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Garment exporters see moderate recovery in 2023

Local apparel suppliers are expecting moderate recovery in exports in the upcoming year as sales in the Western world are gradually gaining pace with a new normal arising from the Russia-Ukraine war and falling prices of petroleum products.
27 December 2022

Evince Textiles to invest Tk 20cr to raise capacity

Evince Textiles Ltd is going to spend Tk 20.42 crore to buy capital machinery in order to raise its manufacturing capacity.
26 December 2022

Indian firm to upgrade Mongla port

Egis India Consulting Engineers Private Limited has been appointed as consultant for a capacity building project worth Tk 6,014 crore at Mongla port, the second largest seaport in Bangladesh.
26 December 2022

DSE turnover dips below Tk 200cr

Stocks started falling again yesterday while Dhaka Stock Exchange’s (DSE) turnover stood at less than Tk 200 crore, the lowest in two and a half years. 
26 December 2022

RFL Houseware second among top 15 brands

Household plastic brand RFL Houseware, a subsidiary of Pran-RFL Group, notched the second position among the 15 most “loved brands” of the country at the 14th edition of the Best Brand Award 2022.
26 December 2022

Desh Garments gets nod to issue 10% stock dividend

Desh Garments Ltd has received consent from the Bangladesh Securities and Regulatory Commission (BSEC) to issue a 10 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on June 30.
26 December 2022

Mongla port upgrade: Tk 6,014 crore deal inked with Indian firm

Egis India Consulting Engineers Private Limited has been appointed as the consultant for a capacity building project worth Tk 6,014 crore at Mongla port, the second largest seaport in Bangladesh.
26 December 2022

DSE turnover drops to Tk 198 crore, a 2.5-year low

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a two-and-a-half-year low today mostly because of a confidence crisis among the general investors.
26 December 2022

50 shuttle buses to carry passengers to and from DITF

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has introduced 50 shuttle buses to carry passengers between Kuril and the venue of the 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), which will start on January 1.
26 December 2022

Evince Textiles to invest Tk 20.42 crore to raise production capacity

Evince Textiles Ltd is going to spend Tk 20.42 crore to buy capital machinery in order to raise its manufacturing capacity.
26 December 2022

1.7 lakh BO accounts closed in 6 months for stocks gloom

The number of beneficiary owners (BO) accounts has decreased over the last six months in spite of the advent of 60 new stockbrokers in the stock market amidst expectations that the number of investors would increase. 
26 December 2022

Lift anti-dumping duty on jute, jute goods

Bangladesh has again proposed that the Indian government refrain from retaining an anti-dumping duty imposed on the country’s jute and jute goods once it ceases to have effect on December 31. 
26 December 2022

Remittance outflow crosses $100m -- thru legal channel

Outward remittances from Bangladesh through legal channels crossed the $100-million mark for the first time in 2021 as more foreigners are working in the fast-growing economy, data from a global organisation showed.
26 December 2022

Non-bank deposits on the wane

Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have been witnessing a persistent fall in deposits for the past one year as many clients withdrew their savings to manage expenses amid the soaring cost of living and lower returns.
26 December 2022

Realtors clock Tk 351cr sales at REHAB fair

Flats, plots, commercial spaces and construction materials worth Tk 351.16 crore were sold and booked at the REHAB Fair 2022, which concluded yesterday.
25 December 2022

Digital payments drop in Nepal amid forex restrictions

Electronic payments during the autumn shopping season were down 20 percent, overturning expectations of a spending surge due to the occurrence of sacred festivals, general elections and the FIFA World Cup.
25 December 2022

Recession, rate hikes may affect global earnings growth in 2023

Corporate earnings growth is expected to slow in the year ahead in many countries as higher inflation and rising interest rates take an even bigger toll and companies brace for the likelihood of a global economic downturn.
25 December 2022

Rice and maize prices up globally, wheat down

Average wheat prices were 5 per cent lower year-on-year in December, while it was up 9 per cent for maize and 12 per cent for rice, according to the World Bank’s Food Security Update.   
25 December 2022

Tk 351 crore flats, plots sold, booked in REHAB Fair 2022

Flats, plots and commercial spaces worth around Tk 351.16 crore were sold and booked in the 22nd edition of the REHAB Fair, which ended today.
25 December 2022

Nipa palm molasses, little-known but has immense potential

People have been producing molasses from nipa palm trees—popularly known as Gol Pata trees—for several years in different villages Kalapara upazila, including Nilganj, Nabipur, Mithaganj and Pakhimara.
25 December 2022