Customers are getting an additional Tk 1,000 discount on top of the regular discounted price while purchasing Hisense AC or TV from the Smart Plaza of Fair Electronics through bKash payment. Fair Electronics is the manufacturer and distributor of the world-renowned consumer electronics brand Hisense in Bangladesh. Customers can enjoy
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EBL Connect wins Digital CX Award
EBL Connect, corporate online banking platform of of Eastern Bank PLC.(EBL) has been honored with the ‘Outstanding Digital CX – Cash Management Platform 2024’ award by The Digital Banker. This year, with over 817 entries, EBL has stood out in fulfilling the stringent criteria set by The Digital Banker's judging panel,
Standard Chartered distinguished as Best Trade Finance Provider
Standard Chartered was recently named the “Best Trade Finance Provider” in Bangladesh by Global Finance at the Best Trade Finance Provider Awards 2024. This highly coveted award exemplifies Standard Chartered’s dedication to providing best-in-class trade finance products and services. To clinch this title, the Bank demonstrated excellence in transaction volume
Union Bank inaugurates Dhalapara Sub Branch
B. M. Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank PLC. inaugurated the Dhalapara Sub Branch, Tangail as the chief guest through video conference from Head Office, Dhaka. Deputy Managing Directors of Union Bank Shafiuddin Ahmed, Md. Jahangir Alam, Acting Chairman of Ghatail Upazila Parishad Md. Arif
Startup Bangladesh signed up to collaborate with AML, WAL
Startup Bangladesh In collaboration with Asiatic Mindshare Ltd. (AML) and Windmill Advertising Ltd. (WAL), has announced the signing of an agreement for the upcoming Bangladesh Startup Summit scheduled to take place on 27-28 July 2024. Startup Bangladesh intends to host 'Bangladesh Startup Summit', aiming to bring together startups, enterprises, venture capitalists,
Dhaka seeks preferential trade benefits to UK market until 2032
Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparels, into the British market until 2032 to support the sustainable LDC transition. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud discussed the issue when UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan met him at his office at the Ministry of
Shakib returns to Bangladesh T20 squad after one year
Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to Bangladesh T20 squad after almost one year as the selectors included him in the final two matches against Zimbabwe. Shakib's last appearance was a Player-of-the-Match performance against Afghanistan in Sylhet in July 2023. He was the captain of the team that time but an
Country Accelerates Smart Bangladesh Initiative through Sovereign Cloud
Bangladesh Data Center Company Limited (BDCCL), Bangladesh’s government-owned data storage and disaster recovery services provider, has implemented Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Region in its own data centers to help accelerate Bangladesh’s cloud-led digital transformation initiative called Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041. Bangladesh’s sovereign government cloud enables it to control its
Consistency in policymaking to ensure sustainable revenue
Experts at a roundtable discussed key considerations for economically strategic sectors in the upcoming FY25 national budget and highlighted the importance of consistency in policymaking to ensure sustainable revenue growth. The roundtable titled, “National Budget 2024-25: Priorities for High-potential Sectors,” organized by Policy Exchange, and held on May 6, brought together
International Conference on Transboundary Rivers at NSU
The inaugural session of the two-day long international conference on ‘Transboundary Rivers of South Asia: Fostering Regional Collaboration for Environmental Sustainability’ successfully commenced today at North South University. The event, organized by the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) in collaboration with the Department of Geography at the