BRAC Bank has won the Engagement Champion Award from the New York-based Financial Alliance for Women (FAW). The award was formally announced at the Champions of the Female Economy Awards at the 2023 Annual Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on November 8. Mehruba Reza, Head of Women Banking ‘TARA’,
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Grand Finale of BizMaestros contest ends
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) concluded the 14th edition of its flagship business competition ‘BizMaestros,’ at a grand finale in Dhaka. Five finalist teams were evaluated by a panel consisting of H. E. Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, M. A. Jabbar, Managing Director, DBL Group, Sonia Bashir Kabir, Founder, SBK
BGMEA calls for support of new minimum wage
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called upon global apparel brands and retailers to extend their support and cooperation for the implementation of the new minimum wage recently declared by the government for garment workers in the country. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made this appeal during a meeting
Huawei OceanStor ranks highest in Gartner report
Huawei OceanStor Pacific, a high-density balanced scale-out storage solution launched by Huawei, has achieved top rankings in five out of seven use cases, as per the recently published 2023 Critical Capabilities for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage report by Gartner, a leading American technology research and consulting firm. Gartner evaluated
Bangladesh celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Bangladesh and Bangladesh Venture Capital Limited joined hands to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs throughout the country. The week-long celebration, held at the prestigious Daffodil Plaza, brought together innovators, investors, and business leaders to promote economic growth and support dynamic startups. During the GEN Week festivities, a
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Govt to procure 38 lakh MTs of fuel oil in 2024
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Wednesday approved a proposal under which the government would procure some 38 lakh metric tons of refined fuel oil under Direct Procurement Method (DPM) from January to December period of the next calendar year. The approval came from the 27th meeting of the CCEA
There is no scope of dialogue now:Obaidul Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Wednesday said now there is no scope of holding dialogue over the forthcoming parliamentary elections. "(US Ambassador in Dhaka) Peter Haas met me with a letter of US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Donald Lu. I
EC sets Jan 7 for next JS polls
The Election Commission (EC) Wednesday set January 7, 2024 for the 12th parliamentary election. "The voting of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be held on January 7, 2024" Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said while announcing the election schedule in an address to the nation on state-run