Ahmed Akbar Sobhan urged the government to reduce the rates of interest on savings instruments to help banks

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan on Thursday urged the government to reduce the rates of interest on savings instruments to help banks and other financial institutions offer loans at single-digit interest rates. “Bankers and businesses want single-digit interest rates. I request the government to reduce the interest rates on savings tools. Otherwise, banks will …

Dr Shahidul Islam and Dr Md Rokonuzzaman Selim from Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital meet Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan

Paediatric cardiologist Dr Shahidul Islam and paediatric cardiac surgeon Dr Md Rokonuzzaman Selim from Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital meet Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan at his office in Bashundhara residential area in the capital on Wednesday. The two physicians hailed the Bashundhara Group Chairman for the assistance Bashundhara Foundation is offering for the treatment of …

Bashundhara Group chairman felicitates LOAB president

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan on Sunday extended felicitation to noted businessman Azam J Chowdhury for being elected President of LPG Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (LOAB). LOAB is a body representing companies which deal in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country. East Coast Group Chairman Azam J Chowdhury has long been in the …

Check clients’ backgrounds thoroughly before lending

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan on Wednesday said the bank authorities need to conduct a thorough scrutiny of the backgrounds of loan seekers before granting them any credit. A careful screening of loan applications and documents submitted therewith will keep the bad loan culture at bay, said the business tycoon. Ahmed Akbar Sobhan came …

Businesses want continuation of AL govt

Top industrialists and business leaders on Wednesday stressed the need for continuation of the Awami League-led government for sustainability of the existing business policy to accelerate private sector growth and make the country’s economic base stronger. Referring to the growth and progress achieved in every sector over the last ten years under the leadership of …

We’ll set up mega cultural centre: Akbar Sobhan

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Abkar Sobhan said on Friday that he has a plan to set up a mega cultural centre with a capacity of 30,000 seats in Bashundhara for the sake of cultural progress in Bangladesh. The business tycoon expressed his eagerness while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Diwali Concert in Bashundhara residential …

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan receives a crest from Terence Hamilton Ireland

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of Bashundhara Group, receives a crest from Terence Hamilton Ireland, principal of India’s famed educational institution St James School, in the city’s Bashundhara residential area on Saturday. Before meeting the chairman, the principal and other delegation members of the institution visited different industrial entities and projects of Bashundhara Group. They expressed …

বসুন্ধরা এলপি গ্যাসের পরিবেশক সম্মেলনে আহমেদ আকবর সোহবান

৫-৭ বছরের মধ্যে দেশে শতভাগ ঘরে এলপি গ্যাসেই রান্না হবে

বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের চেয়ারম্যান আহমেদ আকবর সোবহান বলেছেন, আমরা এলপি গ্যাসের যাত্রা শুরু করি কারণ, আমাদের দেশের সম্পদ প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাসকে যেনো সংরক্ষণ করা যায়। বিশ্বের আর কোথাও প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাস দিয়ে রান্নাবান্না হয় না। আমি আশা করি, আগামী ৫ থেকে ৭ বছরের মধ্যে আমাদের দেশে শতভাগ ঘরে এলপি গ্যাস দিয়েই রান্নাবান্না হবে। আজ বৃহস্পতিবার রাজধানীর ইন্টারন্যাশনাল কনভেনশন …

Celebrate Bashundhara Paper brand winning ‘Superbrands’ award

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Vice-Chairman Safwan Sobhan and Director Yeasha Sobhan cut a cake at Bashundhara Industrial Headquarters-2 in the capital on Monday to celebrate Bashundhara Paper brand winning ‘Superbrands’ award. Other officials of Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited were also present on the occasion.