DHAKA: Shares across Asia traded mixed on Friday, failing to pick up the positive lead from Wall Street.US markets had finished higher on expectations that February job figures out later on Friday would show a strong pace of growth.Asia's biggest market, Japan's Nikkei 225 remained flat

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the size of the upcoming 2016-17 fiscal year's budget would be Tk 3.40-lakh crore.He made the disclosure in a pre-budget discussion at Planning Commission in city on Thursday (March 3).Eminent economists, researchers and experts took

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week after four straight days’ fall.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 10.66 points only to stand at 4472.83 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at

GAZIPUR: Robbers looted Tk 1.2 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir of Gazipur district early Thursday (March 3).Kaliakoir Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Motaleb Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.A group of 10/12 armed robbers attacked the ATM booth when

DHAKA: Asian shares are trading higher for a second day after Wednesday’s strong rally across the region.Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up by 0.9% to 16,897.19 points, extending the previous day’s jump of more than 4%, reports the BBC.Electronics giant Toshiba rose by almost 10% on reports

DHAKA: After observing fall for four days at stretch, investors are enjoying the inflation of share price indices at two bourses of the country at the early hours on Thursday (March 3), the final trading session of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained over 8.81

DHAKA: Unemployment in the eurozone fell for a third consecutive month in January, dropping to its lowest rate since August 2011.Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, said the jobless rate in the 19-country eurozone declined to 10.3% in January from 10.4% in December, reports the

DHAKA: Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday for fourth day in a row.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 21.86 points only to stand at 4462.17 at the close on the fourth trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at

DHAKA: US ratings agency Moody’s has cut its outlook for China from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’.While reaffirming its current debt rating, the agency warned that reforms were needed to avoid a downgrade, reports the BBC.Moody’s said the change in outlook was based on expectations

DHAKA: Oil giant Shell is being sued in London for the second time in five years over spills in the Niger Delta.Two communities are claiming compensation and want Shell to clean up their land.Shell said it is at an ‘early stage’ in reviewing the claims and that the case should be

DHAKA: The prices of most of the shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative trends from the early hours of trading on Wednesday, maintaining the previous day’s negative trend.DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down to 4475.52 points

DHAKA: Shares across Asia have moved higher, buoyed by a strong lead from Wall Street and upbeat Australian growth data.With Australia's fourth quarter growth beating expectations, the ASX/200 rose by 1.7% to 5,003.80 points.The country's economy grew by 3% in the three months to December

DHAKA: The three-day 24th US Trade Show is set to be kicked off in a city hotel from March 3 (Thursday) with the view to strengthen economic ties between the US and Bangladesh.US embassy to Bangladesh and America Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh will jointly organize the trade show at

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): After a period of 29-hour halt, server of Immigration at Benapole International checkpost has been reinstated on Tuesday (March 01).The engineers came from Dhaka and repaired it. The server started functioning from 11 am today. The travelers are crossing the border

DHAKA: Country's stock markets marked fall again in its price indices on Tuesday (March 1), the third trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 27.92 points only to stand at 4484.03 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 105137 with

DHAKA: Investors witnessed deflation of the share market as the prices of benchmark indices dipped in two bourses of the country on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 24.87 points or 0.57 percent to stand at 4511.96 points at

DHAKA: India’s government is unveiling a budget aimed at boosting farm growth and appealing to the rural poor.India finance minister Arun Jaitley said he planned to double the income of struggling farmers in the next five years.Having overtaken China as the world's fastest-growing

DHAKA: Japanese markets have started the week in positive territory with strong economic data helping to boost investor sentiment.The latest government data showing industrial output rose by 3.7% in January, the first rise in three months, helped lift investors’ mood, reports the

DHAKA: Investors witnessed fall amid choppy trading of the prices of benchmark indices in country’s two bourses on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 1.09 points or 0.02 percent to stand at 4535.75 points at 11:44am.Trade

DHAKA: Financing opportunities in water and energy efficiency in textiles will be imperative for Bangladesh to reach the strategic target of $50 billion in RMG export by 2021, speakers observed at a workshop held in the city on 28 February.The workshop, titled ‘Water & Energy Efficiency