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UNDP links five educational institutions with recyclers to curb plastic waste

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- UNDP Bangladesh has linked five educational institutions with local recycling entrepreneurs to promote source-level plastic waste segregation and recycling. The initiative goe... Read More


Bring informal economy workers under coverage: Experts

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Labour experts and trade union leaders on Tuesday called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) to all industrial sectors and bringing informal economy workers under ... Read More


World Bank-funded project approved for major banking-sector reforms

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- A World Bank-funded banking-sector-reform project was approved Tuesday by the government's highest economic-policy body for an overhaul of banking operations in Bangladesh. T... Read More


How Malaysia engineered its economic turnaround

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The four-day Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2026, the largest event of its kind connecting thousands of buyers and business visitors representing 58 countries, w... Read More


ADB to lend $50m to MSL for polyester chip production

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide a $50 million loan to Bangladeshi private sector company Modern Syntex Limited (MSL) to manufacture modern, energy-efficient poly... Read More


Maiden quarterly MPS today

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh Bank walks a tightrope in balancing private-sector credit expansion and inflation contraction as it unveils the country's maiden quarterly Monetary Policy Statement ... Read More


BSEC gives nod to Beximco Pharma's board overhaul proposal

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The securities regulator has decided to allow Beximco Pharmaceuticals to overhaul its board with nine members proposed by the company, subject to the withdrawal of cases filed ... Read More


CSE revises CSE50, adds seven companies, excludes seven

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has revised its benchmark CSE50 Index, adding seven companies and excluding seven others based on the performance of listed companies. The ... Read More


Stocks snap four-day plunge on bargain hunting

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, snapping a four-day losing streak as bargain hunters returned to recently beaten-down shares, although trading remained cautious amid concern... Read More


ACI to invest anew in beverage business, form new venture with Japanese firm

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) has approved an additional equity investment of Tk 600 million in ACI CO-RO Bangladesh, its existing joint venture with Danish beverage maker... Read More