SCB enhances T.K. Group

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) recently implemented a unique structured trade solution for T.K. Group, helping them navigate challenging market conditions to procure critical commodities with unmatched efficiency. The facility is supporting import of critical commodities such as refined, bleached, and deodorised (RBD) palm olein; crude degummed soybean oil (CDSO); wheat;

GP Academy launches ‘Freelancing Factory’

Grameenphone, through its free Learning Management System, Grameenphone Academy, has launched ‘Freelancing Factory’, an initiative designed to equip students with the necessary training, and mentorship required to build a freelancing career. This program aims to bridge job market gaps, unlock economic potential, and empower the next generation, ushering in a

EBL, Meeka Pharmacare sign payroll banking agreement

Khorshed Anowar, DMD and Head of Retail and SME Banking, Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL) and Md. Niamul Karim, Managing Director, Meeka Pharmacare Limited signed a payroll banking agreement at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently. Under the agreement employees of Meeka Pharmacare, leading importer and supplier of pharmaceutical ingredients

BRAC Bank holds Uddokta 101

BRAC Bank and BRAC University hosted the graduation ceremony for 29 women from the bank’s women entrepreneur accelerator programme, ‘Uddokta 101’. BRAC Bank’s Women Banking TARA runs its signature grooming initiative, ‘Uddokta 101’ to help women fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams. With the programme running at several universities, this has emerged

Five-day 19th national furniture fair kicks off

After successfully completing 18 consecutive National Furniture Fairs, this year's 19th edition was inaugurated. The 19th National Furniture Fair 2024, the largest exhibition of the domestic furniture industry, is being held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital, with the aim of developing the domestic furniture industry as

Efforts needed to overcome academic challenges for girls: speakers

Identifying the barriers to girls' education in disadvantaged areas and finding solutions to ensure quality education requires coordinated efforts from the government, civil society, private development organizations, and local leaders. This insight emerged from discussions at the national-level advocacy dialogue organized by JAAGO Foundation Trust at the EMK Center in Gulshan,

Police to get new uniform, logo soon

Bangladesh Police is going to get new uniform and logo soon against the backdrop of the changed situation following the student-people movement. A committee formed for selecting police uniform and designing a logo has almost completed its task, police spokesperson Enamul Haque Sagor, AIG, Media and Public Relations told the media

Sunamganj sees increased tourist flow after losses

Tourism businesses in Sunamganj are bouncing back gradually after suffering significant losses for over two months due to three rounds of flood and political instability. Restrictions in several tourist areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts redirected tourists to Sunamganj's famed Haor region, including Tanguar Haor and the Tahirpur border areas, providing