Bangladesh Business Awards 2018
Businesses honoured for excellence
The Bangladesh Business Awards, which is the country’s most prestigious event, has once again honoured and celebrated businesses that have transformed and created magic in the industry.
Enterprise of the Year / A front-runner in bike industry
If you travel to the old part of Dhaka in winter, you may see colourful kites flying on top of the densely seated buildings. Even if you miss the colours in the air, you may notice ‘Kite’ moving through the congested streets of the city.
Best Financial Institution / A bright spot in financial sector
IPDC Finance has become a model both for weak and strong banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) on the virtues of having strong corporate governance, banking on it to jumpstart its flailing business.
Outstanding Woman of the Year / He dreamt it, she built it
Visionary entrepreneur Qamrun Nahar Zahir has led Ananta Group from the front to help its annual turnover to cross $300 million last year.
BusinessPerson of the Year / An entrepreneur to emulate
When university graduates of his time considered civil service a prestigious job, Azam J Chowdhury, 65, thought differently.
Murthy’s magic recipe for software boom
Bangladesh can become a formidable player in global software services market if it focuses on business process outsourcing, said Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys.