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
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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
IFIC launches dedicated banking services for freelancers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com IFIC Bank has introduced a special IFIC Freelancer Service Package for freelancers working in Bangladesh to bring their overseas earnings into their bank accounts and to provide them with banking services. The package launch ceremony was organized on (Sunday) September 4 at IFIC Tower, Purana Paltan, Dhaka, according to a press ... Read more
Beza, Fire Department to set up fire stations in economic zones
With this, the fire Service and civil defense will provide full support to Beza to ensure the safety of industrial facilities and property in the economic zones Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) has partnered with the Fire Service and Civil Defense Directorate to set up fire stations and conduct rescue ... Read more
Nagads ED Md Shafayet Alam Receives International Leadership Award
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Business Tabloid, a UK-based business publication, named Md Shafayet Alam a Visionary Leader in Digital Finance for presenting strategic, sustainable and visionary initiatives in his relevant field of work. Md Shafayet Alam, executive director of Nagad Limited, has received the award for outstanding leadership in Bangladesh’s financial industry, according to a ... Read more
Chevron Bangladesh celebrates its 25th anniversary
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Chevron Bangladesh held its 25-year celebration event at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka recently. Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Bir Bikram, adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs, Government of Bangladesh attended the event as the chief f guest. Md Mahbub Hossain, senior scretary of the Ministry of Power, ... Read more