Some 645 companies from 27 countries are taking part in this year’s show

The cement manufacturer’s profit rose 14% year-on-year to Tk 445 crore in 2022

All three indexes of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the second consecutive day today, albeit slightly, a day after the regulator brought back the floor price for 169 companies.

The indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the second straight day today.

It will also send a negative message to other countries and discourage foreign tourists from visiting Bangladesh's prime tourist destinations, the tour operators said

Robi Axiata Ltd is keen to remain a catalyst for local startups through its digital entrepreneurship programme, r-ventures, as the second-largest operator is optimistic about Bangladeshi talents to solve real-life problems, its chief executive officer said.

A breakthrough finally came about yesterday over a stalemate centring issuance of waiver certificates which allow foreign flagged container vessels to carry cargo to and from the country’s seaports.

The life and non-life insurance sectors have been in a tight spot for the past three years due to the economic shocks resulting from Covid-19 and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

All of three indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell slightly yesterday as risk-averse investors went for a quick profit-booking and followed a cautious stance ahead of December-end earning declarations. 

Golden Harvest Agro Industries has launched a franchise, “GoodFood”, at South Banasree (Block-L) in Dhaka recently. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for ensuring that insurance claims were paid after proper investigation to curb anomalies in this sector.   

The government should put in place required infrastructural and utility facilities to ready economic zones and draw investments, said the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI).

South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited has decided to double its authorised capital.   

Listed logistics and container supply chain management provider SAIF Powertec has launched a sister concern, Trust Regional Equity, a TREC (trading right entitlement certificate) or brokerage licence holder of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). 

The Asia Pharma Expo-2023, the largest international trade fair for pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh, will begin at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka’s Kuril today.

Banks yesterday hiked the rate to purchase US dollars from exporters by Tk 1 to Tk 104 as part of efforts to set a uniform exchange rate in Bangladesh by June replacing the ongoing multiple exchange rates.

Remittance inflow has increased 4.46 per cent year-on-year to $1.56 billion in February this year as expatriate Bangladeshis have been opting to use the legal channel in the last couple of months to send their hard-earned money. 

Companies in Bangladesh are failing to benefit from the reduced corporate tax rates owing to limits on cash transactions imposed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in the current fiscal year, said two leading chambers yesterday.

The floor price was lifted in December last year to bring vibrancy to the market

The tax forms need to simplified too, says Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem