Bangladesh still tops the South Asia region in terms of women’s leadership in listed companies, according to a new study of International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
Bangladesh’s history in chess has been a long and noteworthy one, to say the least. After all, the country did produce the first-ever grandmaster of the Asian Subcontinent. Even in the historic run for the grandmaster title back in the 1980s, when Bangladesh was a new member of FIDE (The International Chess Federation), a woman chess player was wreaking havoc in the British
Journey to the Apex: In conversation with Syed Manzur Elahi
Syed Manzur Elahi, the founding chairman of Apex Footwear Ltd and Apex Tannery Ltd was interviewed by Dr Melita Mehjabeen who is an associate Professor of the Institute of Business Administration at University of Dhaka. Below are excerpts from the interview where the business magnate opens up about topics ranging from his childhood to the challenges of establishing a successful business.
On growing up Our family had a lot of law and judiciary practitioners. My father passed away when I was five. I was practically brought up by my brothers.