financial services (MFS) provider, bKash, recently signed a partnership agreement with Mastercard in Dhaka to make remittance transactions faster, easier and safer for people receiving money from abroad.

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has promoted Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman and Md Ridwanul Hoque to the post of deputy managing director (DMD).

Rainbow Paints, the popular paint brand of RFL Group, has unveiled its new roofing solution, titled “Rainbow Roof Coat”.

Midland Bank PLC (MDB) has launched “MDB e-Loan”, a fully digital loan facility designed to provide customers with quick, convenient, and hassle-free access to financing through the Midland Online App.

Sabbir Ahmed, a partner at Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co, has been elected president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for a one-year term from July 2026 to June 2027.

Bank Asia PLC has signed a partnership agreement with Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View Hotel to offer stay privileges to its credit cardholders.

The seminar featured a keynote presentation by Prof. Dr. Perween Hasan, vice chancellor of Central Women's University, who discussed interpretations of gender roles in religion

AIUB was the only university from Bangladesh to exhibit at the congress, which brought together universities, policymakers, researchers, industry leaders and sustainability experts to discuss higher education's role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The event was held at a resort near Dhaka under the theme "Community Building, Personal Growth, and Academic Readiness"

The delegation was welcomed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. S.M. Rezaul Karim, who chaired the meeting

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after more than 100 days offers little immediate comfort to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the most vulnerable economies as they are exposed to oil and food price shocks, according to a report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).