Bangladesh Lamps Limited, an authorised manufacturer and distributor of Transtec lighting products including smart LED bulbs and tube lights, declared a 10 percent cash dividend at the 62nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the company.

Sinobangla Industries and Web Coats PLC yesterday got approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to raise funds of Tk 25 crore.

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister M Tofazzel Hossain Miah called for necessary policy reforms and alignment to raise private investment growth in the country.

Abul Khair Steel, a steel manufacturing company and a subsidiary of Abul Khair Group, recently organised a conference styled “EngineeringXcellence” at Sheraton Dhaka in Banani.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved a grant for Brac Bank to leverage the digitalisation of banking products and services to cater to a significant number of cottage, micro and small enterprises (CMSEs) and women.

Businesses often face hassles when trading in Bangladesh due to a lack of inter-ministerial coordination, which is a big hurdle for export diversification, a top footwear exporter said yesterday.

Kohinoor Chemical Company (Bangladesh) Ltd has approved a 50 percent dividend, including 40 percent cash dividend, for the financial year that ended on June 30, 2023.

Nagad has been honoured by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) with the “Highest VAT Payer Award” at the national level in the service category for the second consecutive year for the fiscal year 2021-22.

The commerce ministry has waived the stamp duty amounting to more than Tk 4 crore for registering the financial documents of Unique Meghnaghat Combined Cycle Power Plant, according to a gazette issued last week.

Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGTI), a logistics and industrial zone operator based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has appointed Green Delta Capital Ltd as the mandated lead arranger for debt raising for its Patenga Container Terminal project in Bangladesh.

Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) and Unilever Consumer Care Ltd (UCL) have contributed approximately Tk 7.26 crore of the company’s profit to the “Labour Welfare Foundation” fund under the ministry of labour and employment as its contribution to workers’ share of profit.

bKash has been honoured by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as the highest Value Added TAX (VAT) payer in the service sector at the national level for the second time in a row for the fiscal year 2021-22.

Households whose income for subsistence comes only from farming, including leasing out cropland, are now going through tough times, according to researchers.

The business community needs to be united to advance the country's economy on the path of prosperity, keeping in mind the motto “Politics belongs to everyone, economy belongs to everyone”, said Mahbubul Alam, the president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

The garments industry of Bangladesh still suffers from a huge wage gap between male and female workers, with the latter holding just 5 percent of all supervisory positions in the sector, according to experts.

Remark HB Ltd, an affiliate of Remark LLC USA, recently organised a daylong “Strategic Partners’ Meet- 2023” at the company’s Gazaria factory premises in Munshiganj.

LankaBangla Finance PLC has won awards in two categories at the "Mastercard Excellence Awards 2023".

The Digital Summit 2023 has taken place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka in the capital today with the aim to guide innovation and disruption through the digital terrain.

Employment in areas neighbouring eight export processing zones (EPZs) across Bangladesh jumped by almost 16-fold since industrial enclaves were established, according to a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The Structural Engineers Ltd (SEL), a diversified steel fabricator in Bangladesh, recently marked 40 years of operation in the construction and housing industry of the country.