Grameenphone CEO Elected as AMTOB President

Yasir Azman, CEO of Grameenphone, has been elected as the President of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB). The association took the decision at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at their office in Banani on February 12, 2024. said a press release. Azman will succeed Erik Aas,

BVCL appoints Shawkat Hossain as CEO

Bangladesh Venture Capital Ltd. (BVCL), a leading venture capital firm in Bangladesh, has announced the appointment of Shawkat Hossain as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With over 30 years of working experience and 12 years of involvement in the venture and Start-Up industry, Mr. Hossain brings a wealth of knowledge

Midland Bank gets new CEO

Mr. Mohammad Saleh Ahmed joined Midland Bank Asset Management Company Limited (MDB AMC), the newly formed Subsidiary Company of Midland Bank as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to taking over the new assignment, Mr. Saleh served SHOFOL AMC & Alternative Venture Limited, as its CEO. Mr. Saleh, a seasoned investment

OpenAI announces Sam Altman to return as CEO

OpenAI announced on Tuesday its co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO, days after he was fired by the board. "We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo," it said

Concluding ceremony of the Foundation Training at Union Bank

Recently, Union Bank Training Institute organized a 15 day long concluding ceremony for Foundation Training Course. Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank A. B. M. Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury was present as the chief guest at the program. He advised in his speech to all officers to work with professionalism

Iftekhar wins ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year’ accolade

Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been awarded the prestigious Best Banking CEO of the Year, Bangladesh 2022 by the Singapore based business magazine World Business Outlook (WBO), a press release said Wednesday. The business magazine lauded EBL CEO for his role in all-round

Grameenphone holds ‘GP Run 2023’

Grameenphone has recently organized its first all-employee race event named ‘GP Run 2023’ nationwide on January 27, 2023, a press release said Saturday. CEO, Yasir Azman, CHRO, Syed Tanvir Husain, CCAO, Hans Martin Hoegh Henrichsen, were also the race participants. The ’GP Run 2023’ began at 6 AM from the

Google axes 12,000 jobs across tech sector

source Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the parent company of Google, informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant

Mohammad Ali appointed as MD, CEO of Pubali Bank

Mohammad Ali has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Pubali Bank Limited by the Board of Directors, a press release said Wednesday. Prior to appointed as Managing Director, he has been holding the position of Additional Managing Director (AMD) & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the bank since 01

Evaly chair, CEO indicted in embezzlement case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against e-commerce platform Evaly's Chairman Shamima Nasrin and CEO Mohammad Rassel in a case over embezzling customers' money. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan framed the charges against them after rejecting bail plea of Shamima and issued a warrant for her arrest.The court also