Investment
#Women Empowerment / Risk, reward, and resilience: Sayma Rahman's rise in the investment landscape
The landscape of investment has traditionally been male-dominated, with women significantly underrepresented in the field. However, Sayma Rahman has carved a niche for herself, transcending the conventional barriers that often side-line women in this sector.
AI startup Hishab gets BDT 2cr investment from Startup Bangladesh
Hishab Technologies Limited, a startup focusing on telephony-driven conversational engines powered by generative AI has received an investment of BDT 2 crore from Startup Bangladesh Limited.
FICCI investment expo Nov 8-9
The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is set to host a two-day investment exposition from November 8 at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden marking its 60th anniversary. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the event as the chief guest, announced the FICCI at a press briefing at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka today.
Bashundhara seeks to invest in Teletalk
Struggling state-run mobile operator Teletalk is evaluating a proposal from Bashundhara Group to become its strategic investor, in a move that can shake up the country’s mobile landscape.
BATBC to build Tk 151cr warehouse
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATBC) has decided to invest nearly Tk 151 crore to construct a warehouse and set up ancillary facilities in its Savar factory.
Investment management firm APS Partners begins operations in Bangladesh
The Japanese investment management firm APS Partners has begun operations in Bangladesh. The company will focus on technology, construction, engineering, infrastructure, garment, leather and textile, agriculture and food processing, blue economy, and electronics, according to a press release.
India's Hiranandani Group to build Tk 2,000-crore data centre in Bangladesh
The centre will be built on two hyper-scale data centre buildings, featuring 4,800 racks and 28.8MW IT power capacity.
Disaster risk finance is the way to go
The concept is expected to reduce losses and damages associated with the sudden onset of climate disasters.
Chinese company to invest $9.5 million in Mongla EPZ
This company will produce 10 million pieces of different kind of boxes for packaging like paper boxes, jewelry boxes, jewelry bag, watch boxes, and gift boxes, according to a press release.
How Asia can ease scarring from lower investment, employment and productivity
The pandemic, coupled with trade disruptions and Russia’s war on Ukraine, caused lasting harm to Asia-Pacific economies, damaging growth, productivity, and investment.
Sprinting great Bolt says 'stressful situation' trying to recover lost millions
World 100 and 200 metres record holder Usain Bolt said on Friday that it was a "stressful situation" trying to recover more than $12.7 million that has disappeared from his account with a Jamaican investment firm.
Invest more to fight off cyber-attacks
Development of human resources and more investment are needed to thwart cyber-attacks that have skyrocketed in Bangladesh in recent years, experts said yesterday.
Banking sector holding the economy hostage
Comprehensive reforms needed to boost investment, sustain growth
Good planning requires accurate data
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
Farm growth slows down
The growth of the country's farm sector has slowed down over the last five years and an expert from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) attributed this largely to the fall in rice production growth. The sector registered a yearly growth of 2.3 percent in 2012-16, down from 4.7 percent in 2007-11.
PM for boosting trade with EU countries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on boosting trade and investment between Bangladesh and European Union (EU) member states.
Allocation rises for digitisation
The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year increases investment in digitising government services by 36.01 percent year on year.
Anti-people budget: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed rejects the proposed national budget for the next fiscal terming it as anti-people.
Bangladesh to invest in Bhutan's hydropower sector
A trilateral cooperation among Bhutan, Bangladesh and India that will enable Bangladesh to invest in the Bhutanese power sector to re-import the electricity could soon be a reality.
