Puma closes its stores in Russia

The German sports company Puma said Saturday it would temporarily shutter its shops in Russia, following other retailers and businesses in suspending their operations after the invasion of Ukraine.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Aarong Dairy Sales Conference 2022 held

Brac Dairy and Food Project yesterday organised Aarong Dairy Sales Conference 2022 for the company’s sales representatives at International Convention Center, Bashundhara in Dhaka in order to carry out their business activities smoothly.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Yamaha’s largest showroom opens in Tejgaon

ACI Motors Ltd, local distributor of Yamaha and a subsidiary of ACI Group, launched the largest Yamaha showroom at the Haque Center in Tejgaon, Dhaka on Tuesday.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Berger awards aspiring young architects

Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd (BPBL) in collaboration with the department of architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) virtually organised the Berger Award Programme for students of Architecture BUET (BASAB) recently.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Pran to procure 12,000 tonnes of tomatoes

Pran, an agro-processor of the country and a subsidiary of Pran-RFL Group, has set a target to procure 12,000 tonnes of tomatoes for manufacturing tomato-based products, including sauce and ketchup, for the season.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

MI Cement renamed Crown Cement PLC

MI Cement Factory Ltd, a listed company, has changed its name to Crown Cement PLC as part of its business strategy as well as to bring consistency to its brand name.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Unilever sees slight drop in profits

Profits of Unilever Consumer Care, formerly GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh, dropped marginally in 2021 compared to the previous year due to the lower income from bank deposits.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Toshiba CEO resigns

Toshiba’s CEO resigned on Tuesday, adding fresh uncertainty weeks before a key shareholder meeting on a plan to spin off the Japanese conglomerate’s devices unit.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia to raise Tk 500cr by issuing bond

Bank Asia Ltd has received the nod to raise Tk 500 crore by issuing a perpetual bond.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

MetLife settled life ins claims of Tk 1,792cr in 2021

MetLife Bangladesh, one of the leading insurance companies in the country, has settled insurance claims worth Tk 1,792 crore in 2021. 
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Land-related service fees can be paid thru Nagad

Nagad now enables customers to pay land-related fees including land development fees (LD tax), e-mutation, and e-records of right fees sitting at home using Nagad.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions

US payment card firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

GP first to introduce eSIM

Grameenphone, the country’s top mobile phone operator, has launched eSIMs for the first time in Bangladesh and the new product will be available from March 7.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Digital platform for aquaculture introduced

Right Haat, a digital platform for aquaculture actors including farmers, was launched at Brac Centre Inn in Dhaka yesterday.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

AB Bank, Renaissance hotel sign deal

AB Bank Ltd signed an agreement with Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel last week.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Walton announces Digital Campaign Season-14

Walton yesterday declared its countywide ‘Digital Campaign Season-14’ to provide faster and best after-sales service to customers through online automation following the success in the previous seasons.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia wins Intellectual Property Protection Award 2020

Bank Asia Ltd has recently been awarded the “Intellectual Property Protection Award 2020” by the Bangladesh Copyright Board for its conscious and responsible role in the protection of intellectual property.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Renata gets nod to remit $7m to UK, Ireland

Renata Ltd, one of the major drug producers, has received permission from the Bangladesh Bank to remit $7 million to Ireland and the UK as it looks to expand its footprint in the European market, the company said yesterday.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Insurance claim settlement rate still low

The claim settlement rate of life and non-life insurance companies in Bangladesh still lags behind the world standard as well as that of neighbouring countries such as India and this is the main reason for low public confidence in the sector.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Prime Bank teams up with Buet

Prime Bank signed an agreement with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) last week to provide its banking services.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM