Tag: Industry

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.

The readymade garment factory owners were asked on Sunday to pay the salary and festival bonus of their workers by August 6 next to avert any untoward incident ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Google views the computing shift to smartphones and tablets as a golden opportunity, but the Internet search leader’s second-quarter performance served as an unsettling reminder that it poses a nagging financial challenge, too.

Grameenphone Ltd (GP) reported Tk 47.4 billion revenues for the first half of 2013, a 2.2 percent increase from the first half of 2012.

“Airtel Bangladesh Limited has signed a corporate agreement with ActionAid Bangladesh which is a non-profit based organisation well known for working with poor people to end poverty in more than 40 countries of the world. The signing ceremony took place…

Washington, DC – World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may…

The industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi metropolis has started making profit with investment by some of the country’s big companies.

A group of 70 international retailers has agreed a programme of safety inspections at garment factories in Bangladesh in the wake of a devastating building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people in April.

Speakers at a roundtable on Sunday emphasised the need for not mixing up politics with business and business with politics.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Sunday urged the shop owners and managements of the shopping malls to abide by the decision of keeping shops open till 8pm during the first 10 days of the…

The price of oil stayed above $101 a barrel Thursday after being jerked higher by unrest in Egypt and a fall in U.S. energy stockpiles that suggests a recovery in demand.

Predent of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Sunday voiced concern that the prevalence of extortion on the highways can affect the prices of essentials and vegetables during the month of…

A group of people have received training on garment manufacturing under a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnership that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) terms ‘a big step forward’.