Larsen & Toubro helps commission Dhaka Metro Line 6 phase-1

Larsen & Toubro helps commission Dhaka Metro Line 6 phase-1

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said that L&T Construction’s transportation infrastructure unit has commissioned the electrical and mechanical System for the Dhaka Metro Line 6 phase-1 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to the Indian group, the commercial operations of the 11.4 km phase-1 of the metro line started following the achievement of the milestone. Inaugurated by Bangladesh […]

Pearl Global takes stake in Bangladeshi garment firm Alpha Clothing

Pearl Global takes stake in Bangladeshi garment firm Alpha Clothing

Pearl Global Industries, an Indian garment exporter, said that its fully-owned Hong Kong-based subsidiary — Pearl Global (HK) has acquired a 52.11% stake in Alpha Clothing, a Bangladesh-based apparel manufacturer, for $1.05 million. Pearl Global (HK) has acquired 9,00,860 equity shares in Alpha Clothing in this connection with the funding made through internal accruals. Pulkit […]

Maersk partners with ISATL to build custom bonded warehouse in Chattogram

Maersk partners with ISATL to build custom bonded warehouse in Chattogram

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) said that it has joined forces with Ispahani Summit Alliance Terminals Limited (ISATL) for the construction of a 200,000sft custom bonded warehouse in Chattogram, Bangladesh. ISATL is engaged in constructing and operating warehouses and container freight stations (CFS). The Bangladesh-based firm is operating four container freight stations within Chattogram and […]

Essar Shipping vessels import rice from India to Bangladesh

Essar Shipping vessels import rice from India to Bangladesh

Essar Shipping said that its Tvisha and Tuhina handysize vessels weighing 13,000 DWT, have been deployed in exporting rice from India to Bangladesh in accordance with a recent bilateral trade pact signed by the two countries. The company, which is part of Essar Global Fund’s services and technology portfolio, said that since March 2021, the […]

City Bank, Compass Plus bring interoperable QR code payment solution to Bangladesh

City Bank, Compass Plus bring interoperable QR code payment solution to Bangladesh

City Bank, a Bangladeshi private commercial bank, has joined forces with UK-based payments technology firm Compass Plus to launch an interoperable QR code payments solution in the Asian country. The QR code payments solution is said to bring together four major global payments networks in the form of American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay, in […]

Unilever wraps up acquisition of Horlicks from GSK, merges HUL and GSKCH

Unilever wraps up acquisition of Horlicks from GSK, merges HUL and GSKCH

Unilever’s Indian subsidiary Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has wrapped up its previously announced merger of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH). Hindustan Unilever announced the merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare in December 2018, in line with its strategy to evolve the foods and refreshment portfolio into higher-growth segments. The company has secured all the required approvals to […]