MetLife has announced appointing Muhammad Ala Uddin Ahmad as general manager of its Bangladesh business effective from the start of this new year.
Kansai Nerolac eyes expansion in Bangladesh
Japanese company Kansai Nerolac will invest Tk 16 crore in its country subsidiary, Kansai Nerolac Paints Bangladesh (formerly known as RAK Paints), to expand its business and grab a bigger piece of …
Post-Bureaucracy Experience Of Bangladesh
By Basic principles of post-bureaucracy are acting strategically by taking the initiative, open systems, and more effective use of social capital. Dynamic use of information and shining out of …
Covid-19: Daily cases in Bangladesh dip to nearly 8-month low
Bangladesh has registered 684 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, which is the lowest in almost eight months. With the latest figure, the number of all confirmed cases so …
Unicef: About 9,236 children supposedly born in Bangladesh on New Year’s Day
An estimated 9,236 babies were expected to be born in Bangladesh while 371,504 were estimated worldwide on the first day of 2021. “An estimated 371,504 babies will be born around the world on New Year …
Islamic finance moved further into mainstream
Islamic finance made much headway in Bangladesh, one of the Muslim-majority nations: three more banks — Standard, NRB Global and Jamuna — became Shariah-compliant while the Sukuk made its debut.
No respite from cold wave in northern Bangladesh
As a cold wave continues to sweep through northern Bangladesh, the met office has issued a forcast saying the cold wave will continue to grip the northern region for the next few days, with at least …
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 514,500, death toll reaches 7,576
(Xinhua) — Bangladesh reported 990 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Friday, making the tally at 514,500 and death toll at 7,576, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The …
Bangladesh Economy 2020: Rising from the rubble
The year 2020 began with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the horizon. The novel coronavirus was spreading in Europe, the destination of over 60 percent exports from Bangladesh, after wreaking …
Business leaders expect recovery by mid-2021
Several business leaders and entrepreneurs have expressed their hope that Bangladesh’s economy will start to recover from mid-2021 after the Covid-19 vaccine arrives.