Unilever takes significant stride towards carbon neutrality

Unilever Bangladesh has saved around 3.3 lakh megawatts per hour on energy consumption and reduced its carbon dioxide emission by nearly 70,000 tonnes in 10 years, which is equivalent to planting 30 lakh trees each year, the multinational company said in a report.
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Envoy, Sheltech win national productivity award

Envoy Textiles and Sheltech (Pvt) have secured first and second positions of a “National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2020” recently in “Large Industries: Textile and RMG” and “Large Industries: Steel and Engineering” categories respectively.  
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Singer leases land in Rupganj for new factory

Singer Bangladesh has entered into an agreement with Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) to take lease of 35 acres of land in Rupganj of Narayanganj to establish a manufacturing complex. 
3 June 2022, 05:30 AM

BIT signs deal with US firm on internet coverage

Business Information Technology Ltd (BIT) has teamed up with US-based ARRA Networks to introduce their new internet last-mile technology in Bangladesh. 
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM

LankaBangla Finance declares 10pc dividend

Shareholders of LankaBangla Finance have approved 10 per cent cash dividend for 2021. 
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM

JMI celebrates 12-year partnership with Nipro

Entrepreneurs in the country are now investing in new sectors where sophistication is a prerequisite, such as medical device manufacturing, said Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Sandhani’s mutual fund gets BSEC nod

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) yesterday approved Sandhani Asset Management SLIC Fixed Income Fund, an open-ended mutual fund.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Square Pharma gets nod for production in Kenyan factory

Square Pharmaceuticals Kenya EPZ Ltd, a subsidiary of Square Pharmaceuticals, has recently received a go-ahead to start commercial manufacturing in its Kenyan factory.
1 June 2022, 03:30 AM

Rahman reelected Pubali Bank chair

Pubali Bank reelected Monzurur Rahman as its chairman of the board of directors unanimously at the bank’s 1338th board meeting.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh has potential for green jobs and business

The government is promoting green and inclusive development as a part of its 8th five-year plan and green growth strategy, said Habibun Nahar, deputy minister for the ministry of environment, forest, and climate change in a national seminar.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

2 Pran concerns win productivity award

Habiganj Agro Ltd and Sylvan Technologies Ltd, sister concerns of Pran-RFL Group, won National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2020 for enhancing productivity and manufacturing quality products.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

bKash launches ‘b.Academy’ for skills dev of employees

bKash yesterday launched a learning fest called “b.Academy” to make its employees more efficient and future-ready through training and other skill development activities.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Swisscontact, Daraz in deal to support small firm growth

Swisscontact Bangladesh recently teamed up with Daraz Bangladesh under a B-Skilful Programme Phase II to promote digital marketing platforms among micro, small, and medium enterprises in leather goods, light engineering, and furniture manufacturing sectors.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

MetLife offers automatic premium payments

MetLife Bangladesh has introduced an online enrolment system for automatic electronic fund transfers (EFT) meant for premium payments.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Toyota misses target for global production

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it missed its global production target for April as covid-19 outbreaks and a parts shortage slowed its post-pandemic recovery.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

3 teams win HSBC-IBA Business Case Competition 2022

Three teams from Bangladesh were selected as the champion, runners-up and second runner-up winners in HSBC-IBA Business Case Competition 2022. 
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM

3 Toyota models to be available from June 4

For the first time, Navana Ltd-Toyota will launch three new models of two different categories on the same platform on June 4.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Haque elected Mercantile Bank EC chairman

Md Anwarul Haque has been elected as chairman of the executive committee of Mercantile Bank Ltd at the bank’s 402nd board meeting in Dhaka recently.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Seven Rings Cement’s dealer conference held

Cement manufacturer Seven Rings Cement recently organised the Dealer Conference 2022 at the Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj with the slogan ‘We are the Future’.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM

30 investors claim Firstlead Securities swindled Tk 10cr

Thirty stock investors yesterday alleged that Firstlead Securities, a stockbrokerage firm of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), has sold their shares and swindled funds of Tk 10 crore.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM