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The silent epidemic of email overload
Email communications are like oxygen in today's corporate governance and business promotions.
Banks’ CSR spending slumps
Banks’ spending on socially impactful schemes as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) fell in the second half of 2023, said a central bank report yesterday..During the July-December period of last year, banks spent Tk 353 crore on CSR-related activities, which was 31 percent
Implement mechanism to identify illegal handsets
Mobile phone makers also demand stability in tax policy
Looking into the lack of programming courses for Business students
With a foundation in programming, those in the professional field gain crucial insights into the capabilities and constraints of IT systems.
Square Pharmaceuticals announces Tk 400 crore expansion plan
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the country’s biggest drug maker, has announced today its plan to invest Tk 400 crore for expansion. The funds would be used for BMRE (Balancing, Modernisation, Rehabilitation and Expansion), and the purchase of capital machinery and land for the future expansion of its business.
#Technology / The rise of AI startups
Artificial Intelligence or AI as it’s more commonly known, has been the buzz of the tech world recently. AI has revolutionised the technology ecosphere and disrupted the market with significant brute force. Tech startups have utilised the power of AI to develop innovative ideas that benefit their customers in a number of ways giving them a significant advantage in the market. We will discuss some of the many facets of AI startups and how they affect our present and future.
Rising dollar price hurts Renata’s profit
Pharmaceutical company Renata Ltd witnessed a 35 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit in the October-December period due to increased price of raw material generated by the dollar crisis.
After energy, LC opening crisis now cripples businesses
At the beginning of 2022, businesses were upbeat and many of them thought that the worst stemming from the losses induced by the coronavirus pandemic was finally over. That was short-lived.
Satire / Entrepreneur caught selling New Market t-shirts online at 10 times the price
To sell a scam, one must call it a lifestyle.
Bangladeshi startups received $750mn foreign investments in a decade: Palak
Bangladesh has received foreign investments of over $750 million in the startup sector in a decade, said State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today.
Covid-19 reshaping the fitness industry of Bangladesh
The global lockdown resulted in the closure of all the fitness venues in the country, which caused a serious and profound impact on the industry. Fitness enthusiasts were forced to stay indoors trying to look for alternatives to keep their workout routine in check.
Student Nick Abraham Shows It’s Never Too Soon To Become An Entrepreneur
In these uncertain times, many people are relying less on others for job security and taking matters into their own hands as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts our regular day to day programming. Take student Nick Abraham for example.
Display fees, charges for treatment
Private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres must display the charts of their charges and fees in public view, the High Court directed yesterday.
Ease of Doing Business: Bangladesh slips a notch in WB ranking
Bangladesh has gone one notch down in the World Bank's ranking of ease of doing business mainly due to the hurdle businesses face
Reform or divorce in Europe
In response to asymmetric shocks and divergences in productivity, there would have to be adjustments in the real (inflation-adjusted) exchange rate, meaning that prices in the eurozone periphery would have to fall relative to Germany and northern Europe.
BGMEA urges continuation of 0.3% source tax
A day after the government announced the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year, the garment makers demand continuation of 0.3 percent source tax instead of increasing it to 1.5 percent.
SWIFT fights to restore faith after BB heist
The chief executive of secure messaging system SWIFT says the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, by criminals sending fraudulent payment instructions via SWIFT, would force the organisation to shrink and review its strategy.
New StanChart credit card offers savings, cash backs
Standard Chartered launches a new credit card in Bangladesh which will provide customers a host of attractive benefits including savings and cash-backs.
Package VAT doubled for small traders
In face of protests from businessmen, the government has decided not to implement a flat VAT rate for small traders and instead almost doubled the package VAT.
