DHAKA: Mobile-phone operators Tuesday demanded withdrawal of VAT that has just been imposed on mobile SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards in the proposed national budget.They also demanded reduction of compensation amount and inclusion of provision for appeal in the amended Telecom

DHAKA: Chairman of Ha-meem Group and publisher of the dail+y Samakal AK Azad has been elected president of the of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), country’s apex trade body.Besides, Jasimuddin and Mostafa Azad Chowdhury have been elected 1st and 2nd

DHAKA: The Azad-Jasim panel triumphed in the ninth biennial election of the country’s apex business body, FBCCI, securing the majority of directors both in Chamber and Association groups.The panel bagged 21 posts of director out of 28 under the Chamber and Association groups.Its rival

DHAKA: Golden Son Ltd Saturday decided to jack up its authorized capital from Tk 50 crore to Tk 200 crore, in a big boost to the engineering company.The decision on steeply increasing the capital came from a general meeting of the firm at Chittagong press club.Besides, the company decided

DHAKA: Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) expressed concern over the imposition of tax on capital gains and primary shares in the proposed budget 2010-11 FY.“The government should give one year more before imposing such a kind of tax,” said Salman F Rahman,

DHAKA: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday approved proposal of Maksons Spinning Mills on floating right shares and Mutual Fund Prospectus of Popular Life.The approval was given for the two listed companies at a meeting of the stock-market regulator.SEC sources said

May 29, 2010   Bashundhara LP Gas Limited has brought a new LP gas cylinder into the market. The 45 kg cylinder has been launched at Baton Rouge, Gulshan here at Dhaka today. The Additional Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Mr. Safwan Sobhan formally unveiled the cover and

June 07, 2010Meghna Cement Mills Limited, an industrial concern of the Bashundhara Group, has been nominated for the ‘Khulna Divisional Environment Medal – 2010’ for using environment-friendly element in production.King Brand Cement, a leading product in the South-Eastern region of

DHAKA: United Airways Limited was the first aviation company ever to trade on the stock market when it bagged Tk 100 crore through the lottery of its IPOs held at Bangabandhu International Convention Center on Tuesday morning.A total of 12,32,219 people had applied against 1.6 lakh lots

DHAKA: Caught up in a logjam of lawsuits, mostly seen as dubious, many investors have been deprived of due dividends and profits from their capital invested in the capital market for years. The long-pending cases have been filed against many companies trading on the capital market by the

DHAKA: Share prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw an upturn Tuesday after a disheartening sharp decline Monday.Though the price indices and market investment marked signs of recovery, the volume of share trade, however, decreased slightly from the previous day’s mark.Some investors

Dhaka: A 32-member-strong team of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry left Dhaka for Kunming Friday to attend the 18th China Import and Export Commodities Fair 2010. DCCI vice-president M Shahjahan Khan is leading the delegation to the fair in the eastern Chinese province.This year

Dhaka: Dhaka Stock Exchange is going to start Internet-based trading system by December under an agreement already signed between the DSE and Kepbridge Solution, an Indian software company, facilitating transaction of share trade by people sitting at home.  As per the deal, Internet

Dhaka: The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday ordered a probe into the bull run of the ICB Islami Bank on the stock market, as its shares saw sharp price rises. At the watchdog’s bidding, a two-member probe committee headed by Md Rezaul Karim, Director of the SEC, was formed on

DHAKA: The Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock-market watchdog, has been working since 1993 without any separate public relations department to disseminate information on its regulatory work. As a result, common investors are being deprived of important information

Dhaka: Stock-trade regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to issue a new direction on allocation of private placement of mutual funds, putting a cap. As per the new directive, any individual will be allowed to spend up to Tk 10 lakh to buy private placement shares. An

Dhaka: Bangladesh General Insurance Co. Ltd (BGIC) has decided to increase its authorized capital besides converting the face value of share to Tk 10, following up the revised tricks of the trade on the capital market. As per decision taken by the company’s board of directors, the

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) leaders Wednesday lamented that Chittagong seaport is sailing back to the turbulent situation like 1/11 through eroding its efficiency in container handling by 50 percent.The leaders of the apex body of the

Jamalpur: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman Wednesday urged the women entrepreneurs to take initiatives for building small industries to attain sustainable economic growth.The call came from an exchange-of-views meeting organized by the National Bank at the Public Library

Dhaka: Hundreds of garment workers staged a red-flag demonstration in the city Sunday for due compensation for the families of their 22 colleagues killed in a fierce fire at Garib and Garib Sweeter factory in Gazipur on February 25.  They raised the demand from a rally held by National