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The employees of Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, have voluntarily donated a portion of their salary to support underprivileged families to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr this year. The donation drive was part of Unilever’s employee volunteering program that allows employees to be associated with community …

The International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) on Monday underscored the need for adopting policies for new economic processes and structures to create a fairer, more equal world and to save the planet. “The world is facing an inequality crisis. Fourteen percent of the global populations living in 46 countries …

Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserve has experienced a slight respite due to the inflow of remittances ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with expatriates sending over $1.1 billion during the first 17 days of April. “Till Monday, the remittance inflow topped $1.1 billion,” said Mesbaul Haque, executive director at Bangladesh Bank, speaking to the …

The sale of air conditioners (AC) has apparently doubled in Dhaka, as the heatwave in the capital saw people suffer the hottest days in over six decades. An AC is almost the only option that offers some relief without disruptions to normal routine. The pressure on customers to buy an …

Litchi farmers are concerned about potentially lower yields this year due to poor weather conditions, which hampered the flowering and budding stages of the fruit. Litchi is grown on about 26,000 hectares of land all over Bangladesh but the highest cultivation is seen in Dinajpur, Pabna and Jashore, according to …