Business
BB smoothens procedures for foreign investment
Bangladesh Bank will allow foreign investors to deposit their dividend with the foreign currency (FC) accounts maintained with banks in the country with certain conditions.
Uber introduces rental service for customers
Ridesharing company Uber on Tuesday started 24/7 rentals service ‘Uber Rentals’ allowing riders to book a car and its driver for several hours at a stretch and make multiple stops on a journey.
Standard Chartered to provide more assistance to Covid-19 patients in N’ganj
Standard Chartered has committed further assistance to COVID-19 patients in Narayanganj.
NBR to intensify process to modernise Customs
The government has chosen to use the lull in international trade caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to bring its Customs facility administered by the National Board of Revenue on par with global standards, so that it may facilitate a smoother, more efficient trading process to help the economy bounce back faster once health concerns are overcome.
CARE Bangladesh, P&G to distribute sanitary napkins
Care Bangladesh has started distributing more than 120,000 packs of sanitary napkins among disadvantaged communities affected by COVID-19 from Monday with support from Procter & Gamble (P&G) to ease marginalised women and girls’ difficulties in maintaining regular health and hygiene practices.
Covid-19: PRAN-RFL donates protective gears to 3 more hospitals
The PRAN-RFL Group donated protective equipment to Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital and Railway General Hospital.
Dataful receives Amazon activate grant
Bangladeshi startup Dataful has received an amount of an 5,000USD as grant from Amazon at the Startup Istanbul Acceleration Progamme .
EBL signs MoU with TradeWindfor
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German-headquartered trade finance provider TradeWind GmbH on Wednesday to offer secure and innovative trade finance solutions.
DGDA approves Minister surgical masks
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved the surgical mask of Minister Hi-Tech Park and permitted its commercial manufacture.