DHAKA: The government has fixed the rate of rawhide at Tk 50 per square foot during Eid-al-Azha. The decision came from a meeting among the commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and leather traders at secretariat in city on Thursday (September 8). Last year, the hide price was set at Tk

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Thursday (September 8), the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose at 6.41 points or 0.13 percent to stand at 4601.08 at the close on the last trading day of

DHAKA: A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 detained five people, including a former official of Agrani Bank, with fake notes from the city early Wednesday (September 7). RAB headquarters media wing assistant director ASP Mizanur Raman confirmed this to banglanews. He further

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices at the opening hours on Wednesday (September 7), the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices at the opening hours on Wednesday (September 7), the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Tuesday (September 6). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gain over 4.66 points or 0.10 percent to stand at 4568.35

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing mixed trends in share price indices at the opening hours on Tuesday (September 6), the third trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock

DHAKA: The price of oil jumped after Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to discuss ways to stabilize the oil market. The announcement was made by the countries’ energy ministers, Alexander Novak and Khalid al-Falih, reports the BBC. The price of Brent crude initially jumped by 5% but

DHAKA: National Board of Revenue (NBR) decided to keep open all custom houses and bond commissionerate from September 9 to 11 during Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate the export-import business of RMG industry. NBR public relations officer Syed A Mumen confirmed the matter to Banglanews on

DHAKA: The UK’s dominant services industry rebounded sharply in August, according to a closely-watched survey. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index showed activity in UK services saw its largest month-on-month rise in the survey’s history, reports the BBC. The index rose

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Monday (September 5), the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gain over 6.25 points

DHAKA: Country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara is expected to export its A4 paper soon. Currently this paper has taken 90 percent of market in the country. Bashundhara Group DMD Md. Mustafizur Rahman made this remark at the first phase of surprise gift for Bashundhara

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share prices indices on Sunday (September 4), the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of DSE, gained over 3.53 points or 0.07 percent to

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share prices indices on Sunday (September 4), the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of DSE, gained over 3.53 points or 0.07 percent to

DHAKA: The expanding US economy added another 151,000 jobs in August, according to the US Labor Department, while the unemployment rate stayed at 4.9%. The number of extra jobs was sharply down from an upwardly revised July figure of 275,000, reports the BBC. It was also a smaller

DHAKA: Mithai, a retail chain shop of sweetmeats, has opened five outlets at several areas in the capital recently. The outlets were inaugurated at Mirpur 10, Kazi Para, Askona, Rampura and Narinda. It also arranged Gambhira song at 25 points in the city to mark the beginning of the

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Thursday (September 1), the last trading day. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gain over 22.46 points or 0.49 percent

DHAKA: Australia is suing the local arm of Volkswagen for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. Its consumer watchdog claims Volkswagen intentionally sold more than 57,000 such vehicles over a five-year period. The Australian

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed gain in share price indices in the early hours on Thursday (September 1), the fifth and final trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co), a leading jeans-wear manufacturer, to develop a global program aimed at achieving environmental sustainability. The program will build on the extensive experience of IFC’s Bangladesh