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Pubali Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank to join the BB’s Tk 3,000 crore refinance fund aimed at developing agriculture-based specialised economic hubs in the country’s northern region and accelerating agricultural and rural economic activities.

The 2026 edition of the three-day Bangladesh Travel Mart began yesterday at InterContinental Dhaka, bringing together tourism stakeholders from home and abroad to promote Bangladesh as a key destination and strengthen ties within the global travel industry.

Trust Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank to support priority sectors under the central bank’s Tk 41,000 crore refinancing package.

Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Beg Autos Ltd, a Dhaka-based automobile company, to provide service offers to the bank’s customers.

Pubali Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank to join its Tk 3,000 crore Export Diversification Refinance Scheme, aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on the readymade garment (RMG) sector and promoting export diversification.

Up to £2 billion in UK-backed financing is available to eligible Bangladeshi buyers for development projects involving British goods and services across key sectors, according to Mark Birrell, trade counsellor for South Asia at UK Export Finance (UKEF).

Country’s leading online food and grocery delivery platform, foodpanda, has signed an agreement with Fresh Super Mart, a business unit of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), to offer Fresh Super Mart’s everyday essentials through foodpanda’s q-commerce service.

LG Electronics Singapore Bangladesh Branch (LG) has named the winners of the “2026 LG Ambassador Challenge”, recognising five social impact projects aimed at improving the lives of underserved and marginalised communities across Bangladesh.

Seylon Tea has launched “SEYLON Amar Shahar Chattogram” at the Navy Convention Centre in Chattogram today, celebrating the port city’s history, heritage, culture, food, lifestyle and memories.

Banglalink, one of the country’s leading digital operators, has organised “Ethics & Compliance Week 2026” to promote ethics, integrity, transparency and responsible growth across its operations.

Sheraton Dhaka, a Marriott International property, is hosting “Nights in Istanbul”, a Turkish food festival celebrating Türkiye’s rich culinary heritage and authentic flavours.

The government has cancelled the contracts of the managing directors of three state-owned banks -- Agrani Bank, Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) and BASIC Bank.

The government has increased the maximum retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 5 to Tk 204 a litre, citing higher international prices and import costs.

Dhaka Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Visa, the global digital payment service provider, to accelerate the growth of Dhaka Bank’s Visa card portfolio and strengthen digital payment services in Bangladesh.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a $50 million senior unsecured working capital solutions (WCS) facility to BRAC Bank PLC to expand financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh, particularly women-led businesses and agricultural enterprises.

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed an agreement with Evercare Hospital Dhaka to provide its customers with privileges on specialised healthcare services.

Trust Bank PLC organised a conference on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” in Chattogram, aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism practices and enhancing compliance awareness among officials of the bank’s Chattogram region.

Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) under the central bank’s Tk 41,000 crore financing package aimed at supporting productive and priority sectors of the country’s economy.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC (LHB), the country’s leading sustainable building materials manufacturer, yesterday launched its nationwide “Holcim Structural Excellence Awards 2026” at a hotel in Dhaka.