Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals launches year-end sale
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals has launched year-end sale for December, said a press release...
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A city still asleep on women鈥檚 safety
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...
BB relaxes loan classification, provisioning rules for CMSMEs
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 invests $50m in City Bank to support SME businesses in Bangladesh
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.
Govt needs to simplify rules, regulations for SMEs
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...
Tax structure, bureaucratic hurdles top challenges for SMEs: study
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...
Journalists asked to report harassment cases filed since July 1
The government on Sunday called upon the journalists to send information with proof about harassment cases filed against them since July 1...
BBDN, SME Foundation sign deal to boost financial inclusion
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 at work
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 crucial for SME dev: experts
Coordination among agencies and structural reforms are crucial for SME development, said experts at a focus group discussion on Saturday.
BAU suspends professor over sexually harassing Malaysian student
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.
JU students demand punishment of teacher
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...
Govt working to make SMEs more active: Adilur
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Wednesday said that the government was working to make the small and medium enterprises more active and vibrant...
CSA should be repealed to stop abuse, harassment
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...
VIP services for returnee migrants at airports: Asif Nazrul
To stop harassment of migrant workers at the airports on their return the government would ensure VIP services for them within a time period between two weeks and one month, said expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday...
DU sexual harassment cell reform demanded
A group of female students of Dhaka University on Monday submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor of the university Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, demanding the reformation of the...
Students and suicide
THE escalating suicide rates among students in Bangladesh present a grave and complex issue, influenced by a host of socio-economic and psychological factors. Media reported that 513 students took their own lives in 2023, of which 227 are school students.聽Contributing factors include family discord, mental health struggles, academic stress, high expectations from parents and educators, sexual harassment, substance abuse, romantic disappointments, hormonal imbalances in teenagers, and internet addiction...
DCCI urges NBR for CMSME-friendly tax structure
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday urged the National board of Revenue to formulate a tax structure that would be friendly to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise businesses...
JU students demand safe campus for women
The students of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday staged a demonstration protesting against the sexual harassment of women students on the campus.
DCCI seeks increased credit flow to CMSMEs
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday called upon authorities concerned to increase credit flow to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises...
Protests erupt at banks amid political change
Protests erupted at several banks on Thursday with officials alleging that those who were not aligned with the government or bank owners and those who refused to engage in illegal activities had faced harassment and termination...
JU authorities urge all 鈥榥ot to harass鈥� innocent students
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University urged all concerned, including law enforcement agencies, to make sure that innocent students were not harassed under any circumstances.
Doctor, clinic owner sent to jail for sexual harassment in Pabna
A Pabna court on Sunday sent a doctor and the owner of a medical diagnostic centre to jail allegedly for sexually harassing a female patient during a checkup....
New assessment system for national curriculum approved
The government approved a new assessment system for the national curriculum on Monday...
Businessmen鈥檚 dominance in national, local politics bodes ill
BANGLADESH鈥橲 democratic backslide is manifest not only in the erosion of the electoral culture and the holding of managed elections but also in the complete dominance of businessmen in parliament and local government bodies...
RU decides to sack physician for sexual harassment
The authorities of Rajshahi University have decided to terminate its medical centre鈥檚 deputy chief medical officer Razu Ahmmed for harassing a schoolgirl sexually....
Rupali Bank DGM accused of sexual harassment
A female officer of Rupali Bank has accused its deputy general manager of the bank's headquarters' IT systems department in Dhaka, Md Kawser Mustafiz, of sexual harassment....
Blanket arrest, harassment of Bawm people must stop
THE blanket arrest of Bawm people and their harassment in Bandarban as part of a joint security operation for their suspected involvement in the Kuki-Chin National Front, said to be responsible for attacks on banks and security facilities...
Prime minister inaugurates weeklong SME fair in Dhaka
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the weeklong 11th National SME Product Fair to showcase products made by local small and medium enterprises...
Madrassah super arrested for sexual harassment
Police arrested the superintendent of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Dakhil Madrassah from Sonadanga in Khulna on Friday afternoon on the allegation of...
