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The stunning fall from grace of Keya Cosmetics, a once beloved brand
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The question hounding banks: how to solve a conundrum like SME loan?
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Garment export orders rolling in once again
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Walton, a local household name, now wants the world to take to its products
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Runner Auto bringing KTM motorcycles to Bangladesh
Interest rate cap, pandemic battered City’s fortunes in 2020
City Bank’s profit tumbled 42 per cent in the first half of 2020 due to the new interest rate regime and disruption in business caused by the pandemic.
France to provide €150m to bounce back from downturn
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French government arm that deals with overseas aid, has joined the long list of development partners that have come forward to help Bangladesh in its efforts to recover from the economic whiplash brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic.
US job market recovery appears to be slowing
US private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in July as companies exhausted loans to help with wages and new COVID-19 infections flared up across the country, supporting the view that the nascent economic recovery was faltering.
Standard Bank holds 28th EGM
Standard Bank organised its 28th extraordinary general meeting on July 30 through a digital platform.
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jute mill workers
People are seen producing jute sacks at state-owned Crescent Jute Mills at Khalishpur in Khulna on June 27. The jute mill labourers will fall into a deep trouble as the government has decided to shut all 25 state jute mills by today and lay off 25,000 permanent workers with golden handshakes. Besides, those who retired since 2014 will be given lump sums. But there is nothing for the temporary workers. The Khulna-Jashore industrial belt alone has nine jute mills, which have 8,100 permanent and 30,000 temporary workers. Photo: Dipankar Roy
jute mill workers
Photo: Dipankar Roy
jute mill workers
Photo: Dipankar Roy
jute mill workers
Photo: Dipankar Roy
Bank Asia
Private banks donated Tk 163 crore for the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, at a programme at Gono Bhaban in Dhaka on Friday. Bank Asia Chairman A Rouf Chowdhury are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Photo: Bank
Exim Bank
Exim Bank Chairman Md Nazrul Islam Mazumder are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Bank
Islami Bank
Islami Bank Bangladesh Chairman Arastoo Khan are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Bank
Jamuna Bank
Jamuna Bank Chairman Md Ismail Hossain Siraji are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Bank
Prime Bank
Prime Bank's Executive Committee Chairman Quazi Sirazul Islam are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Bank
Pubali Bank
Pubali Bank Chairman Habibur Rahman are seen handing over the funds to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Bank
ADB president visits Viyellatex factory
Takehiko Nakao, president of Asian Development Bank, and Manmohan Parkash, country director, visit a factory of apparel maker Viyellatex Group at Gazipur yesterday. Ahsan Kabir, vice chairman of Viyellatex Group, was present.
visitors take a look at jewellery
visitors take a look at jewellery from Thailand and India being offered at 10 percent discounts at a stall of Dhaka International Trade Fair in the capital yesterday. Photo: Star
vision electronics
Refrigerators along with over 300 products of Vision Electronics are being offered with cashbacks and gifts such as trips to Russia centring the upcoming FIFA World Cup, jerseys, t-shirts and footballs. Photo: Star
Private banks stand by flood-hit people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a programme at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka yesterday, when private banks donated funds for the people affected by the recent flood across the country. Thirty nine banks gave Tk 85 crore as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, at the event organised by Bangladesh Association of Banks. Photo: PID
Private banks stand by flood-hit people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a programme at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka yesterday, when private banks donated funds for the people affected by the recent flood across the country. Thirty nine banks gave Tk 85 crore as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, at the event organised by Bangladesh Association of Banks. Photo: PID
Private banks stand by flood-hit people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a programme at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka yesterday, when private banks donated funds for the people affected by the recent flood across the country. Thirty nine banks gave Tk 85 crore as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, at the event organised by Bangladesh Association of Banks. Photo: PID
Private banks stand by flood-hit people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a programme at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka yesterday, when private banks donated funds for the people affected by the recent flood across the country. Thirty nine banks gave Tk 85 crore as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, at the event organised by Bangladesh Association of Banks. Photo: PID
Private banks stand by flood-hit people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a programme at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka yesterday, when private banks donated funds for the people affected by the recent flood across the country. Thirty nine banks gave Tk 85 crore as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, at the event organised by Bangladesh Association of Banks. Photo: PID
