August 30, 2025 - TheStatement24

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Daraz Seller Summit 2025 Marks a New ‘Happy Selling’ Era for Bangladeshi SMEs

Daraz Bangladesh, the country’s largest online marketplace, recently hosted its flagship Seller Summit 2025 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, uniting over 1,000 seller partners, top brands, and industry leaders. Under the theme “Happy Selling”, the summit placed a spotlight on the sellers and brands driving the growth of Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector while unveiling Daraz’s next phase of innovations to strengthen the digital marketplace. One of the key highlights of the evening was Daraz’s announcement that the platform, which currently partners with more than 200 leading local and international brands, is set to expand to over 500 in the near future. The company also revealed its upcoming initiative to revolutionize digital marketing in Bangladesh by creating a one...

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BRAC Bank continues strong growth momentum in first 6 months of 2025

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BRAC Bank achieved a 53% growth in its Net Profit After-Tax (NPAT) on a consolidated basis in the first six months of 2025. The bank's consolidated financials, which include all its subsidiaries, showed an NPAT of BDT 906 crore during January-June 2025, a significant increase from BDT 591 crore in the corresponding period of 2024. BRAC Bank standalone NPAT of the first six months was BDT 620 crore, representing a 20% increase from the previous year's BDT 519 crore. Despite the challenging economic andindustry conditions, the Bank delivered strong balance sheet growth in H1 2025, significantly ahead of market average growth rates, with total customer deposits growing by annualized 28% and loans and advances increasing by 7%. The bank's financial and operational accomplishments for ...

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Rajib Moni Das Wins Mother Teresa Award 2025 for Best Playwright

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On August 26, 2025, the 115th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa was observed worldwide. Born in 1910 in Skopje, Albania, Mother Teresa devoted her entire life to serving the poor and underprivileged in India. To honor her memory and legacy, the Bangladesh Sammilitto Sangskritik Society organized a discussion and an award ceremony at a hotel in Bijoynagar, Dhaka. The highlight of the evening was the Mother Teresa Award 2025, where celebrated playwright, lyricist, and novelist Rajib Moni Das was honored as the Best Playwright. The award was presented to him by renowned filmmaker Kazi Hayat, a National Film Award winner, along with Syed Margub Morshed, former Information Secretary and Chairman of BTRC. As he received the award, Rajib Moni Das spoke with emotion. “Mother Teresa was a true s...

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Energypac exports $2.4 million power equipment to Nepal

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Energypac Engineering Ltd., one of Bangladesh’s leading power engineering companies, has successfully exported 63MVA 132/33kV Power Transformers and Auxiliary Substation Equipment to the Nepal Electricity Authority, under a contract valued at USD 2.4 million. This is Energypac’s first export since the Covid-19 pandemic, which resumed the company’s international business operation. The leading power engineering company has already commissioned 25 substations for the Nepal Electricity Authority under different electrification projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. To mark this export milestone, top officials of Energypac have recently paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Ghanshyam Bhandari, Ambassador of Nepal, at the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka....

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MoU to between the Semiconductor industry of Bangladesh and China

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Bangladesh and China have taken a significant step toward advancing their cooperation in the semiconductor sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) and the Hubei Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA) at an official ceremony held in Dhaka on Sunday. Mr. M A Jabbar, President of BSIA and Professor Wei Liu, Vice President, HSIA signed the MoU on behalf of their respective Organizations. Under this MoU, both associations will work together to promote knowledge sharing and advanced technology exchange, facilitate joint research and development (R&D) initiatives, develop skilled human resources through training and certification programs, encourage cross-border investment and business partnerships, organize...