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Daraz becomes the most loved e-commerce platform

Daraz becomes the most loved e-commerce platform

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The country’s largest online marketplace Daraz (https://www.daraz.com.bd/) has recently been accoladed with the Best Brand Award 2021. Daraz has been declared as the most loved e-commerce brand of Bangladesh and the 13th most valued brand of 2021 in the 13th edition of the Best Brand Award held at Le Méridien in the capital on December 29, 2021. Best Brand Award started its journey with Nielsen Bangladesh in 2008 to inspire the brands of the country in their journey by recognizing their contributions in the market. They have been honoring brands for the last 13 years. This year, a total of 102 brands have been recognized across 35 categories for their contributions to the Bangladeshi market. Daraz has been recognized as the best brand in the e-commerce category. Syed Mostahidal Hoq, ...
THE 13TH EDITION OF BEST BRAND AWARD

THE 13TH EDITION OF BEST BRAND AWARD

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The 13th edition of the Best Brand Award took place on 29th December and honored the most loved brands of Bangladesh through an auspicious gala ceremony at Le Méridien, Dhaka. Bangladesh Brand Forum in partnership with Nielsen IQ and in association with The Daily Star organized the event. To inspire the brands of the country, Bangladesh Brand Forum has been honoring the most loved brands through Best Brand Award for the last 13 years. The objective of the Best Brand Award is to demonstrate and celebrate the success of the brands, achieved through tough and effortful initiatives. This year, the best brands were selected in 35 distinct categories and the initiative also recognized 15 overall top brands of the country. Best Brand Award started its journey with Nielsen in 2008 based on a...
Samsung best handset brand for the 4th time in a row!

Samsung best handset brand for the 4th time in a row!

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Samsung has done it again! Bangladesh Brand Forum has declared the eminent smartphone manufacturer to be the ‘No. 1 Mobile Handset Brand’ in Bangladesh for the 4th time in a row. Recently a celebratory event took place at Le Méridien, through Brandfest 2021, where Samsung was declared the winner of this prestigious accolade for their excellence and unnerving commitment by the Bangladesh Brand Forum. 2021 has been a difficult year for almost all the largescale industries and manufacturers. The highly-contagious coronavirus and the global lockdowns caused even many industry giants to struggle to cope up. Many unprecedented challenges were thrown to the smartphone manufacturers since maintaining their workforce, production, and supply chains besides researching innovation and market explor...
Samsung regains top position in South-East Asia markets

Samsung regains top position in South-East Asia markets

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Samsung has regained its top position in the South-East Asia (SEA) markets with a 23 percent share in the key SEA countries. SEA saw an 11 percent year-over-year (YoY) dip in its smartphone shipments in Q3 2021, according to Counterpoint’s Global Smartphone Channel Share Tracker. With markets beginning to reopen towards the end of the third quarter, Samsung was able to increase its shipments by shifting products quickly from its manufacturing facilities in Vietnam to stakeholders further down the channel. This helped Samsung recapture the leading position in the smartphone market of vital SEA countries. Samsung A series performed exceptionally well along with the Galaxy S21 range and Flip 3 models. OPPO (19% share) and Vivo (16% share) tried to sustain shipments despite the crunch. X...
Likee’s Partners Meetup 2021 ends on a high note

Likee’s Partners Meetup 2021 ends on a high note

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Popular short-video creation and sharing app Likee organized Partners Meetup 2021 to bring together prospective partners from different industries including media & communication, music label, OTT platforms and others, and explore future collaboration possibilities at Hotel Bengal Canary on 21 December 2021. All the high officials of Likee Bangladesh including Masud Rana, Head of Business Development of Likee Bangladesh and the representatives from different business partners such as Dhaka Post, CMV Music, CMV Drama, Eagle Music, Eagle Premier, VisualSceneBD, Fahim Music, Bongo BD, CINEMAWALA, CD Choice, Soundtek BD, Jagonews24.com, Le Point Original, Ten Minute School, NTV, RTV, Channel I and Bangla TV Channel were present at the event. Masud Rana, Head of Business Development o...
Grameenphone teams up with former employees-led startups: DigiPro Solutions and ReCom Consulting

