Ground ready for new listings but conflicting rules stand in the way
Many big businesses now view the capital market as an alternative to bank financing after the single borrower exposure limit was reduced to 25 per cent of a bank's capital from 35 per cent.They have already exhausted the limit set by the Bank Company (Amendment) Act 2023 at a time...
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BHL Group committed to delivering world-class tiles and sanitary products
BHL Group, one of the country's leading diversified conglomerates, is committed to ensuring innovation and quality of its tiles and sanitary products, aiming to earn customers' trust. The BHL Group began its journey with the import of ceramic tiles, gradually evolving into modern, technology-driven local production in 2018. With a...
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Prime Bank hosts seminar on financial inclusion, youth empowerment at BAU
Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), organised a seminar on "Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking" under its flagship PrimeAcademia initiative recently, says a press release.The session was conducted by Syed Sazzad Haider Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank, accompanied by Shaila Abedin,...
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60 women entrepreneurs complete BRAC Bank's 'Amrai TARA' training
BRAC Bank, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Open-Source Network (BdOSN), has successfully organised two three-day training programmes under its flagship women entrepreneur initiative, 'Amrai TARA', in Jamalpur and Mymensingh, says a press release.Held from October 20-22, 2025 in Jamalpur and October 21-23, 2025 in Mymensingh, the programmes brought together 60...
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BCCCI exchanges view with Chinese business delegation
A partial view of the discussion meeting between the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI) and the visiting 11-member business delegation from Yunnan Province, China, held at the BCCCI office in Dhaka recently. The BCCCI delegation was led by Mohd. Khorshed Alam, President of BCCCI, visiting Yunnan delegation...
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BD-China BRI engagement poised to drive sustainable shared growth
The Chinese business community in Bangladesh say cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is poised for transition as the coming decade of Bangladesh-China BRI cooperation is likely to centre on diversifying industry, improving manufacturing competitiveness and broadening Bangladesh's exports to China, reports BSS. According to the Chinese Enterprises...
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Japan businesses brush off worries over China tourists
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): Shiina Ito has had fewer Chinese customers at her Tokyo jewellery shop since Beijing issued a travel warning in the wake of a diplomatic spat, but she said she was not concerned.A souring of Beijing-Tokyo relations this month, following remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi...
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