Most shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose today, helping the key index add more than 50 points in the first one hour of trading. 

Like previous years, the government has been approving applications of different companies seeking to export rawhide to create demand and enable better prices, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary to the commerce ministry, yesterday. 

The price of rawhide is now lower compared to that two to three months ago for which the traders of Savar’s Harindhara bazar, one of the country’s hubs for raw leather, are worried over what lied in wait for them in upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

Dhaka Bank Ltd has big plans for small and medium enterprises and retail clients as it looks to cement its position by reaching out to the under-served segments digitally, said its chairman Abdul Hai Sarker.

Stocks of Grameenphone have been falling ever since the government banned the country’s top telecom company from selling new SIM cards at a time when shares of its main competitor, Robi Axiata, have entered a bull run.

Local technology company Reve Chat is now facilitating access to information for citizens of Mexico while protecting their personal data with its AI-enabled chatbot, underscoring the Bangladesh tech industry’s growing clout in the global markets.

The government could pay additional incentives to the exporters of non-cotton apparel items in order to help them offset the severe impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the shipment of garment items. 

Bangladesh’s trade deficit hit a historic high of $30.81 billion in the first 11 months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, intensifying the pressure on the macroeconomic zone.

Thousands of low and middle-income urban and rural families in Bangladesh, often underserved by commercial banks, are expected to be able to take out affordable housing loans through the International Finance Corporation’s investment in the country’s first housing bond to be issued by Brac Bank. 

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday extended the opportunity for edible oil refiners to import and refine the essential commodity by paying only 5 per cent value added tax (VAT) at the import stage until September 30 this year. 

Bangladesh’s trade deficit hit a historic high of $30.81 billion in the first 11 months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, intensifying the pressure on the macroeconomic zone.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) made the call in a meeting with Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), at the latter’s office in Dhaka today.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today extended the opportunity for edible oil refiners to import and refine the essential commodity by paying only 5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) at the import stage until September 30 this year.

Initially, 11 integrated inspection and monitoring teams were formed to inspect 1,072 buildings.

The stock market index continued to drop for the second consecutive day today amid the fear of a further fall in the upcoming days.

Most of the shares traded on the Chittagong Stock Exchange today lost.

Most shares fell on the Dhaka Stock Exchange today amid persisting uncertainty over the local and global economy and high inflationary pressure.

Farmers in Shahbajpur village of Jashore sadar upazila are overjoyed to be producing export quality vegetables but they are disappointed that the produce is selling at home instead of abroad at the same time.

Two more quayside gantry cranes, also known as ship-to-shore cranes, are going to be added to the existing ones at the Chattogram port by this week to enhance the port’s efficiency in handling containers to and from vessels.   

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL), the state-run bandwidth importer, is going to spend $3.2 million to upgrade the capacity of its first undersea cable by more than four times.