Entries by kmars

Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hosts Insightful Session on the Application of AI in Business Efficiency

PRESS RELEASE Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hosts Insightful Session on the Application of AI in Business Efficiency Dhaka, 16 August 2025: The Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) successfully organized an engaging session titled “Application of AI in Business Efficiency” on August 16, 2025, at Sheraton Dhaka. The event brought together business […]

Bangladesh to become 24th largest economy by 2030: NHDR Report

Bangladesh to become 24th largest economy by 2030: NHDR Report Bangladesh is expected to be the 24th largest economy in the world by 2030 despite the adverse impacts of Covid-19 pandemic that has taken huge toll on life and livelihood globally. Bangladesh has also become a digital economy and the nation envisages that it will […]

Syed Moazzam elected director of FBCCI

Syed Moazzam Hossain as a representative and former president of the Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA), has been elected as Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the term 2021-2023. Mr. Hossain is the Managing Director of SMH Engineering Limited & SMH New Generation Apparels Ltd., Chairman of Lama […]

Syed Moazzam Hossain elected as FBCCI director

ZCZC BSS-43 FBCCI-DIRECTOR Syed Moazzam Hossain elected as FBCCI director DHAKA, May 19, 2021 (BSS) – Syed Moazzam Hossain a representative and former President of the Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA), has been elected as Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the term 2021-2023. Hossain is the Managing […]

Moazzem elected FBCCI director

Moazzem elected FBCCI director Syed Moazzam Hossain as a representative and former President of the Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA), has been elected as Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the term 2021-2023. Hossain is the Managing Director of SMH Engineering Limited & SMH New Generation Apparels Ltd., […]

ADB gives $500m for 800MW plant

ADB gives $500m for 800MW plant The Asian Development Bank’s board of directors has approved a $500 million loan to develop a modern 800 megawatt power plant in Khulna along with associated connections to natural gas and power transmission facilities. “In the face of rising demand for energy in a growing economy, the Rupsha power […]

India urges AIIB to scale up lending to $40b by 2020

India urges AIIB to scale up lending to $40b by 2020 The third annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank wrapped up yesterday with calls from one of its earliest champions, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to scale up its lending tenfold over the next two years. “With a committed capital of $100 billion […]

Govt plans Tk 10,000cr fund for jute sector

Govt plans Tk 10,000cr fund for jute sector The jute ministry is working on a policy to form a Tk 10,000 crore fund to provide low-cost loans for the development of the nearly $1 billion export earning jute sector. A panel headed by Md Mahmudul Hassan, chairman of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has prepared […]

Muhith breaks silence over banking crisis

Muhith breaks silence over banking crisis Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday hinted that he would take some ‘special measures’ for the banking sector next month. “But it won’t be possible to discuss it (the measures) at the moment,” Muhith told the parliament in his closing budget speech. The veteran finance minister, now 85, placed the […]

FTAs far away

FTAs far away The signing of the much needed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the important trading partners is still far away for Bangladesh as many countries are not showing interest to go for such deals, despite the hectic efforts over the years. The government is now looking for ways to sign preferential trade agreements […]