Canada church to pay $104m for sexual abuse
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a...
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Nepal jails 鈥楤uddha boy鈥� for 10 years over child sex abuse
A Nepali court on Monday sentenced a man whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse...
BGMEA, Chinese businesses explore trade scopes
A business delegation from China, comprising representatives from leading garment and textile companies visited the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Tuesday...
Mahbubur gets lifetime award from Business Tabloid Magazine
Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director and chief executive officer of Mutual Trust Bank PLC, has been honoured with 鈥楳ost influential banking leader, lifetime achievement award 鈥� Bangladesh鈥� by Business Tabloid Magazine, said a press release...
14th Social Business Day ends in Manila
The 14th Social Business Day 2024, hosted by Nobel peace laureate professor Muhammad Yunus, was concluded in Manila on June 28 at the SMX Aura Convention Center in the Philippines...
Prof Abu Yousuf new director of IBA-DU
Professor Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah has been appointed as the new drector of the Institute of Business Administration at the University of Dhaka, effective from Sunday...
Social Business Day 2024 hosted by Professor Yunus kicks off in Manila
The 14th Social Business Day 2024, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and organized by Yunus Centre is being held in Manila from June 27-28, 2024 at the SMX Aura Convention Center in Philippines....
StanChart, Korean businesses for boosting trade activities
Standard Chartered, embassy of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, the Bangladesh Bank and Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries at a recent dialogue discussed actions that could be taken to promote and drive Korean business activity in Bangladesh, according to a press release...
BRTC Eid special services from June 13
The state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will start its six-day special bus services across the country from June 13 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...
Businessmen鈥檚 dominance in national, local politics bodes ill
BANGLADESH鈥橲 democratic backslide is manifest not only in the erosion of the electoral culture and the holding of managed elections but also in the complete dominance of businessmen in parliament and local government bodies...
ICT businesses concerned over tax waiver removal
Information technology sector leaders on Sunday expressed their concerns over some provisions in the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year, saying that the removal of tax exemptions for cloud services and IT process outsourcing could hamper the sector鈥檚 journey toward achieving self-reliance...
Business leaders express mixed reactions
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Thursday expressed their mixed reactions over the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024-25 placed by the...
Business environment decline warrants corrective efforts
A DECLINE in business environment, as the Bangladesh Business Climate Index 2023鈥�2024 launched on May 30 shows, caused by the required reforms yet to be done, pressure from tax authorities and increasing interest rates is worrying. The index that the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka and...
Yunus brings 鈥榮ocial business鈥� mantra to Olympics
Since the early days of Paris鈥檚 bid for the 2024 Olympics, the city has been receiving advice from a prestigious counsel: Nobel peace prize winner and social business guru Professor Mohammed Yunus...
MIU holds seminar on child rights, prevention of sexual abuse
A seminar on child rights, sexual abuse, trafficking and protection was held at the conference room of the Manarat International University in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan on Sunday...
Silence over high-level power abuse deplorable
THIS is heartening that the Anti-Corruption Commission, following wide criticism, eventually has taken the initiative to investigate the alleged illegal amassing of huge wealth by former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family...
Bus service suspended in Naogaon
Intra-district bus services in Naogaon were suspended on Saturday as district transport workers enforced an indefinite strike following the arrest of three of their...
France hopeful of Airbus deal finalisation with Bangladesh soon: envoy
French ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy on Wednesday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 deal with the Airbus鈥攐ne for purchase of aircraft for the Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the other for satellite systems鈥攚ould hopefully be finalised soon as discussions to the effect were going on well...
Obaidul urges Dhaka city mayors to take action against rundown buses
The road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday urged the two mayors of Dhaka city to take action against the rundown buses in the capital....
Airbus seeks partnership in establishing Bangladesh as aviation hub
European commercial aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus is interested in building a strong and long-term collaboration with Bangladesh to contribute to the sustainability and advancement of the country's aviation sector.
UK offers $50m loan for SME, women businesses
British International Investment, the UK鈥檚 development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a loan commitment of $50 million to BRAC Bank, a leading SME bank in Bangladesh, to support small businesses and women entrepreneurs...
Airbus EVP holds meet with environment minister
Wouter van Wersch, executive vice president of Airbus, on Tuesday held a meeting with environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital Dhaka...
Gabtoli Terminal to transform into a multimodal station: Tazul
Local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Tazul Islam on Tuesday told the national parliament that Gabtoli bus terminal would be transformed into a multimodal station with all kinds of civic facilities...
Passengers suffer as bus services from Barishal suspended
Passengers suffered on Sunday due to the suspension of bus service from Barishal Nathullabad central bus terminal to Dhaka and other parts of the country...
MTB recognised as best bank in CMSME financing by Int鈥檒 Business Magazine
Mutual Trust Bank PLC has announced that its CMSME banking division received the 鈥楤est Bank in CMSME Financing Bangladesh 2024鈥� recognition from International Business Magazine, said a press release...
Stern action is required to free city footpaths
A HOME ministry affidavit, submitted to the High Court on April 29, says that local political leaders and ward councillors are involved in running business by grabbing footpaths in Dhaka. A five-member committee, formed in May 2023 to investigate illegal businesses...
Bus catches fire in Banani after running over a bike
A bus from Mymensingh caught fire in Dhaka鈥檚 Banani area on Saturday afternoon after it ran over a motorcycle.
India's IndiGo plans to buy 30 A350 planes from Airbus
Airbus said Thursday that Indian airline IndiGo had agreed to buy 30 A350 long-range jets as the carrier made its first-ever order for wide-body passenger planes.