Grameenphone teams up with former employees-led startups: DigiPro Solutions and ReCom Consulting

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Grameenphone has partnered with former employee-led startups DigiPro Solutions and extended its scope of operations with existing partner ReCom Consulting in order to facilitate the tech service leaders Finance & Accounting (F&A) Control and Operation, digital & postpaid collection, channel collection, and other tasks. Recently, a signing ceremony was held at GP House in this regard where Jens Becker, Chief Financial Officer of Grameenphone, Md Sudipto Salehin, Director of ReCom Consulting, and Md Soebul Islam, Managing Director of DigiPro Solutions, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Syed Tanvir Husain, Chief Human Resources Officer, Grameenphone, Md Arif Uddin, Head of Financial Controlling and Taxation of Grameenphone, Khairul Basher, Head o...
Doors of The Garden Kitchen Opens in Banani

Doors of The Garden Kitchen Opens in Banani

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Sheraton Dhaka, located in Banani, opens its multi-cuisine restaurant “The Garden Kitchen”, on December 12, 2021, promising to deliver an exquisite dining experience for its valued guests. The restaurant is situated on Level 14 of the 5-star hotel, right in the heart of Banani. This is the largest dining or buffet restaurant in Bangladesh. The Garden Kitchen is set to offer an array of scrumptious dishes. The uniqueness of the restaurant lies in its sitting arrangement, where guests can enjoy their food overlooking the soothing lush greens and the city skyline. It is spread across two sections – indoor seating area The Garden Kitchen and an adjoining outdoor dining terrace al fresco. The indoor seating features multiple Live Kitchens, where the expert Chefs showcase their culinary ar...
Berger wins ‘Most Compliant Company in VAT Operations’ award

Berger wins ‘Most Compliant Company in VAT Operations’ award

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Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd (BPBL) has been awarded with the recognition of ‘Most Compliant Company in VAT Operations’ for FY 2020-2021. Sazzad Rahim Chowdhury, Director & CFO, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited & Md. Abdus Sabur Khan, Head of VAT of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, received the award on behalf of the company at an award-giving ceremony organized by the ‘Large Taxpayers Unit Value Added Tax’ (LTU-VAT) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as a part of the VAT Week (December 10 to 15) celebration. Berger has been awarded with this accolade for meticulously adhering to VAT acts and rules. With an intend to encourage individuals and organizations with the theme Pay VAT online, take part in nation-building, NBR has planned various programs to celebrate this years n...
Daraz gearing up for 12.12: The grand one-day year-end sale!

Daraz gearing up for 12.12: The grand one-day year-end sale!

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After the huge success of its 11.11 campaign, the country’s largest online marketplace Daraz Bangladesh is gearing up for yet another shopping spree titled, “12.12: The Grand one-day year-end sale.” Daraz customers can enjoy exclusive benefits, ranging from huge discounts and vouchers, throughout the campaign that is going to start from December 12. Various Mega & Hot Deals and other exciting features, including – I Love vouchers, 12’o Clock Deals, Happy Hour, Shake Shake, Buy More Save More, Flash Sales, Brand Free Shipping, and daily category-wise vouchers will be available under the 12.12 campaign. With the Shake Shake offer, customers can shake their devices to win Seller Double Taka voucher and free giveaways. Syed Mostahidal Hoq, Managing Director of Daraz Bangladesh, said,...
LTU-VAT awarded Grameenphone for resolving the highest number of cases through ADR

LTU-VAT awarded Grameenphone for resolving the highest number of cases through ADR

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Grameenphone has been awarded for resolving the highest number of cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in FY 2020-2021. Jens Becker, CFO of Grameenphone, received the award on behalf of the company at an award-giving ceremony organized by Large Taxpayers Unit – Value Added Tax (LTU-VAT) as part of the VAT Week (December 10 to 15) celebration. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a process of resolving disputes within the shortest possible time, beyond the traditional courses of business followed by Appeal, Tribunal, and Court formalities, leading to efficiency. Following a global trend of success, tax administration in Bangladesh has introduced ADR in FY 2011-12. This year NBR is celebrating VAT Day and VAT Week to encourage people and organizations with the theme – ...