Stocks break losing streak

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the day in the black yesterday despite tumbling over 60 points in the initial hours of trading.
13 April 2022

Dealing with corporate rumours

On my return from Australia recently, my friend Asif invited me to his office. He shuddered as he lowered his voice to a whisper to inform me,
13 April 2022

Bangladesh not at risk of Sri Lanka-like crisis

Bangladesh is not at risk of the crisis that Sri Lanka is currently facing, but the country needs to be cautious and learn from the experiences of the island nation, said Hans Timmer, chief economist of the World Bank for South Asia.
13 April 2022

Population census from Jun 15, digitally

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is set to digitally conduct its sixth population and housing census for the first time from June 15 to June 21.
13 April 2022

Jet fuel prices hiked again

The price of jet fuel shot up again last week, the 13th hike in 17 months, which will force domestic carriers to raise airfares, risking losing travellers and intense competition with foreign airlines.
13 April 2022

No judgment given against prime accused: BB

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that the New York County Supreme Court has not given any judgement in a case filed against the three prime accused in connection with the 2016 reserves heist.
13 April 2022

Crops damaged by sudden surge of river water

Boro rice fields in low lying areas of numerous districts in the country’s northwest have been damaged by a sudden rush of water in the region, raising worries of losses due to reduced yields.
13 April 2022

Pahela Baishakh sales make a comeback

Sales centring Pahela Baishakh have picked up as people from all walks of life, buoyed by the improvement in the coronavirus situation, are set to welcome the Bangla New Year in colour and festivity today.
13 April 2022

Cut corporate tax for mobile operators: BTRC chairman

The government should consider the operators’ demand on slashing corporate tax as the mobile operators have to continue investing big to cope up with rapidly changing technology, said Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
13 April 2022

DSE to launch real estate investment trust

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is planning to launch Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) so it organized a workshop today to train the bourse's officials on it.
13 April 2022

Bangladesh’s poverty declines to 11.9%: World Bank

The estimated poverty in Bangladesh has declined by 0.6 per cent in the 2021 fiscal year, riding on the strong economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest report of the World Bank.
13 April 2022

BSCIC, Bangla Academy to organise Baishakhi Mela 1429

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in collaboration with Bangla Academy will organise two-week-long Baishakhi Mela 1429 and the event will begin tomorrow.
13 April 2022

Stocks break losing streak

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the day in the black despite tumbling over 60 points in the first hours of trading today.
13 April 2022

Population, housing census from Jun 15

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will start conducting the population and housing census from June 15.
13 April 2022

Al-Arafah, Mastercard bring contactless cards

Al-Arafah Islami Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, yesterday launched the first contactless Islami debit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
12 April 2022

New direct shipping service with China begins this month

A new weekly China-Bangladesh container vessel service will make its debut in the last week of this month, creating an opportunity to quicken the country’s import and export trade.
12 April 2022

Stocks tumble for second day

Stocks tumbled yesterday while the turnover of the market also dropped amid fears that the listed companies may perform badly in the days to come because of a gradual rise in raw materials’ prices.
12 April 2022

Bank Asia gets another additional managing director

Shafiuzzaman has recently been promoted to the post of additional managing director of Bank Asia Ltd.
12 April 2022

Ctg bourse, Indian firm sign MoU for commodity exchange

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) to launch Bangladesh’s first-ever commodity exchange.
12 April 2022

Soybean farmers in a hairy situation

Soybean growers in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali are deeply concerned about incurring heavy losses this year as their fields are being attacked by a surge of hairy caterpillars, locally known as bichha poka.
12 April 2022