EU envoy for boosting business ties with Bangladesh

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Wednesday said the time has come for moving ahead with a European Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (EuroCham) to promote trade and investment and help ensure a smooth transition to GSP+ era. "GSP plus is

BKB holds business review meeting

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) held a business review meeting for the year 2022-2023 with the general managers of all divisions, at the bank’s board room on 11th January, 2023, a press release said Friday. Chairman of the bank, Md. Nasiruzzaman, addressed the meeting as chief guest. MD of the bank,

Smoking: Luxury, Trend or Business?

From movie stars making cigarette smoking look so artistic to young adults of the new generation cannot get over the addiction of smoking. While to the French, smoking cigarette is a luxury, which would clearly define their country’s income, and also advance medical technology and food which ensures the state

Business in tatters due to plundering of money: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said businesspeople are going through a very tough time due to the economic crisis, mainly caused by widespread plundering and siphoning off money abroad."Every big businessman is now saying one thing that they're facing a very bad time and their businesses

BCBL holds business review meeting

Bengal Commercial Bank Ltd organized its 3rd quarter Business Review Meeting for the year 2022 on 24th October at the bank’s head office, a press release said Wednesday. Shahid Hossain, Adviser to the Bank; K.M. Awlad Hossain, DMD & CBO; Md. Rafiqul Islam, DMD & CTO; Divisional Heads and all

PM urges businessmen to think about country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the businessmen to do business thinking about their country and its people as the world is going through a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic. “You’re now thinking about profit. Earlier (during the BNP-Jamaat regime), a big portion of the profit

Stone traders block LafargeHolcim aggregates business illegally

The stone traders of Chhatak under the banner of ‘Bebsayee Sramik Oikko Parishad’ Sunday held a blockade in the waterways to stop the legitimate aggregates business of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh. They threatened and forced LafargeHolcim to stop the loading operations and ferry services for several hours which severely affected its business operations

UBL holds business review meeting in Ctg

Union Bank Limited (UBL) has inaugurated the Chattogram area Quarterly Business Review Meeting-2022, a press release said Saturday. A.B. M. MokammelHoque Chowdhury,Managing Director& CEO of  the bank inaugurated  the programme as chief guest .  DMD, Md. Nazrul Islam and SEVP Golam Mostafa were present as special guests.

LC for capital machinery down by 65pc

New investment and business expansion saw a slow pace after tightening import and global recession warnings, brought about by the Russia-Ukraine war. As a result, opening letter of credit (LC) for importing capital machinery decreased by 65 percent in July-August of the current fiscal year 2022-23. This has no short-term effect,

Hamdard opts for Robi’s business solutions

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh has recently subscribed to Robi Axiata Limited’s services under enterprise brand- “Robi for Business”, a press release said Thursday. Hamdard’s marketing director, Mohammad Shariful Islam, and Robi’s chief enterprise business officer, Md. Adil Hossain Noble recently signed an agreement in this connection at Hamdard’s corporate office