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Electric vehicle policy unveiled

The government has formulated the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Policy 2025, outlining a time-bound action plan to identify and register electric vehicles (EVs) by June 2026 and 2030, with the aim of promoting domestic production and reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector.The industries ministry, which drafted the policy, has...

Meghna Bank partners in Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Business Summit

Meghna Bank has partnered in the Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Business Summit 2025 as the silver sponsor.The three-day summit organised by the Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SABCCI) is currently underway at Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, says a press release.As an active member of SABCCI, Meghna Bank has set up an...

Trust Bank celebrates achievement of Tk 500b deposit milestone

Trust Bank PLC has celebrated a significant milestone of reaching Tk 500bn deposits at a ceremony at its head office recently.Bank's Managing Director and CEO Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury along with deputy managing directors, senior executives, and branch managers were present on the occasion, says a press release.Speaking on the occasion,...

Edible oil prices rise again as millers cut supply

The edible oil market has become unstable again as most refiners reduced their supply of bottled soybean oil to grocery stores after the government proposed the price at Tk 190 per litre.Many distributors reportedly sold stored oil at higher prices, while several grocery shops were found selling oil at Tk...

NCC Bank, SICIP arrange entrepreneurship training programme

A month-long entrepreneurship development training programme was organised by Bangladesh Bank in collaboration with NCC BANK PLC under the 'Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP)' implemented by the Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance with funding from ADB.Certificates were given to the entrepreneurs and loans were distributed...

Shrimp industry struggles amid raw material, financial shortages

Bangladesh's export-oriented shrimp industry is grappling with serious setbacks due to a combination of internal and external challenges, including financial constraints and raw material shortages, according to industry sources. Over the past few years, shrimp export volumes have gradually declined, affected by global events such as the Ukraine-Russia war and...

Lutfey Siddiqi holds meetings with several Singaporean ministers

Chief Adviser's Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi has held several bilateral meetings with Singaporean ministers where he provided first-hand updates on developments in Bangladesh and pursued areas of collaboration with both the public and private sectors, reports BSS.He held bilateral talks with Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Foreign Minister Vivian...