Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Syngenta Bangladesh Limited, a leading multinational agricultural company has received the Honorable Mention award at the prestigious SDG Brand Champion Award 2023 organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum. It was in association with Aspire to Innovate (a2i), Cabinet division, ICT division & UNDP, celebrated organizations committed to achieving the United Nations Sustainable ... Read more
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LafargeHolcim celebrates World Environment Day 2023
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) celebrated the World Environment Day with numerous activities at all of its plants at Chhatak, Meghna and Mongla on Monday June. The main purpose of the celebration was to spread awareness in protecting the environment and reducing usage of plastic, reads a press release. The celebrations started ... Read more
Jamuna Bank celebrates 23rd anniversary
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Jamuna Bank has entered its 23rd year of excellence by achieving the trust and reliability of all customers, stakeholders and well-wishers. Recently the bank celebrated its 23rd anniversary with a grand ceremony and a dua mahfil, reads a press release. On this grand occasion Jamuna Bank Chairman Md Saidul Islam, Jamuna ... Read more
Akij Ceramics opens Khulna, Barishal showrooms
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Akij Ceramics, the number one brand in the ceramic tile industry in Bangladesh, has opened two exclusive showrooms in Khulna and Barishal. As part of its efforts of being close to the customers, Akij Ceramics inaugurated an exclusive business associate showroom at 197 M A Bari Sharok, Khulna “M/S Jannat Enterprise ... Read more
Kansai Nerolac Paints inspires dealers with incentive trip to Japan
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Kansai Nerolac Paints (Bangladesh) Ltd (KNPBL), a group of company of Kansai Paint Co, Ltd, Japan, recently organised an incentive trip for its 35 respected paint dealers to Japan. The trip aimed to reward the outstanding performance of these dealers and strengthen the business relationship between KNPBL and its valued partners, ... Read more
Grameenphone launches Meet & Greet Service to improve air travel experience for GP Star users
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com As a part of its unwavering commitment to prioritise customer satisfaction, Grameenphone has recently introduced a complimentary ‘Meet & Greet’ service at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, enhancing the travel experience exclusively for its loyal GPStar Platinum Plus customers. Starting from 16 May, GPStar Platinum Plus customers can look ... Read more
IDCOL funds Bangladesh’s first commercial floating solar project
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The IDCOL has financed a commercial floating solar project with a capacity of 784 kWp which utilises unused space of artificial water bodies, previously used for fish farming only. This project is the first large-scale grid connected floating solar PV system in Bangladesh. IDCOL has provided concessionary financing for this project ... Read more
Berger will retain MD Rupali Chowdhury for three years more
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has recently extended the contract of its managing director, Rupali Chowdhury, for an another three-year term. The company has also appointed Md Mohsin Habib Chowdhury as its chief operating officer. Rupali joined Berger Paints in 1990 as a planning manager and worked in different capacities, including marketing, ... Read more
BOU begins teaching in Italy
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Open University vice-chancellor Syed Humayun Akhtar inaugurated the BOU Education Programme for SSC, HSC and BA/BSS levels in Italy on Thursday online. Md Shamim Ahsan, Ambassador of Bangladesh Embassy in Italy, BOU pro-vice-chancellor (education) Mahbuba Nasreen, registrar Shafiqul Alam, Open School dean Sabina Yasmin and School of Social Sciences, Humanities ... Read more
Bengal Meat launches Online Qurbani Haat
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com On the occasion for the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha, Bengal Meat has once again launched their Online Qurbani Haat. At a press conference on Thursday at Bengal Meat’s head office in Dhaka, officials of Bengal Meat announced the commencement of Qurbani portal for the 9th year in a row, reads a press release. ... Read more
Agora opens new outlet in Sylhet
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Agora opened a new outlet at Sylhet Upashahar Level 1 (East), Syed Plaza, Plot-1, Block-D, Multiplan Shahjalal City, Shahjalal Housing State (Upashahar), Sylhet on 1 June. At the launching programme, Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury was present as the chief guest, reads a press release. Agora Limited Director In ... Read more
Prices of ballpoint pens to go up
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Ballpoint pens may become costlier in Bangladesh as the government wants to impose 15 per cent value-added tax on its manufacturing in the country. The price of all types of educational materials, including pens, has spiralled in recent times and the finance minister today proposed imposing new tax on ballpoint pens, ... Read more
Brac launches career hub in Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Skill Development Programme in partnership with Citi Foundation has launched the Career Hub in the port city on Saturday (27 May) at the International Convention Centre, Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers, according to a press release. The main objective of the Career Hub is to create ... Read more
ITFC inks $1.4bn financing plan with govt for energy security
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed an annual financing plan with the government for $1.4 billion. The agreement, signed at the ITFC Headquarters in Jeddah, took place during the official visit of the high-level delegation from Bangladesh, it said ... Read more
SMAC IT launches software ‘ProFund’ to manage provident fund
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com SMAC IT Limited (SIL), a software development company, yesterday launched a provident fund management software “ProFund” as its latest product innovation in the finance management sector. The product launch ceremony took place at a hotel in Dhaka in presence of industry leaders and top finance professionals, said a press release. The ... Read more
GP recharge through Bkash: Customers win many prizes including 2 motorbikes
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bkash has handed over the prizes to the motorbike winners of the “Bike Hobe Tar, Bkash Theke Grameenphone-a Sharboccho Recharge Jar” campaign. Besides, in the two-phase campaign, a total of 1,200 customers won various prizes including cashback and coupons, reads a press release. Shafayatul Islam Khan, executive vice president and Mahbubul ... Read more
BGMEA donates ambulance to support emergency health services
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated an ambulance to Manabik ShahajyaSangstha (MSS) to support emergency health services to people including underprivileged people in society. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan handed over the key of the ambulance to President of MSS Feroz M Hassan at a program held at ... Read more
StanChart, JBCCI, JCIAD, and JETRO to help accelerate Japan-Bangladesh partnership
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com All should work towards accelerating Japan-Bangladesh strategic partnership so that it will deepen economic cooperation, leverage the decades-long friendship and fuel growth between the two nations, according to speakers at a discussion. The event, titled “Our Shared Aspiration: Accelerating the Japan-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership”, was jointly organised by Standard Chartered, the Japan-Bangladesh ... Read more
Anwar Ispat, China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group sign agreement
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Anwar Ispat, a steel manufacturer in Bangladesh, has signed an agreement with China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group (CRCC-BEBG), an international construction company. The Hatikumrul Interchange project, a flagship initiative in Bangladesh’s infrastructure development, aims to revolutionise transportation networks by improving connectivity and facilitating smoother traffic flow. With a total ... Read more
BGCCI concludes 21st AGM and elected M Maksud as the new president
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) held its highly anticipated 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28 May, with the participation of the esteemed BGCCI Executive Board and a large number of its valued members. The event proved to be a significant milestone for the chamber, showcasing the continued ... Read more