The first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is likely to reach Bangladesh between January 21 and 25. Officials of the Directorate General of Health Services said this at a press briefing this afternoon. DGHS will get the vaccines from Beximco Pharmaceuticals...
Japan has emerged as Bangladesh's largest lender in terms of aid disbursement this fiscal year, overtaking the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The country's biggest bilateral donor disbursed US$714.44 million worth aid in July-November period of the fiscal year 2020-21, almost double...
Bangladesh plans to train 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next five years to fortify the country’s digital infrastructure, said ICT Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday. “They will keep both Bangladesh and the rest of the world safe from cyber attacks,” he said at...
Globe Biotech have received permission from the Directorate General of Drug Administration for manufacturing its vaccine for clinical trial dose. Asif Mahmud, in-charge of research and development of Globe Biotech, told The Daily Star that they got the permission from DGDA on December 28.
Cars of  globally renowned Hyundai will be manufactured in Bangladesh. Fair Technology Ltd, local distributor of Hyundai Motor Company, will set up a designated factory at a high-tech park in the country.  Fair Technology Ltd and Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority have signed an agreement in...
The world is preparing to move past the global COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 1.5 million people as vaccines begin to roll out to the public.The UK is expected to distribute Pfizer's vaccine for the novel coronavirus this week after British authorities approved it for emergency use...
Bangladesh has been able to cope with the pandemic as there were no disruptions in paddy production, even during the novel coronavirus, Cyclone Amphan and floods, experts said at a webinar on Saturday. Agriculture will be the main source of hope during the second wave of the...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), is going to launch "FBCCI Technology Center" (Tech C) to boost cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) and startups. The country's apex trade body wants to do this by leveraging tech innovations that drive...
The government has projected a marginal improvement in the tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in fiscal 2022-23 despite the pandemic taking a toll on the country's revenue collections this financial year. The tax-to-GDP ratio is a ratio of a nation's tax...
American business magazine Forbes has added three Bangladeshi companies to its "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list". The list highlights 200 Asia-Pacific public companies with sales under $1 billion US Dollars (USD). Forbes claims the companies added to the list have" track records...