BAT Bangladesh secured the ICMAB Best Corporate Award-2021 (gold) under MNC Manufacturing Category for the sixth consecutive time. The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) awarded the prize for their outstanding performance at a function at InterContinental Dhaka in the capital on Thursday (December 01, 2022). Minister for Commerce Tipu Munshi handed over the award to its Chairperson Golam Mainuddin and Managing Director Shehzad Munim at the programme where Senior Secretary to the ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh was also present. Read more: BAT wins Bangladesh Innovation Award for SDG Inclusion Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Md Jashim Uddin, president of FBCCI were also present as special guests there. Along with the government officials, many entrepreneurs, business elites of the country and top executives of different companies were present in the ceremony as honourable guests. The ICMAB National Award is given every year to recognize the invaluable contribution made by the corporate entities in different sectors of the national economy and to encourage increased competitiveness for efficiency.  Read more: PM to provide prize money for all SAFF Champion footballers, houses based on need

Islami Bank Bangladesh has won the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Best Corporate Award 2021 in the private commercial bank (Islamic operation) category. Muhammad Qaisar Ali, additional managing director of the bank, received the award from Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at a hotel in the capital Thursday (December 01, 2022), according to a media statement. JQM Habibullah, additional managing director and company secretary of Islami Bank, was also present. Read more: Islami Bank opens Islampur branch in Jamalpur Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Md Mamunur Rashid, president of ICMAB, and Md Abdul Aziz, chairman of Corporate Award Committee of ICMAB, also joined the event. Islami Bank is a joint venture public limited company engaged in commercial banking business based on Islamic shariah. Established in 1983 as the first Islamic bank in Southeast Asia, it is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange. Read More: BAT Bangladesh scoops up ‘ICMAB Best Corporate Award’ for sixth time

Robi has won the silver award in the telecom category at the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Best Corporate Award 2020. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi recently handed over the award to Robi's Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer Shahed Alam at a ceremony in the capital. Read Robi CHRO gets global recognition at World HRD Congress Robi's Vice-President (Strategic Finance) Sanjib Kumar Ghosh and General Manager (Strategic Communication) Niaz Mohammad Siddiqui were also present. Robi Axiata Limited is a public limited company, where Axiata Group Berhad, based in Malaysia, holds the majority shareholding – 61.82 per cent. Read Robi partners with Green Delta to provide health insurance package Aside from the public shareholders – 10 per cent – Bharti Airtel, headquartered in India's New Delhi, holds 28.18 per cent of shares in the company.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has received the gold award of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Best Corporate Award 2020 in the private commercial bank (Islamic operation) category. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of the bank, received the award from Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi in the capital Thursday. Read Robi wins silver at ICMAB Best Corporate Award JQM Habibullah, deputy managing director and company secretary of IBBL, joined the event. Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, chairman of Standard Bank and former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, AKM Delwer Hussain, president of the South Asian Federation of Accountants, were also present. Read Pran gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award

Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has honoured 61 organisations under different categories with ‘Best Corporate Award 2020’. The ICMAB, at its flagship event organized a city hotel on Thursday,honored the organizations dividing in 18 categories after reviewing their performances based on respective annual reports, said a press release. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi addressed the award ceremony as the chief guest while Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, Chairman, Standard Bank Limited & Past President, FBCCI Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed and President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) A. K. M. Delwer Hussain FCMA spoke as special guests. Read ICMAB wants VAT system reform to make it business friendly The 18 award categories were Nationalized Commercial Bank; Private Commercial Bank; Private Commercial Bank (Islamic Operation); Non-bank Financial Institution; General Insurance; Life Insurance; Pharmaceuticals; Cement; Textile; Multinational Company; Others Manufacturing; Power Generation; Oil, Gas & Energy; NGO; Agro and Food Processing; Trading & Assembly and Telecommunication and Corporate Excellence Award. In the Nationalized Commercial Bank Category Sonali Bank Limited was honoured with 1st (gold) and 2nd (silver) Rupali Bank Limited. In the Private Commercial Bank Category BRAC Bank Limited won 1st (gold), Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited & Trust Bank Limited jointly bagged 2nd (silver) and Pubali Bank Ltd 3rd (bronze). Read Robi wins silver at ICMAB Best Corporate Award In the Private Commercial Bank (Islamic Operation) Category Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited won 1st (gold), Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd 2nd (silver) and Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited 3rd (bronze). In Non-bank financial institution Category  IDLC Finance Limited bagged1st (gold),IPDC Finance Limited 2nd (silver) and  LankaBangla Finance & Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd 3rd (bronze). In General insurance Category, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited was honoured with 1st (gold), Nitol Insurance Co. Ltd. 2nd (silver) and Reliance Insurance Limited & Pioneer Insurance Company Limited jointly won 3rd (bronze). Read IBBL receives ICMAB Best Corporate Award In Life Insurance Category Pragati Life Insurance Co. Ltd won 1st (gold), Sandhani Life Insurance Company Ltd 2nd (silver) and Meghna Life Insurance Co. Ltd 3rd (bronze). In Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Category Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Bagged 1st (gold), Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited & Orion Pharma Ltd. jointly 2nd (silver) and Renata Limited & ACI Limited jointly 3rd (bronze). In Cement Manufacturing Category 1st (gold) Premier Cement Mills Limited, 2nd (silver) LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited and 3rd (bronze) M.I. Cement Factory Limited. Read Pran gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award In Textile Manufacturing Category 1st (gold) Paramount Textile Limited, 2nd (silver) Square Textile Ltd and 3rd (bronze) Envoy Textiles Limited. In MNC Manufacturing Category 1st (gold) British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd, 2nd (silver) Marico Bangladesh Limited and 3rd (bronze) Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd. In Others Manufacturing Category 1st (gold) Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd., 2nd (silver) RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Limited and 3rd (bronze) BBS Cables Ltd. Read 50th Annual General Meeting of ICMAB held In Power Generation Category 1st (gold) Summit Power Limited, Jointly 2nd (silver) United Power Generation and Distribution Co. Ltd. & Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd and jointly 3rd (bronze) Baraka Power Limited & Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited. In Oil, Gas & Energy Category: 1st (gold) Linde Bangladesh Limited, 2nd (silver) MJL Bangladesh Limited and 3rd (bronze) Meghna Petroleum Limited In NGO Category: 1st (gold) BRAC, 2nd (silver) UCEP Bangladesh and jointly 3rd (bronze) Action Aid- Bangladesh & Ghashful. Read Islami Bank receives ICMAB best corporate award In Agro and Food Processing Category: 1st (gold) Olympic Industries Ltd, 2nd (silver) Agricultural Marketing Co. Ltd. and 3rd (bronze) Golden Harvest Agro Industries Ltd. In Trading & Assembly Category: 1st (gold) Runner Automobiles Limited, 2nd (silver) Chittagong Dry Dock Limited and Jointly 3rd (bronze) Aftab Automobiles Limited & Dockyard & Engineering Works. In Telecommunication Category: 1st (gold) Grameen Phone Limited, 2nd (silver) Robi Axiata Limited and Jointly 3rd (bronze) Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited & aamra networks limited. Read ICMAB delegation meets CAG Besides, Walton Hi tech Industries Ltd won the Corporate Excellence Award.

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has awarded Islami Bank Bangladesh the first position in its Best Corporate Award 2019.