Rokia Afzal Rahman, chairman of Arlinks, and AK Azad, managing director of Ha-Meem Group, have been re-elected vice-presidents of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh for a two-year term (April 2022 to March 2024). Rahman is a former caretaker government adviser and president of the Metropolitan Chamber of
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BTRC fines 4 mobile operators Tk 76.5 million
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined four mobile phone operators, including state-owned telecom operator Teletalk, Tk 76.5 million on allegations of operating illegal VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), reports UNB. BTRC fined Teletalk Tk 50 million, Robi Tk 20 million, while Grameenphone and
Bengal Meat launches online qurbani portal
Bengal Meat has recently launched its online qurbani portal www.qurbani.bengalmeat.com. By gaining diverse experience over the course of last seven years, Bengal Meat is committed to offer this unique experience once again to its valued customers this year, the company said in a statement today. Bengal Meat guarantees the safest and halal qurbani, backed by ... Read more
Abdur Rouf Talukder, new Bangladesh Bank governor
The government on Saturday appointed finance ministry senior secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank for four years. Rouf would be the 12th governor of the central bank after being 34 years in civil service since 1988. A gazette notification was issued on Saturday in this regard. It stated that Rouf ... Read more
Navana launches Raize, Avanza, Veloz
Navana has launched three new models of the most popular car brand in Bangladesh Toyota- Raize, Avanza and Veloz at its Tejgaon showroom in Dhaka. Priced at Tk 34 lakh, Raize is a sport utility vehicle featuring a “1L Turbo” combined with a “New Direct Drive CVT” transmission, said a press
City Bank attains higher credit rating
City Bank’s credit ratings have recently been upgraded by the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh, the long term from AA2 to AA1 and the short term from ST-2 to ST-1. The AA1 rating reflects capacity to meet financial commitments with low credit risk, says a press release. The ST-1 rating reflects a stable outlook, capacity for
StanChart’s student file centres open in Dhaka
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched file centres for students at its Gulshan and Dhanmondi branches in a bid to enable seamless banking services for those pursuing education abroad. Zarin Daruwala, cluster chief executive officer for India and South Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, inaugurated a student file centre at the bank’s Gulshan branch on May ... Read more
Phones, cash, keys topped the list of items Uber users left behind
Uber says in its Lost and Found Index for 2022 Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladeshi customers after their rides with ridesharing giant Uber are leaving three important accessories – phones, cash and keys. While phones top the list of the most forgotten items in Bangladesh, Fridays and Sundays were the most common days to ... Read more
Unilever launches sustainability report
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Unilever Bangladesh unveiled its sustainability report for the year 2021, titled ‘Partnering Bangladesh’. The report demonstrated the company’s work and impact on the health, environment, and society, said a press release on Saturday. Unilever Bangladesh has saved around 3.3 lakh megawatts per hour on energy consumption
Mobile subscribers increase in April, internet users decrease
The number of mobile network subscribers in Bangladesh rose for three consecutive months to reach an all-time high in April while internet usage slipped that same month. Local network operators collectively added about 4.6 lakh customers in April from that a month earlier to reach 183.3 crore subscribers
BB lines up Tk 100cr for digital nano loans
Bangladesh Bank introduced a Tk 100 crore refinance scheme for “digital nano loan” disbursements with an aim to expand the financial inclusion of marginalised people. Participating banks will be able to disburse loans of Tk 500 to Tk 50,000 to individual customers with up to 9 per cent interest under the scheme
BIT signs deal with US firm on internet coverage
Business Information Technology Ltd (BIT) has teamed up with US-based ARRA Networks to introduce their new internet last-mile technology in Bangladesh. BIT and ARRA hosted presentation sessions to a number of companies, community leaders, and the military during the week of May 29 – June 2, 2022. They even invited a number of
Bangladesh exports charcoal of Tk 40 crore yearly
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is currently earning Tk 40 crore by exporting charcoal to different countries annually. At present, around 7,071 tonnes of charcoal are produced in about 40 factories in several districts in the country including Faridpur, Rajbari, and Magura, the textiles and jute ministry said in a press release yesterday. In addition ... Read more
Agritech startup iFarmer raises $2.1 million
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com iFarmer, a full-stack agriculture platform providing agri based services to farmers, has recently raised $2.1 million in a new financing round, maintaining its accelerated growth, said a press release. IDLC Venture Capital Fund, the VC arm of IDLC Finance, one of the largest non- banking financial institutions in Bangladesh, led the ... Read more
2 Pran concerns win productivity award
By Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Habiganj Agro Ltd and Sylvan Technologies Ltd, sister concerns of Pran-RFL Group, won National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2020 for enhancing productivity and manufacturing quality products. On behalf of Habiganj Agro, Eleash Mridha, managing director of Pran Group, and Mostafizur Rahman, chief operating officer of Sylvan Technologies, received the award ... Read more
3 Toyota models to be available from June 4
For the first time, Navana Ltd-Toyota will launch three new models of two different categories on the same platform on June 4. The range of vehicles that will be on display are the all new Veloz, Raize and 3rd generation Avanza, a press release said
7UP TVC features Shakib, Fido Dido
A new television commercial of lemon and lime flavoured non-caffeinated soft drink 7UP was released on Monday as a part of a “Think Fresh” summer campaign featuring brand ambassador Shakib Al Hasan. It portrays Shakib making his way through a situation in life taking inspiration from 7UP’s mascot Fido Dido and motivates youngsters to be ... Read more
Twitter investors sue Musk claiming ‘market manipulation’
Twitter investors are suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire’s $44bn bid for the company, the BBC reports. The investors said Musk saved himself $156 million by failing to disclose that he had purchased more than 5% of Twitter by March
Foodpanda looks to tap growth opportunities
Says its Managing Director Zubair Siddiky Mahmudul Hasan When the coronavirus pandemic hit Bangladesh in 2020, food delivery platform foodpanda accelerated its expansion to establish its footprint across the country as demand rose. By the second week of December 2020, it had operations in all 64 districts in the country. Foodpanda started off in many ... Read more
Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi can use GI tags for branding
Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi today secured their names as producing regions of Fazli mango meaning that the northern districts will be able to use its Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which will enable growers to brand the popular mango variety better at home and abroad. Both the mango producing zones will share the GI tag to brand ... Read more