Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2023 Awards Top Startups

The 3rd Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards, hosted by The Daily Star and CSR Window Bangladesh, recognized six companies and three young humanitarians for their outstanding sustainable and socially impactful initiatives.

Islami Bank Bangladesh was honored with the 'Excellence in Mastercard Prepaid Business (Domestic) Award 2022-2023' at the Mastercard Excellence Award 2023. The deputy managing director of the bank received the award during a ceremony at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden Hotel.

Banglalink, a prominent digital service provider, has collaborated with bKash to introduce innovative digital services. The partnership integrates a one-click payment option in the MyBL Super App, designating bKash as the 'Preferred Payment Method.

Nagad, a prominent mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, has been honored with the "Mastercard Excellence Award" for its outstanding contribution to credit card bill payments. The award recognizes Nagad's excellence in facilitating seamless and efficient credit bill payment solutions.

National Bank Ltd has expanded its reach by opening three new sub-branches in different districts of Bangladesh. The newly inaugurated sub-branches are located at Tomsom Bridge in Cumilla, Gachbari Bazar in Sylhet, and Lalmonirhat.

Mercantile Bank marked a significant expansion by inaugurating three new sub-branches nationwide. The sponsor director of the bank and chairman of Mercantile Exchange House (UK) Limited, played the role of the chief guest in virtually launching these branches.