Category: Industry

Officials of state-owned Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) has started evaluation of the tender proposals for 360 MW Bheramara Power Plant with a target to award its contract by January next year.  

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected that a number of business entities of Bismillah Group were involved in plundering about Tk 1,200 crore from five commercial banks showing fake documents.  

A high-level Indian delegation led by a Secretary in the country’s home ministry will review the progress of the Akhaura and Petrapole border infrastructure development works on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) met Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman at his office on Monday to finalise the roadmap for DCCI’s project of creating 2000 new entrepreneurs.  

The country’s largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone says its 3G services will be available to certain areas in Dhaka and Chittagong in October.

The government will get $525 million as the country’s four private mobile phone operators won licenses for the third generation (3G) cellular mobile phone services at an auction here on Sunday.  

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Sunday lauded Bangladesh’s achievement in agriculture.  

Sajjatuz Jumma was elected President of the Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) for the  2013-15 term in the ninth annual general meeting (AGM) held at the Dhaka Club on Saturday.  

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Wednesday said Bangladesh has all the potentials to become a hub of information technology.  

Dentist Sergei Emelyanov is being smothered in Russia’s red tape.

Huntsman Textile Effects is leading the way by proactively engaging textile mills and brands in Bangladesh to reduce environmental footprint and to drive sustainable excellence to compete in the global market.

The government will take legal actions against the salt mills failing to maintain adequate iodine proportion in their salt production after August 31, said officials of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Thursday.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday called on the Chinese government to set up industrial parks in Bangladesh.  

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday urged the Indian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh enjoying the investment-friendly packages and incentives offered by the government to the foreign investors.  

US based power plant equipment manufacturer General Electric (GE) will supply gas turbine-generators to the under construction Bhola combined cycle power plant.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday formally inaugurated the newly-set up  412 MW Haripur combined cycle power plant, the largest base-load power plant in public sector under the incumbent Awami League government.  

Framers in 10 districts of the southwestern region are in an upbeat mood as they expect bumper jute production this season due to favourable weather condition.

By Nick Wood Five local mobile operators line up to duke it out for four licences.

The first-ever flood insurance scheme is going to be introduced soon in the country, aiming to compensate flood victims and help them fight natural disasters.

A newly drilled well at Bakhrabad Gas Field on Monday started providing 15 million cubic feet of gas a day to the national grid.  

Dhaka – Workers and relatives of the Rana Plaza victims slammed the government and the owners for denying them the compensations though three and a half months have passed by since the complex crashed down.

Dhaka – Fast Retailing Co. Limited (Fast Retailing), Asia’s biggest retailer and operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, on Thursday signed the accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, initiated by IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union.

Samsung Electronics Co. has applied for U.S. and South Korean trademarks for a watch that connects to the Internet in the latest sign that consumer technology companies see wearable devices as the future of their business.   

The Telecommunication Minister has hinted that the auction for 3G licences might again be delayed.

Bangladesh’s second largest mobile-phone operator, Banglalink, has decided to change its name for the second time.

Boeing has requested airlines to carry out inspections of a transmitter used to locate aircraft after a crash.

Poor villagers of Jamalganj have upheld the old tradition of making Shital Pati (cool mat made of cane) in the upazila through training.They are preparing mats of different designs and gradually becoming self-reliant.

A man was killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two rival groups over demarcating a piece of land at Joina Bazar in Sripur upazila on Friday.

Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad on Wednesday urged the Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to utilise positive image in the development of the country’s business.

Singapore, 20 July, 2013: Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited has been presented with the Emerging Market Service Provider of the Year Award at the 10th Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards.