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Air Astra named BITTE title sponsor

Private airline company Air Astra has become the title sponsor of Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo (BITTE) organizing by Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB). The BITTE expo will start on December 1 and conclude on December 3. Air Astra Chief Executive Officer Imran...

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Banking values should be upheld for sustainable future

Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP has called upon the banking sector leaders to uphold values and pursue responsible financing to build a sustainable and prosperous future for all. She inaugurated the 13th in-person summit of the Global Alliance for Banking on Va...

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Increase farm production to help cut prices: FBCCI president

FBCCI president Jashim Uddin said that the agricultural production has to be increased to ensure availability of agro products at home and abroad at a lower price.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President made the comments while addressing the signing of a memo...

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BRAC Bank hosting 13th GABV summit

The Directors of the world's leading sustainable banks will reiterate their strong commitment to values-based banking and stress the need to spread the message across communities and countries for a sustainable and secure future as they meet in Dhaka.As the world struggles with environmental deg...

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Bank Asia holds AML, CFT conference

Bank Asia Limited organized a day-long “AML & CFT Conference 2022” through in person as well as digital platform on Saturday aiming to strengthen the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing efficiently. Md. Masud Biswas, Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence U...

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Experts for professional-business platform to promote CMA profession

Experts at an international workshop on Saturday emphasized to build a bridging platform between the professionals and global business leaders and to promote the Cost and Management Accounting profession in the Country.The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) arranged a...

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68 innovative projects receive BASIS National ICT Awards 2022

Country’s 68 innovative projects were recognized and awarded with ‘BASIS National ICT Awards 2022’ in a ceremony on Monday. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the national trade body of the country's software and information technology ser...

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NIOR wins best pavilion award at the US Trade Show-2022

The US familiar color cosmetics brand ‘NIOR’ has achieved the ‘Best Pavilion Award’ of the US TradeShow 2022.Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen formally handed over the crest for the best awards in a ceremony,held on the last of the three day show on Saturday.Dhaka South City Co...

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Bangladesh may miss RMG export target for energy crisis: BGMEA

Bangladesh may not achieve the apparel export target set for this fiscal year because of the ongoing energy crisis, decline of work orders and high inflation in European countries, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has said.If the current tre...

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US Trade Show draws huge crowd, ends

The three day US Trade Show concluded on Saturday, drawing crowd of a huge number of visitors.The three ay show, organized jointly by US Embassy in Bangladesh and the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AMCHAM), began on Thursday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, Different fa...

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No alternative to PPP to deal with current crises: Salman

In the context of the current global scenario, there are no alternatives to Public Private Partnership to deal with the crisis that Bangladesh is facing right now., said Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister Salman F Rahman on Saturday.He was addressing a seminar titled &ldqu...

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Startups doing well, but facing regulatory bottlenecks

Startups are doing relatively well in our country but the success rate is not quite satisfactory because of various problems including regulatory issues like lack of access to finance, age-old valuation process, lack of private equity and incubation, said speakers at a seminar on Saturday. The ...

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Bangladesh has more scope to boost trade, investment with US: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said the United States is Bangladesh’s major commercial and development partner and Dhaka should exploit trade and investment opportunities of the US investors.He said foreign trade with the United States is increasing day by day.Despite the ongoing gl...

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Digitalisation of agriculture needed for Bangladesh’s food security

With a growing population and facing climate change challenges, digital agriculture can deliver Bangladesh with the boost in productivity that is needs to secure food and nutrition security for decades to come. This was one of the main conclusions of a workshop on Thursday to discuss digital op...

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Rationalised tariff structure key to facing post-graduation challenges

Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday stressed competitive, rationalized tariff structure to face challenges to be arised during the post-LDC graduation period.  Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organised the workshop titled “Competitive tariff structure: post–LDC gradu...

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Bangladesh-Vietnam trade should cross $2b: DCCI President

A Business networking meeting and B2B match-making between the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and the visiting 31-member business delegation from Viet Nam was held at DCCI on Tuesday. Do Quoc Hung, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Industry & Trade of Vietnam is leading ...

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7up offers consumers a chance to meet Shakib Al Hasan

7up on Tuesday launched a quirky new campaign that aims to offer consumers across Bangladesh once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet superstar and Brand Ambassador Shakib Al Hasan. With this new offer, fans across the country stand a chance to win a dinner with the brand ambassador by simply buying a...

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3-day US Trade Show to kick off on Thursday

With the demonstrate ‘US commitment’ to working in partnership with Bangladesh a three-day 28th US Trade Show that will begin in the city on Thursday. The US Trade Show from October 27 to 29 will also demonstrate US commitment to support Bangladesh’s continued growth and devel...

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Experts highlight importance of competition regime for economic growth

Speakers at a seminar opined that the consequences of non-compliance may include costly and lengthy investigations and lawsuits, large fines, or penalties, and even imprisonment, and lastly not to mention the damage to reputation and goodwill.They also emphasized on the importance of the competition...

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BEZA working relentlessly to ensure planned industrialization

BEZA Executive Chairman Shaikh Yusuf Harun said since starting operation in 2013, the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) have been working relentlessly for ensuring planned industrialization.He informed that factories of some fourteen industries will simultaneously go into commercial operati...