Farmers busy caring for date trees ahead of juice collection in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah, a region long famous for its date juice and molasses, is now buzzing with preparations as winter approaches...
Miscellany
California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles
For more than a century, Lodi鈥檚 grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make this Californian city famous. But rocketing costs, falling demand and competition from imports mean some are now abandoning their vineyards...
EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules
The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc鈥檚 digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines...
MTB celebrates 26th anniv
Mutual Trust Bank PLC on Sunday celebrated its 26th founding anniversary through a ceremony, said a press release...
BCL Group to utilise upay for salary payment, business transactions
Mobile financial service provider upay and BCL Group, a concern of TMSS Bogura, recently signed an agreement, said a press release...
SJIB staff, family members to get American Wellness Centre benefits
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC on Sunday signed an agreement with American Wellness Centre, Dhaka, said a press release...
Bank Asia hosts breast cancer awareness event
Bank Asia鈥檚 human resources division organised 鈥楤reast Cancer Awareness Programme鈥� as part of the bank鈥檚 ongoing commitment to employee well-being, said a press release...
bKash workshops seek to prevent financial crimes
bKash has recently organised four awareness workshops in Dhaka, Khulna, Bogura and Cumilla for all its distributors to strengthen its commitment in preventing financial crimes such as hundi, betting and money laundering, said a press release...
MDB聽 signs deal with Olwel
Midland Bank PLC signed an agreement with Olwel, a Finland-based company, which has developed an innovative digital service platform that connects qualified and trained general practitioners with patients, enabling them to receive medical care directly at home...
Meghna Bank hosts Ctg town hall meeting
Meghna Bank PLC on Saturday organised 鈥楥hattogram Town Hall Meeting 2025鈥� at Chittagong Boat Club, with officials participating from all branches and departments under Chattogram region, said a press release...
Beximco鈥檚 Triko launched for cystic fibrosis patients
At North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Beximco Pharma鈥檚 Triko, a much affordable generic version of Trikafta, was launched for cystic fibrosis patients worldwide, said a press release...
Left parties protest at leasing out port facilities
Several left-leaning political organisations, professional bodies and citizens on Saturday staged a protest rally in Chattogram against the government move to lease out different facilities of Chattogram port, including container terminals, to foreign companies...
Four African nations taken off money-laundering 鈥榞rey list鈥�
A global money-laundering watchdog said Friday that it removed South Africa, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Mozambique from its 鈥榞rey list鈥� of countries subjected to increased monitoring...
Prime Bank partners with JAMS
Prime Bank PLC entered into a strategic partnership with JAMS Construction and JAMS Development Ltd, one of Bangladesh鈥檚 most reputed real estate developers, to offer exclusive discounts on flat purchases for its valued customers, said a press release...
PIA resumes UK flights after five-year ban
Pakistan鈥檚 state-owned airline resumed direct flights to Britain on Saturday, after UK authorities had ended a five-year suspension imposed over aviation safety concerns...
