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Govt's push for e-GP faces setback as TCB seeks to use manual system

The government's decade-long efforts to bring transparency to public spending is facing a setback, as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has requested an exemption from the newly introduced mandatory electronic government procurement (e-GP) system.Instead, the state-owned agency has sought permission to revert to the paper-based manual procurement method for...

BD eyes Japan's labour mkt as demand for 11m foreign workers looms

Bangladesh on Friday highlighted its importance as a highly potential source country of skilled human resources for Japan which requires around 11 million foreign workers by 2040, reports UNB.The Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo organised a seminar followed by a business matching event at a conference center in Nagoya city...

Proparco deepens private sector engagement in Bangladesh

Proparco, the private sector arm of the French government's development agency AFD Group, is stepping up its engagement in Bangladesh, with investments and technical assistance worth over US$162 million channelled into private enterprises over the past 12 years. "We want to do much more in Bangladesh," said Proparco Deputy Executive...

China's exports fall for first time in eight months

BEIJING, Nov 7 (AFP): China's exports fell in October for the first time in eight months, official data showed Friday, as trade tensions flared in the weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping met US counterpart Donald Trump.Shipments dropped 1.1 percent year on year, missing a Bloomberg forecast of a 2.9...

Dhaka Flow Fest 2025

Sharif Zahir, Chairman of United Commercial Bank PLC, took part in the"Partners in Flow" panel on the second day of Dhaka Flow Fest 2025 at Gulshan's ShahabuddinPark recently.

BKASH PARTNERS WITH AKS PHARMACY

AKS Pharmacy, a leading pharmacy chain, has recently signed an agreement with bKash, to ensure convenient purchase of essential medicines at affordable prices. Under this initiative, customers can buy necessary medicines from more than 60 AKS Pharmacy outlets across the country using bKash payment, along with enjoying a cashback offer...

IFIC Bank hosts Festival of Youth in Sylhet

As part of the Festival of Youth 2025, IFIC Bank has recently organised a special workshop on financial literacy under the guidance of Bangladesh Bank and in collaboration with Sylhet Government Women's College at its auditorium. The event was chaired by college Principal Prof Bhubanjoy Acharjee while Khaled Ahmed, Executive...