Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

Business

Eco-friendly, sustainable production in fashion industry stressed

DHAKA: Speakers at a seminar held in Brac Centre Inn here Saturday (April 20) put emphasis on eco-friendliness and sustainable production in the country's fashion industry. Fashion Revolution and ActionAid jointly organized the seminar titled "Voices and Solutions: Achieving Growth

DSE continues to gain, CSE returns to green

DHAKA: Country’s prime bourse closed in positive note for the second consecutive day and the port city bourse returned to gaining spell on Thursday (April 18) amidst growing confidence of the investors. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sustained positive trend throughout the session.  

Market showing positive

DHAKA: Both the bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed positive trends in the early hours of trading on Thursday (April 18). Within first two hours, DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 22.32 points or 0.42

Banks, Financial Institutions to remain closed April 22

DHAKA: All the branches of scheduled banks and Financial Institutions (FIs) will remain closed on April 22 across the country, on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat. The offsite Supervision Division of the Bangladesh Bank issued a new circular on Wednesday (April 17) in this regard.  

DSE returns to green, CSE continues fall

DHAKA: All the share price indices at the country’s prime bourse --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) --returned to positive trend on Wednesday (April 17) after two days’ losing streak. But Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened with positive trend but closed lower. DSE turnover has

No trading at DSE, CSE on Apr 22

DHAKA: The offices of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited (CSE) will remain closed on Monday (April 22) on the occasions of holy Shab-E-Barat. The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed on Sunday (April 21) night. Therefore, no trading will be held

ACC identifies 22 corruption sources in Titas

DHAKA: As many as 22 factors in Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd are responsible for corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said in a recent report. ACC Commissioner Dr Md Mozammel Haque Khan submitted the report to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral

Bangladesh Bank heist case report submission May 21

DHAKA: A Dhaka court gave more time to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police to submit probe report till May 21 in Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yeasir Ahsan Chowdhury reset the date as investigation officer of

Both stocks continue to fall

DHAKA: The key share price indices in the country’s two bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed fall in early hours of trading after the bourses opened with positive on Wednesday (April 17). The DSE benchmark index, DSEX lost 15.12

Climate change hampers Bangladesh’s progress: FM

UN HEADQUARTERS: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said climate change is hampering Bangladesh’s developmental progress on a wide scale. Stressing the importance of earth and life, the minister called on global community emphatically to make concerted efforts in order to prevent

Dhaka exports products to 4 more countries

Swift, Glitter, Livana and Ray branded toiletries products of Sun Basic Chemicals Limited (SBCL) are now being exported to four more countries after India, Nepal and Bhutan. The consignments of the products have been sent to Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands of the Oceania region this

DSE, CSE continue losing streak

DHAKA: Stocks witnessed another downtrend session, extending the losing spell for second consecutive sessions in a row on Tuesday (April 16) amid excessive selling pressure by cautious investors.  The capital bourse of the country opened with a negative note and continued the

DSE, CSE witnessing fall

DHAKA: Trading on the country's both bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange - is underway with downward trends in early hours on Tuesday (April 16). The DSE benchmark index, DSEX lost 55.41 points or 1.04 percent to 5,254 at 11:50am. The two other indices

3-day tourism fair kicks off Thursday

DHAKA: The 9th Biman Bangladesh Travel & Tourism Fair (BTTF) is scheduled to kick off on Thursday (April 18).  The three-day fair is organized by Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB).  President Abdul Hamid is expected to inaugurate the fair at Bangabandhu International

Jute mill workers on 96-hr strike, block road-railway

KHULNA: The workers of state-run Jute Mills in Khulna on Monday (April 15) started their 96-hour strike and put barricade on highway and railway in the city. Earlier on April 6, angry workers declared the strike demanding implementation of 9-point demand and recommendations on

DSE, CSE witnessing gain

DHAKA: Trading on the country's both bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange - is underway with upward trends in early hours on Monday (April 15), first trading session of this week. The DSE benchmark index, DSEX gained 19.42 points or 0.36 percent to 5,345.81

World economic growth to revive later this year

The global economy is likely to pull out of a brief growth slump later this year — with a little help from the world’s central banks and from U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators. Global finance leaders gathered from the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the

Integration for strong and weak banks: FM

WASHINGTON, DC: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said strong and weak banks will be integrated. The minister said “State banks are doing well, but some private banks are not doing well up to the standards. Therefore, weak banks will be integrated into strong ones." The minister

Market showing gain after 4-day

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- is underway with upward trend of share-price indices on Thursday (April 11). Within first two hours of trading, the key index of the country's major bourse advanced

Stocks continue losing streak

DHAKA: Stocks witnessed another downtrend session, extending the losing spell for fourth consecutive sessions in a row on Wednesday (April 10) amid investors selling pressure. The capital bourse of the country opened day’s session with a marginal loss and continued the trend as the