Marico appoints Mishra as COO for Bangladesh
Marico has announced the appointment of Sanjay Mishra as the COO - India Sales and Bangladesh. Mishra will be responsible for further accelerating the Go-To-Market (GTM) transformation journey which will boost the growth agenda of Marico in India and Bangladesh.
Mishra will be responsible for accelerating the Go-To-Market (GTM) transformation journey to boost the growth agenda of Marico in India and Bangladesh. Prior to Marico, Mishra worked as senior director - GTM and sales capability at PepsiCo AMENA.
Commenting on the new appointment Saugata Gupta, MD and CEO, Marico says, “Sanjay brings a wealth of experience in GTM transformation and sales capability. His understanding of the ![]()
Time-honored ties between Japan, Bangladesh
Japan is the single largest development partner of Bangladesh. The two countries are also engaged for the promotion of peace and prosperity through various bilateral and multilateral mechanisms. Financial and technical assistance from Japan has proved a force multiplier for Bangladesh in advancing its national development agenda. Now recent leaps forward in business relations have led to a rapid growth of trade and investment.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shakes hands w...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shakes hands w...
NEC approves new five-year development plan
The highest economic policy-making body of Bangladesh Tuesday approved a new five-year plan with the theme “Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens”.
Bangladesh’s 7th five-year plan was approved at a meeting of the country’s National Economic Council with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday here in the capital of Dhaka, Xinhua reported.
Bangladesh’s Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told journalists after the meeting that the new plan, which starts in the 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) and ends in 2019-20 (July ...
Bangladesh’s Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told journalists after the meeting that the new plan, which starts in the 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) and ends in 2019-20 (July ...
15 techno parks by 2021
Bangladesh is setting up four technology parks to promote IT export and business process outsourcing (BPO) business and hopes to attract investment from the Middle East market.
Rafique Ahammed, Commercial Counsellor at Consulate General of Bangladesh, told Gulf News that the plan is to have 15 techno parks by 2021 and seeks $1 billion (Dh3.67 billion) export earnings within the next three years.
He said the South Asian country offers a huge potential for ICT (information and communications technology) sector as it gears up the digital transformation with ‘Digital 
Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in BD
Something went terribly wrong when Asta Banu gave birth. Her labour was difficult and seemed to take forever. When the baby – a boy – was finally born, he was unresponsive. Although Ms. Banu’s family quickly arranged transportation to the Thakurgaon District Hospital, their efforts were in vain. During the 20 km drive, the baby slipped into a coma and died.
Tragically, Ms. Banu’s story is a common one.
In Bangladesh, 21 newborns die out of every 1,000 live births, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is more than twice the neonatal mortality rate in the Asia and Pacific Region.
IBBL RDS role model for rural development
A solvent family, own house, a piece of arable land- are the common dream of low income people. Mnowara Begum, a housewife of Paikpara village under Patia Upazila of Chittagong used to cherish the same. But poverty cripples her dream. Their days pass through financial difficuties with her husband's little income. Yet she did not get dishearted. She started finding the way to get rid of proverty. She learnt about the Rural Development Scheme of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) from neighbors.
Manowara became a member of the scheme under Hazrat Fatima (RA.) center at Patia Branch of the Bank in 2005. The scheme acts as the charioteer of her dreams. She took Tk. 5 thousand ![]()
