Business Desk : dhakamirror.com US weekly magazine Newsweek appreciates Bangladesh’s electric and electronics conglomerate Walton for its growing role in the economic growth and development of the country. The magazine highlighted the country’s development in their recent report, where it mentioned Walton is the corporate pride of Bangladesh whose spectacular growth runs parallel to that ... Read more
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Rubana Huq honoured with Human Right Award by CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com On the occasion of Milan Fashion Week, former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Rubana Huq has been awarded the Human Right Award by CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022. The National Chamber of Italian Fashion, in collaboration with the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative, a programme of the International ... Read more
Registration for Banglalink’s ‘ennovators’ begins
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Banglalink has kicked off the registration process for the sixth season of ennovators, a digital idea-based competition in the country. Ennovators is a platform for creative young people of the country looking to showcase their ideas in the field of digital innovation against the challenges of today’s world. Over the course ... Read more
DHL adjusts Bangladesh price for 2023
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, announced price adjustments today that will take effect on January 1, 2023. The average increase in Bangladesh will be 7.9 %, compared to 2022. “So far, 2022 has been another turbulent year with a volatile market environment challenging global trade. However, we ... Read more
TVS Motor launches new motorcycle
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com TVS Motor Company launched a 160cc motorcycle in Bangladesh yesterday bearing an anti-lock braking system J Ekram Hussain, managing director of TVS Auto Bangladesh, unveiled the TVS Apache 160 2V at a programme in Dhaka yesterday, said a press release. Rahul Nayak, vice-president of International Business of TVS Motor Company, Biplob ... Read more
CPA to start construction works of Bay Terminal in 2023
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Chittagong Port Authority on Wednesday informed that they had completed all the preparations, including land acquisition and design, to start the construction works of the Bay Terminal in Chattogram from January 2023. CPA chairman rear admiral M Shahjahan disclosed the information at a press conference at Munshi Fazlur Rahman auditorium ... Read more
Tri-nation firm Gava to invest $25.62m in Dhaka EPZ
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Gava Private Limited, a company owned by Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Switzerland, is going to invest $25.62 million at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) to set up a garment manufacturing industry. The company will produce annually 4.4 million pieces of jackets, fleece jackets, t-shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, trousers, coverall, stretch ... Read more
GP received approval to sell used recycled SIMs
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The telecom regulator recently permitted Grameenphone (GP) to sell unused pre-approved old numbers that had been out of service for more than 450 days, a Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) official said. Grameenphone has already started selling SIM cards against its suspended unused numbers, following regulatory approval. But, the ban on ... Read more
InterContinental Dhaka wins ‘World Travel Awards’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com InterContinental Dhaka has been voted winner of a 29th Annual World Travel Awards 2022 in categories “Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel 2022” and “Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel Suite 2022 – Presidential Suite”. The Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony 2022 of World Travel Awards was organised in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam recently, said ... Read more
Brac Bank, BB hold training for entrepreneurs
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank conducted a training with technical assistance from Bangladesh Bank for 50 promising entrepreneurs. The “Entrepreneurship Development Programme” was held in two phases at the lender’s head office in Dhaka yesterday, said a press release. The programme is funded by Asian Development Bank and managed by Skills for Employment Investment ... Read more
Samsung launches new locally made models
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Samsung Electronics, a South Korean multinational electronics corporation, yesterday launched a new line of televisions in Bangladesh through an event in Dhaka. The latest models that come with cutting-edge technology, smart features and innovative designs are being locally manufactured by two companies, namely Transcom Limited and Fair Electronics. Shahriar Bin Lutfor, ... Read more
Samsung Bangladesh launches new line of televisions
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics today launched a new line of televisions for the Bangladesh market through an event in Dhaka. The latest models that come with cutting-edge technology, smart features and innovative designs are being locally manufactured by two companies, namely Transcom Limited and Fair Electronics. Televisions were once ... Read more
Salman Khan clothing brand to open outlet in Dhaka
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first franchised store of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s clothing line ‘Being Human’ will open in Bangladesh tomorrow. The outlet is situated at Banani in Dhaka. Founded in 2012 as an extension of the non-profit foundation established by Bollywood stars, Being Human Clothing currently operates in more than 15 countries and ... Read more
Ananda Shipyard built container ship, delivered to UK buyer
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Local shipbuilder Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd yesterday handed over a multi-purpose container ship to its UK buyer. Ananda, the pioneer in the export of ships from Bangladesh, built the ship with over 6,100 deadweight tons tonnage at its Meghna Ghat Shipyard in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj. The ship was manufactured ... Read more
Hong Kong currently one of the top investors in Bangladesh
DCCI President Rizwan Rahman says Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hong Kong has risen to the position of one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, investing $1.8 billion to date mainly in the textile and energy industries, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (DCCI). Bangladesh’s trade with the ... Read more
IBBL introduces 5 new products
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) launched five new products in Dhaka yesterday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director of IBBL, presented the products at the bank’s headquarters in the capital, according to a press release. Under the Education Savings Scheme, guardians can open a monthly instalment-based account in the name of a ... Read more
BRAC Bank, DSHE to provide Laptop Financing to MPO-listed teachers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) in Dhaka recently. Nehal Ahmed, director general of the DSHE, and Selim RF Hussain, managing director of the bank, inked the MoU at the latter’s office, said a press release. Under the deal, teachers ... Read more
Saifullah elected chairman of Standard Bank’s shariah panel
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Muhammad Saifullah has been elected chairman of the shariah supervisory committee of Standard Bank at the 363rd meeting of the board recently. He served as a member of the committee for various terms, a press release said. Saifullah is an associate professor of the Asian University of Bangladesh and a member ... Read more
Shine Fashion workers getting dues from Bepza
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has started paying due salaries and other benefits to the workers of Shine Fashion Company Ltd, a closed factory at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ). DEPZ Executive Director Abdus Sobhan handed over some of the pay orders at an event today, according to a ... Read more
Aziz Khan becomes 42nd richest man in Singapore
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Muhammed Aziz Khan, chairman of Summit Group, was named the 42nd richest man in Singapore on the Forbes’ list for 2022. According to Forbes website, his net worth is $1 billion now. He was first named in the Forbes Singapore list in 2018 when his net worth was $910 million. After ... Read more