Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bdjobs.com, one of the largest job portals in the country, has announced the winners for the Bdjobs.com Best Employer Award 2012.
Standard Chartered Bank won the annual award, now in its third year, in the banking sector, and BRAC, the largest non-governmental organization in the world, in the development sector.
Rahimafrooz Electronics secured the laurel as the electronics and consumer durables products producer and the same group's Rahimafrooz Superstores, which runs popular brand Agora, won the award in retail and trading sector.
Viyellatex bagged the award in the garments and textile category and Square Pharmaceuticals, one of the leading medicine-makers, won in the pharmaceuticals category.
Grameenphone, the leading mobile operator in the country, won the award in the telecommunication sector, said top officials of Bdjobs.com at a press conference in the capital Dhaka on Sunday.
Bdjobs.com Chief Executive AKM Fahim Mashroor, Chairman Ahmad Islam Muqsit and General Manager Prokash Roy Chowdhury spoke at the briefing.
British American Tobacco won the award in the category of fast-moving consumer goods, Channel i, a popular private television station, in the media category and Samsung in the IT category.
These sectors, from which the winners have been chosen, have been selected based on their importance in the national economy and overall employment creation, the Bdjobs.com said.
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