No 鈥榟arassment cases鈥� that include murder allegations against journalists and other professionals, including judges and intellectuals,聽 have been withdrawn yet despite repeated assurances from the government of rescinding such cases though many have been implicated in 鈥榝alse cases鈥� filed over the July-August massacres.
NCC Bank has launched a Visa business multicurrency debit card, a financial solution tailored to meet the evolving needs of small and medium enterprises and startup clients, said a press release...
Marleen Naipal scoops up another pot of face cream, glances at the price tag, and tips it into her bulging basket of cosmetic products...
THE recent suicide of Swarnamoyee Biswas, a female journalist at the online media outlet Dhaka Stream, after accusing her section chief Altaf Shahnewaz of sexual harassment, has sparked a storm of outrage. Swarnamoyee worked there as a graphics designer. Her complaint against Altaf Shahnewaz, alleging sexual harassment and workplace bullying, was not...
Rights activists have raised questions regarding the role of the Dhaka Stream authorities in handling allegations of sexual harassment brought on by many of its employees, including Sornomoye Biswas...
A huge amount of illegal and substandard cosmetics of various brands has been seized in several drives conducted by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution...
Prime Bank PLC on Tuesday launched Bangladesh鈥檚 first-ever SME debit card with international remittance facility, enabling small and medium enterprises to make seamless international online payments for business purposes...
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday allowed small and medium enterprises to remit up to $3,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency per year to meet operating expenses abroad...
BRAC, one of the country鈥檚 leading non-government organisations, on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with SME Foundation to promote cooperation in creation of a database, financial inclusion, skill development, women鈥檚 entrepreneurship, product market linkage and SME cluster development, said a press release...
Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, president and CEO of Telenor Group, made her first official visit to Bangladesh this week, underscoring Telenor鈥檚 deep commitment to the country and its people.聽聽..
Effective branding and ensuring product quality are crucial for boosting the country's exports from the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise sector, stakeholders and experts said...
Citizens Bank PLC has signed a partnership agreement with the Bangladesh Bank under 鈥楻efinancing Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs in Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,鈥� said a press release...
DISCRIMINATION in employment and workplaces 鈥� under any labels is a degradation of human spirit and a limitation on individuals鈥� ability to pursue self-actualization and contribute meaningfully to society. A discriminatory environment produces...
Independent University, Bangladesh and Soroptimist International Club of Dhaka jointly organised a seminar titled Workplace Harassment of Women at the DMK Lecture Gallery of IUB on September 13, 2025, said a press release...
Businesses voiced strong grievances over harassment, irregularities, and inefficiencies caused by field-level officials of the National Board of Revenue during the Meet the Business event at the NBR headquarters on Wednesday...
A group of over 100 guardians of the students of a girls鈥� school in Rajshahi city on Tuesday continued their protest for the second consecutive day, demanding the expulsion of an assistant teacher allegedly for molesting their children...
The two-day conference of sellers and buyers of the country鈥檚 small and medium enterprise sector stressed opportunities for entrepreneurs to engage directly with commercial buyers...
The Bangladesh University Grants Commission and the UN Women will work jointly to end sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the universities in the country...
Sexual harassment emerged as the most pressing concern for Rohingya women and adolescent girls living in refugee camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, according to a new study released on Sunday.
Southeast Bank PLC, in partnership with the Bangladesh Bank, has launched a month-long entrepreneurship development programme for SME entrepreneurs under Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, a project of the finance ministry, said a press release...
Bank Asia PLC organised a daylong entrepreneurship development workshop for small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs at the RDRS auditorium in Rangpur recently...
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested two suspects over the killing of a bus helper named Oli Mia, whose dismembered body was recovered from Gazipur鈥檚 Tongi on Friday...
Cosmetica Dhaka 2025, the country鈥檚 first-ever international cosmetics exhibition, was inaugurated at the International Convention City Bashundhara on Friday.
The police recovered the dismembered body of a person from an abandoned travel bag at Tongi in Gazipur on Friday morning.
Yasmeen Murshed, founder of Scholastica School, educator and former adviser to a caretaker government, was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka on Friday.
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation initiated a skills development training programme on Tuesday for the members of martyrs and injured fighters of the July Uprising...
The government has initiated a move to introduce online case filing, aiming at modernising policing and reducing public harassment in filing cases with police stations...
CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers in Brahmanbaria went on an indefinite strike, protesting alleged harassment by traffic police, extortion, vehicle seizures and corruption related to license renewals...
A mobile court of RAB has fined 11 establishments Tk 5,80,000 for illegally stocking and selling fake cosmetics and baby food in the Riazuddin Bazar area of the city...
A workshop titled 鈥楪ender policy and prevention of sexual harassment, abuse, and violence鈥� was organised by Nari Unnayan Shakti, a women-led NGO, in Nachol upazila of Chapainawabganj on Monday...
