THE March 3 protest at Lalmatia that Bangladesh Against Rape and Harassment held was not just a response to a single event but the culmination of growing disappointment with the government鈥檚 failure to protect women from escalating violence. The demonstrators, predominantly woman activists and concerned citizens, burnt an effigy of the home affairs adviser...
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
A SERIES of attacks on and harassment of women and the government鈥檚 failure to attend to the issues are a worrying sign. A significant number of women, especially players, athletes, celebrities and sex workers, have been attacked by people and groups with Islamist bent, weaving a pattern of the right wing rearing its head in the absence of deterrent government action...
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals has introduced a month-long Basanta Bilash Offer, said a press release.
Skincare brand Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals inaugurated its 17th branch at L L Tower Bibir Pukurpar, Barisal City, said a press release.
Auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the road in front of Kotwali police station in Chattogram protesting at police harassment, including arbitrary fines and extortion...
A taskforce has suggested establishment of a separate bank or a similar institution to cater the financing need of the small and medium entrepreneurs...
Bank Asia PLC will receive $35 million from International Finance Corporation, a private sector arm of the World Bank Group, said a press release...
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation has called for regular budget allocations to implement the newly drafted SME Policy 2025 effectively, along with consistent monitoring of its progress...
THIS is unfortunate that the proposed National Small and Medium Enterprise Policy 2025 offers almost no new strategies to facilitate the growth of the sector. The proposal appears to echo the strategies of the 2019 policy that failed to help the sector grow. Such a repetition of failed strategies reflects, as experts say, the government鈥檚 lack of commitment to...
Small and medium enterprises entrepreneurs at a workshop on Sunday emphasised the need for taking anti-corruption measures and supportive policies for the flourishing of this sector, saying that they are bearing the brunt of corruption when it comes to doing their business....
Rights activists and other speakers at a meeting on Thursday called for enactment of a law to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence...
The National Small and Medium Enterprise Policy 2025 has been drafted without any major changes in strategies adopted in the recently expired policy that failed to achieve the main targets.
Agrani Bank PLC officials discussed business plan for 2025, core deposit collection, remittance collection, loan distribution in the CMSME sector, reduction of classified loans and strengthening loan recovery activities in Jashore...
Standard Chartered Bank, in collaboration with SME Foundation, organised a three-day long training programme on 鈥極nline Business Management and Financial Inclusion鈥� for women entrepreneurs of Bogura.
Rights campaigners at a meeting with the labour reform commission on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maternity leave for women workers, sufficient day-care facilities for working women and strict measures against sexual harassment...
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals has launched year-end sale for December, said a press release...
FOR most women, going out of the house requires a lot of planning. From crowded streets and public transport to workplaces, the challenges that women face in staying safe are constant and exhausting. Citizens now call for women鈥檚 safety on the road and in public spaces. Everyone wants change. Women want to walk without the fear of being harassed or attacked...
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the rules of loan classification and provisioning for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises sector to create more employment opportunities through increasing investment...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $50 million in City Bank PLC to help SMEs in Bangladesh grow, create jobs, and boost economic recovery, says a press release.
THE cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises continue to suffer from complex rules and regulations and a lack of access to loans in the absence of effective and inclusive policies. A recent study by the SME Foundation, based on 304 SMEs in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Khulna and Rajshahi, finds that most entrepreneurs struggle...
Some 57 per cent of SME entrepreneurs has mentioned tax structure as the main obstacle to doing business in compliance with the law while 54 per cent of entrepreneurs considered the trade licence renewal process as an obstacle...
The government on Sunday called upon the journalists to send information with proof about harassment cases filed against them since July 1...
The Bangladesh Business and Disability Network and SME Foundation have signed an agreement that outlines a shared commitment to advancing the agenda of accessible financial services for entrepreneurs with disabilities, with a focus on advocacy, product development and capacity-building initiatives in the banking and financial sectors...
SEXUAL harassment, widespread in both formal and informal sectors, has significantly hindered women鈥檚 participation in the workforce. This form of abuse extends beyond the...
Coordination among agencies and structural reforms are crucial for SME development, said experts at a focus group discussion on Saturday.
Bangladesh Agricultural University has suspended Md Harun-or-Rashid, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, allegedly for sexually harassing a Malaysian female student.
Jahangirnagar University environmental sciences department students on Sunday staged a sit-in in front of the department, demanding punishment for a teacher of the department, Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, who is alleged to have sexually harassed several female students of the department...
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Wednesday said that the government was working to make the small and medium enterprises more active and vibrant...
THIS is alarming that the tendency to muzzle any voice critical of the government is repeated by the political groups that have been vocal against legal harassment of dissenting voice and political opposition during the tenure of the toppled Awami League regime. A case was filed on September 24 under repressive clauses of the Cyber Security Act against a man...