Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

Business

DSE, CSE down after early gain

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), is underway showing negative trends in share-price indices on Monday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, shed over 20.30 points to stand at 4412.18 at 1:20pm while it was 4445.49 after

Bashundhara Group holds ‘Disciplinary Action’ workshop

DHAKA: Country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group (BG) arranged a workshop on ‘Disciplinary Action’.Executives of several industrial and commercial units of the group took part in the workshop, held at Bashundhara Training Centre on Saturday.Titled as ‘Workshop on

Stocks witness fall Sunday

DHAKA:  Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)--on Sunday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, shed over 41.02 points only to stand at 4431.10 at the close on the first trading day of the

Tk 3 lakh crore next budget

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith hinted that the size of budget for 2015-16 fiscal might be around Tk 3,00,000 crore.The minister came up with hint at the beginning of pre-budget meeting ahead of the national budget at National Economic Council (NEC) conference room at

Team Bangladesh Roars at Unilever’s Global Competition

DHAKA: On the 19th of March 2015, the Tigers roared in London. Team Bangladesh, representing Unilever Bangladesh Limited, lifted the first runners-up crest at the Unilever Future Leader’s League 2015, beating more than 300,000 students from around the world. They beat teams from Canada,

DSE, CSE down in early hours

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slipped in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the Broad Index of the DSE, went down by 25.92 points or 0.57 per cent to

Rare currencies, coins on display

DHAKA: Bashundhara Cement, a concern of one of country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, organized a three-day “Bashundhara Cement Coin Show 2015” with the view to introduce people with the cultures and civilizations of past.Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman

Suzuki to build second plant in Myanmar

DHAKA: Japanese automaker Suzuki plans to invest tens of millions of dollars to build a second plant in Myanmar, seeking to make quick inroads in the country’s growing market.A report said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.The small-car maker has already secured a roughly 20ha plot

Greece ‘confident’ of paying IMF on time

DHAKA: Greece will meet its financial obligations to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and pay workers' salaries and pensions next week, a government source said, easing speculation that Athens could default on its debts with unknowable consequences for global markets.‘Everything

Dash8 Q400s arrives, flights from Apr 06

DHAKA: With the arrival of Biman’s newly procured two Dash8 Q400s Friday, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to resume its full-blown domestic operations from April 6 as per earlier announcement and new schedule. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally release the two lease-hold

Oil price falls as Iran nuclear framework reached

DHAKA: Crude-oil prices fell after six world powers and Iran announced they had agreed on a framework to curb Iran’s nuclear drive.The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery, shed 95 cents to close at US$49.14 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, The

Ferdous, Rituparna at Beximco Industrial Park

Top Bangladesh film star Ferdous Ahmed and Indian famous film star Rituparna Sengupta Wednesday visited Beximco Industrial Park at Gazipur. They were welcomed by Beximco Group Director and CEO Syed Naved Husain at the park.BDST 1756 HRS, APR 01, 2015

Stocks end lower Wednesday

DHAKA:  Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- on Wednesday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, shed over 17.37 points only to stand at 4513.10 at the close on the fourth trading day of the

DSE, CSE up at opening

DHAKA: Share price index at the country’s both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, gained 14.87 points or

Expats can deposit money in local BRAC Bank

DHAKA: Expatriates can directly deposit money from any corner of the world into their BRAC Bank accounts from now on.A press conference, held at a city hotel, made the assertion on Tuesday.The clients of international money transfer company Trans-Fast will be able to send their money

ECNEC nods 6 projects worth Tk 52,000-cr

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved six development projects involving a cost of Tk 52,778.11-crore.The approval came from a meeting of the government’s highest policy-making body at the NEC conference room in city with Prime Minister

Reconditioned car traders face 7,000cr loss

DHAKA: The importers of reconditioned cars have incurred a loss of about Tk 7,000-crore in past three months due to hartal and blockade across the country.Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association made the claim at a press conference in National Press Club in

Stocks witness fall Monday

DHAKA:  Investors witnessed significant fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Monday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, shed over 48.79 points only to stand at 4509.28 at the close on the second trading day of

Cabinet okays 1pc surcharge hike

DHAKA: Cabinet Monday gave final approval to a bill-- Surcharge and Levy (Imposition and Collection)-2015-- to hike surcharge by one percent on mobile phone usage. The approval came from a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at secretariat, said secretary

DSE, CSE down at opening

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slipped in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 28.31 points or 0.62 per cent to