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Square Pharma posts record profit on higher sales, to pay highest-ever dividends

Square Pharmaceuticals has posted a record annual profit of Tk 23.97 billion in FY25, driven by higher sales and substantial earnings from subsidiaries.The country's largest drug manufacturer, and a flagship company of Square Group, registered a 14.5 per cent year-on-year profit growth for the year, according to price-sensitive information published...

Khan Brothers sees profit escalate 27-fold on strategic shift

Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries reported a more than 27-fold jump year-on-year in profit to Tk 27.48 million in FY25, a feat attained through what the company claims is a strategic shift in business policy. The woven bag manufacturer posted earnings per share of Tk 0.27 for FY25, up...

Regulators discover Pacific Denims shut

An inspection team of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) found Pacific Denims' factory shut during a visit on Wednesday.In a stock exchange filing, the premier bourse informed that a team had gone to Gazaria in Munshiganj, where the company's factory is located, to examine its current operational status, but the...

Govt nod for refined fuel import, direct e-passport material purchase

The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday recommended two major proposals for policy approval, including the import of refined fuel oil through a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement for 2026 and the direct procurement of e-passport materials.The meeting of the committee, held at Bangladesh Secretariat, was virtually chaired by Finance...

10 Minute School and bKash launch free course on everyday finance

To help people learn about daily transactions, income-expense planning, savings, loans, investments, insurance, and managing emergency funds, online learning platform 10 Minute School and the country's largest mobile financial service provider bKash have launched a free special course. Designed to make people of all backgrounds, especially the youth, more skilled,...

Walton's smart inverter chillers being used at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Global electronics giant and Bangladesh's superbrand Walton's air-cooled chiller ACs enriched with smart inverter technology are being used at Singapore's two renowned hospitals- Mount Elizabeth Hospital and General Hospital.Authorities concerned said that this move is not only a great news for Bangladesh's export sector; it is also a milestone in...

BD a key partner in Bay of Bengal, wider Indo-Pacific: EU

The European Union (EU) has said Bangladesh is a 'key partner' for the European Union in the Bay of Bengal and wider Indo-Pacific.The Council of the EU underlined that the EU and the Indo-Pacific face increasingly complex security challenges, reports UNB.The Council of the EU considers that the EU should...

News portals warned against unsafe ads

The government has warned that news portals will be shut down without prior notice, if they continue to publish gambling or other unsafe advertisements.Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, said authorities already had given enough time for compliance and no further warnings...

BRAC BANK HOSTS AGENT MEET 2025 FOR DHAKA

BRAC Bank has organised Agent Meet 2025 for Dhaka region, bringing together the bank's esteemed agents from 116 agent banking outlets in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur. The event took place in Cox's Bazar on October 10. It was attended by BRAC Bank's key senior officials, including Tareq Refat Ullah Khan,...

PRIME BANK, GREEN UNIVERSITY HOST YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SEMINAR

Prime Bank, in collaboration with Green University of Bangladesh (GUB), organised a seminar titled "Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking" under its flagship PrimeAcademia initiative. The event was graced by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shorif Uddin, vice chancellor, GUB, as chief guest, who emphasised that financial inclusion is vital...

Takaful Islami Insurance holds board meeting

The 147th meeting of the Board of Directors of Takaful Islami Insurance PLC was held at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Tuesday. Chairman of the company Tahmina Afroz presided over the meeting which was attended by members of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer Abul Kalam Azad. Addl. Managing Director Mohammad...

New bulk carrier ship joins BSC fleet today

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22 (BSS): A new bulk carrier ship, 'MB Banglar Pragati,' will formally join the fleet of the state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) tomorrow. This addition is expected to increase its goods transport capacity by sea and boost revenue earnings. Purchased with BSC's own funds, the ship, which has...