City Bank, Guardian launch insurance purchase via banking app
For the first time in Bangladesh, City Bank customers can now purchase Guardian Life Insurance Limited policies directly through their own banking app, Citytouch, says a press release.
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Toyota establishes new distributor in Bangladesh
Toyota announces the establishment of Toyota Bangladesh Limited, ushering in a historic new chapter for the brand and its customers in Bangladesh...
Sonali Life, MILVIK sign deal for digital health services
Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited, one of the leading 4th generation life insurance companies in Bangladesh, has entered into a strategic agreement with MILVIK Bangladesh, a renowned digital telemedicine service provider...
Doha assassination plot, emergency summit, Trump鈥檚 double-cross
LAST week鈥檚 failed assassination attempt of the Palestinian negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, raises critical questions that extend far beyond the attack itself. The crux of the problem lies in three interconnected issues: the increasing use of artificial intelligence in targeting individuals, the failure or deliberate negligence of the US-led air defence system, and Qatar鈥檚 vulnerable position as a host to both a major US base and the ceasefire negotiations...
Globe Biotech鈥檚 Covid vaccine wins US pharma patent
Globe Biotech Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies, has obtained a United States patent for its homegrown Covid vaccine Bangavax...
African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition
The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit,聽Africa holds vast mineral wealth 鈥� from the rare earths in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to oil-rich Nigeria 鈥� but has struggled to capitalise on its resources after decades of colonial plunder...
Mithai opens 3 outlets in Tangail
Popular retail chain shop Mithai has opened three new outlets in Tangail offering a wide range of traditional sweets and modern bakery items, said a press release...
Trump鈥檚 push for peace prize won鈥檛 sway us: Nobel committee
Donald Trump鈥檚 obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch 鈥� the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be swayed.
Health sector contractor Mithu nabbed in ACC case
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday sent controversial health sector contractor Motazzaroul Islam Mithu to jail in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 75 crore...
Chinese co to set up unit, invest $3m at CEPZ
Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Company Limited, a Chinese-owned company, is set to establish a manufacturing facility at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone to produce Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones and data cables...
HSBC, CPA launch digital port payments
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with the Chittagong Port Authority recently introduced a fully automated, real-time port payment system aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, security and convenience for the country鈥檚 maritime stakeholders...
Jamuna Bank stakeholders to get healthcare benefits
Jamuna Bank PLC on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Apollo Clinic-licensee JMI Specialized Hospital Limited, said a press release...
Mitsubishi launches new Xpander Black Series in Dhaka
Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh has officially introduced the brand-new Xpander Black Series, says a press release.
Modhumoti Bank, Quazi Abedin Tex sign deal
Modhumoti Bank PLC on Tuesday signed an agreement with Quazi Abedin Tex Limited, said a press release...
Interim govt acting like ousted AL govt: rights platform
Leaders of the Democratic Rights Committee on Thursday alleged that the interim government was acting like the fascist Awami League government which was ousted on August 5, 2024, in a mass uprising...
Mithun elected new CWAB president
Mohammad Mithun was elected as the new president of the Cricketers鈥� Welfare Association of Bangladesh after an election held at the Academy premise at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
Summit chair Aziz Khan facing graft charges in Bangladesh ranks 49th on Forbes Singapore rich list
Summit Group chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan has secured the 49th position in the Forbes鈥� 2025 list of Singapore鈥檚 50 richest people amid graft allegations in Bangladesh...
Pragati Ins, BRAC Bank sign deal
Pragati Insurance Limited recently signed an agreement with BRAC Bank PLC for providing exclusive agent banking outlet insurance, said a press release...
NRB Bank sponsors Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit
NRB Bank PLC has recently participated as title sponsor of 鈥楽ylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025鈥� held at Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet, said a press release...
Purabi General Ins okays 10pc cash dividend
Purabi General Insurance Company Limited on Monday approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the financial year 2024, said a press release...
Fatema Zahir elected Bay Leasing chair
Bay Leasing and Investment Limited on Tuesday elected Fatema Zahir Majumder as the new chairperson of its board of directors...
Tianjin talks: new phase in India-China ties
SOMETIMES, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit...
Remittance inflow $2.42b in Aug
Remittance inflow into Bangladesh grew by 8.9 per cent in August compared with the same month a year earlier, reflecting sustained momentum in migrant workers鈥� earnings sent through formal channels.
Japan鈥檚 Mitsubishi pulls out of key wind power projects
Japan鈥檚 Mitsubishi is withdrawing from three wind power projects deemed no longer profitable, the company said on Wednesday, a setback for a renewable energy source the country considers its 鈥榯rump card鈥�.
Community Bank signs deal with IFAD Motors
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed an agreement with IFAD Motors Limited recently at the bank鈥檚 head office in the capital, said a press release.
Mastercard, ICMAB host Cashless Bangladesh Summit
Mastercard and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) jointly hosted the 鈥楥ashless Bangladesh Summit 2025鈥� under the theme 鈥楾he Intersection of Finance and Technology鈥� at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...
SCO鈥檚 quiet rise in turbulent world
AS THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation prepares to convene its 25th Heads of State Council summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025, the mood is one of cautious optimism, shaped by geopolitical turbulence, but anchored in a sense of historical inevitability. Under China鈥檚 rotating chairmanship, the SCO has not only survived the headwinds of global disorder but...
Govt forms committee to review rationality of BSc, diploma engineers鈥� demands
The Cabinet Division on Wednesday formed a committee to review rationality of the demands of the BSc and diploma engineers...
Agreement, victims forgotten
The 19th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
Hajj Finance holds audit committee meeting
Hajj Finance Company Limited on August 21 held its audit committee meeting, said a press release...