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5 Finalists of Unilever BizMaestros 2018 unveiled in Bangladesh
Oct 27, 2018Teams Good for Nothing from FBS, DU, Zenith from BRAC, Last Second from BUP, We Got This from IBA, DU and One Last Time from BUP have emerged as the finalists of Unilever BizMaestros 2018 after... -
Grameenphone ended the Q3 of 2018 with 71.4 million active subscribers
Oct 27, 2018Grameenphone Ltd. ended the third quarter of 2018 with 71.4 million active subscribers, registering an 11.8% YoY growth. With 36.3 million data subscribers, 50.9% of the total subscribers on the GP network, using internet services. Grameenphone... -
Debenhams to close up to 50 stores, putting 4,000 jobs at risk
Oct 26, 2018Struggling British department store chain Debenhams is closing up to 50 of its underperforming stores, putting about 4,000 jobs at risk, after it reported a record full-year loss of nearly $645 million. Chief Executive Sergio Bucher... -
Bangladeshi airlines Novoair to increase flight frequency on four routes
Oct 26, 2018Novoair, one of the private airlines in Bangladesh, has decided to increase flight frequency on four routes considering the increasing trend of air travelers. The airlines will operate one more flight daily on Dhaka to Kolkata,... -
Google sacked 48 people over sexual harassment claims since 2016
Oct 26, 2018Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016. In a letter to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking a “hard line” on inappropriate conduct.... -
Google’s Sundar Pichai says 48 employees were fired for sexual harassment
Oct 26, 2018Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on Thursday the company had fired 48 employees for sexual harassment over the past two years. Pichai sent an email to Google employees in response to a New York Times... -
U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit
Oct 24, 2018A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit by a group of former child slaves accusing the U.S. unit of Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and Cargill of perpetuating child slavery at... -
Johnson & Johnson makes $2.1 billion offer to buy out Japan cosmetics firm Ci:z
Oct 23, 2018U.S. healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will buy all outstanding shares of Japanese skincare firm Ci:z Holdings Co Ltd that it does not already own for 230 billion yen ($2.05 billion) in... -
BRAC Bank and DBBL signed agreement for fund transfer facility
Oct 21, 2018BRAC Bank Limited and Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited signed an agreement for interbank account fund transfer facility between BRAC Bank Accounts and DBBL’s Mobile Banking “Rocket”. Under this agreement, the valued clients of BRAC Bank will be... -
BRAC Bank’s TARA clients to obtain special discount offers at Nadia Furniture
Oct 19, 2018BRAC Bank Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nadia Furniture Limited. BRAC TARA Debit/Credit card holders will enjoy 10% discount on all products at the Nadia Furniture stores Limited. TARA customers will get an exclusive...
