DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has warned traders of stern action if prices of essential commodities hiked during Ramadan. He issued the warning during a meeting with traders over current market situation and price of commodities at secretariat office on Thursday (June 9).

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing loss in share price indices on Thursday (June 9), the final trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed over 8.18 points

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Wednesday (June 8), the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), acquired over 7.91 points

DHAKA: Japan’s economy expanded an annual rate of 1.9% rate in the first quarter of this year, revised from a preliminary figure of 1.7%, according to official figures on Wednesday. The revised figure was in line with analysts’ estimates, reports the BBC. Markets in Tokyo fell

DHAKA: The UK outside the European Union would face uncertain trade relations, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a BBC interview, the WTO’s director general, Roberto Azevedo, said Britain would not have the same negotiating leverage as the EU. Britain could have

DHAKA: US regulators have warned banks about potential cyber attacks linked to the interbank messaging system. The statement came two weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigations sent a notice cautioning US banks after the hacking of Bangladesh’s central bank. The FBI message

DHAKA: YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd organized a tree plantation program at Alhajj Zafar Bepary High School Mirjanagar in Ashulia of Savar. The program was held on June 6 as a part of the organization’s CSR activities. A total of 350 saplings were planted on the school premises and 1,150

DHAKA: Danish Foods Limited has recently subscribed Robi’s corporate solution. In this connection, Robi’s managing director & CEO Supun Weerasinghe and Danish Foods’ managing director Aziz Al Mahmood signed a corporate agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. As

DHAKA: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed gain in share price indices on Tuesday (June 7), the third trading session of the week after experiencing fall for two days at a stretch while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) is still in the vicious circle. DSEX, the prime index of

DHAKA: US markets closed higher on Monday after a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen calmed fears that the central bank would raise interest rates this month. She said there had been positive economic signs, but a weak May jobs report was ‘disappointing’. The Dow Jones

DHAKA: Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said a UK vote to leave the European Union could have ‘significant economic repercussions’. In a speech on Monday, she said a Brexit was one factor that the central bank would consider when deciding whether to raise interest rates. The

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices on Tuesday (June 7), the third trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), acquired over 5.42

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed loss in share price indices for the second consecutive day on Monday (June 6), the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: One of the leading private airliners in Bangladesh, US-Bangla Airlines will bring out their own in-flight magazine – ‘Blue Sky’ from July 1. Interface Communications, a leading in-flight entertainment content developer and supplier of the country will publish the quarterly

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed loss in share price indices on Sunday (June 5), the first trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed over 20.19 points or

DHAKA: A small energy firm has seen a record proportion of customer complaints for any supplier over a three-month period, figures from Citizens Advice show. Extra Energy, which launched in 2014, attracted 1,682 complaints per 100,000 customers between January and March. This is the

DHAKA: The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), an independent think-tank, on Friday (June 3) said there are problems in generating revenue income, use of foreign income and implementation of annual development program (ADP). CPD’s distinguished fellow Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya was

DHAKA: A total of Tk 13,675 crore has been allocated for agricultural sector in the 2016-17 FY for the development of the sector of the country. Finance Minister AMA Muhith unveiled the allocation in his budget speech for the fiscal year 2016-17 in the parliament on Thursday (June 2).

DHAKA: The government has estimated revenue income for FY2016-17 at Tk. 242,752 crore which is 12.4 percent of current GDP of the country. According to latest estimation, the GDP of Bangladesh is Tk 1,961,017 crore. However, of the estimated revenue income, NBR tax revenue is

Total Outlay                                    Tk 340,605 cr Revenue Income                             Tk 242,752 cr Non-Development Expenditure       Tk 188,966 cr Development