Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

Business

Markets see mixed trends Sunday

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed mixed trends in share prices indices on Sunday (December 4), the first trading session of the week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 0.73 points

Markets see inflation in opening hours

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the opening hours on Sunday (December 4). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 6.93 points or 0.14

Bourses end week with gain

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain in share prices indices on Thursday (December 1), the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of DSE, gained over 21.78 points or 0.45 percent to

Ahsan Khan Chy new chairman & CEO of PRAN-RFL

DHAKA: Ahsan Khan Chowdhury has been appointed as the new chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PRAN-RFL Group. The decision came up with in a meeting of PRAN-RFL Group Board of directors recently. However, Ahsan Khan Chowdhury was the deputy managing director (DMD) of the

IFC Cybersecurity regional conclave held in Dhaka

DHAKA: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, held a one-day cyber security regional conclave in Dhaka on Nov 30, 2016. S.K. Sur Chowdhury, Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank was present as chief guest. “Given the ever increasing significance of cybersecurity in a globalised

Home Fest Dhaka begins Dec 2

DHAKA: A two-day festival ‘Home Fest Dhaka’, a display of interior materials, will kick off in city’s International Convention Centre, Bangladesh (ICCB) on Friday (December 2). Windmill Advertising Ltd will organize the festival for the second time. A month-long interior

Moniruzzaman made BB deputy governor

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank executive director SM Moniruzzaman has been made its deputy governor for next three years. Public administration ministry issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday (November 30). As per the notification, he has been appointed as a BB deputy governor

Bourses see gain on Wednesday

DHAKA: Investors witnessed rise in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange- on Wednesday (November 30). The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over 7.93 points and 0.16 percent to stand at 4801.24 at the

National Tax Day marked colorfully

DHAKA: National Tax Day has been marked in all divisional cities including Dhaka as people of different walks of life joined colorful processions. They chanted slogans such as ‘Pay Tax to Fetch Golden Days of Prosperity’ and ‘No Alternative of Tax Pay in Building a Happy

US economic growth revised up for third quarter

DHAKA: Strong consumer spending helped the US economy to grow faster than previously estimated in the third quarter. The world’s largest economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2% in the three months to September, up from an earlier estimate of 2.9%, reports the BBC. The figure

Bourses see gain in opening hours

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the opening hour on Wednesday (November 30). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 11.38 points or 0.23

Oil price fall pressures energy stocks on Wall Street

DHAKA: US stock markets closed little changed, but energy shares fell as the oil price slid ahead of Opec meeting. Shares in Chevron fell 1.1% and Exxon Mobil dropped 0.7% as oil prices fell almost 4% on worries that producers will fail to agree production limits. Brent crude fell

UCB signs deal with SSL Wireless for Mobile Top-up Service

DHAKA: One of the most prominent banks of the country, United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) signed an agreement with Application Solution Provider Software Shop Limited, operating under the brand name “SSL Wireless”, to offer Mobile Top-up service using the Internet Banking to its

LankaBangla closes non-convertible zero coupon bond

DHAKA: LankaBangla Securities, the leading securities company of the country, successfully closed the issuance of Non-Convertible Zero Coupon Bond worth Tk 480-million in an event held at Le Méridien Dhaka on 27 November (Sunday). The initiative is the first of its kind for a

Markets see rise in opening

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in the opening hours on Tuesday (November 29), the third trading session of week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, acquired

Bangladesh Capital Expo begins Dec 1

DHAKA: A three-day Bangladesh Capital Market Expo-2016 will begin on December 1 to create awareness about share markets and to promote its new branding. The exposition, organized by a daily ArthoSuchak, will be held at city’s Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB)

BWCCI wins 7th Local Chamber Award

DHAKA: Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), an affiliated organization of the FBCCI, has been awarded the 7th Local Chamber Award in the Big Category. BWCCI President Selima Ahmad received the award at the 30th Conference of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific

Bourses see gain Monday

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain on Monday (November 28), the second trading day of the week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, gained over 11.07 points and 0.23

Bourses see up in opening

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in the opening hours on Monday (November 28), the second trading session of week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, acquired

Lufthansa pilots to strike again as pay row continues

DHAKA: Lufthansa pilots have warned they will strike again on Tuesday and Wednesday after weekend talks failed to resolve a long-running row over pay. The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said the walkout would affect short-haul flights on Tuesday, and both short and long-haul