DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- gained in early hours of trading on Tuesday.DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose over 18.41 points or 0.39 percent to 4705.61 after the first one-hour of trade

DHAKA: Asian markets remained reasonably calm on Tuesday as full-year economic numbers from China arrived in line with expectations.China’s economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, reports the BBC.The numbers mark its slowest growth in a quarter of a century, but

DHAKA: China’s economy grew by 6.9 percent in 2015, compared with 7.3 percent a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century.Annual growth in the world’s second-largest economy was in line with global expectations, reports the BBC.Beijing, meanwhile, had set an

DHAKA: A four-day international plastic summit will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in city on Wednesday (January 20).Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu will inaugurate the summit aiming to increase the use and export of plastic products.Bangladesh Plastic Goods

DHAKA: The oil price has fallen below $28 a barrel amid fears the lifting of Western sanctions on Iran could worsen the existing oversupply problem.Brent crude, used as an international benchmark, fell as low as $27.67 a barrel, its lowest since 2003, before recovering slightly to trade

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 12.37 points only to stand at 4687.20 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 156707 with volume of

DHAKA: The Annual Management Conference-2016 of Premier Bank Ltd was held at hotel Radisson in city on Saturday (January 16).Premier Bank chairman Dr HBM Iqbal, inaugurated the conference as chief guest while bank vice-chairman Mohammad Imran Iqbal and director Abdus Salam Murshedy were

COX’S BAZAR: Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader said the construction work of the Asian Highway from first week of the next month.The work will start from Ghumdhum of Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar from the first week of February,’ said  Obaidul Quader at the press

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- gained in early hours of trading on Monday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose over 1.93 points or 0.04 per cent to 4676.76 after the first one-hour

DHAKA: Japanese shares hit a one-year low early on Monday following big falls in the US and as oil prices dropped below $28 for the first time since 2003.The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell to its lowest level since the beginning of 2015. By mid-morning it had regained some ground and was down

DHAKA: International Finance Corporation (IFC) as part of the activities under South Asia Regional Corporate Governance Project, in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), organized a two-day workshop on Sunday (January 17).The workshop titled ‘Managing Disputes and

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina commented that her government has encountered the conspiracies against country’s booming readymade garments (RMG) sector.‘The plot against RMG was not only in national level, it was also in international level,’ she added.The premier made this

DHAKA: Investors witnessed 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 20.12 points only to stand at 4674.82 at the close of the first trading day of the

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- is underway with downward trend of share-price indices on Sunday.DSEX, the Dhaka Stock Exchange Broad Index, shed over 14.35 points to stand at 4680.5 after the second one

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- is underway showing mixed trend in share-price indices on Sunday.DSEX, the broad index of DSE, shed over 5.41 points to stand at 4689.53 after one and half hour of trading at

DHAKA: Walmart announced it will close 269 stores globally as it struggles to compete with online retailers like Amazon.The announcement came on Friday, the BBC publishes this reports on Saturday.The news came as US retail figures showed lower than expected holiday sales figures across

DHAKA: UK shares fell again on Friday, with mining stocks dragging the market lower as the prices of oil and commodities continued to tumble.The FTSE 100 was down 124.9 points, or 2.1% at 5,793.3 points, reports the BBC.Overnight, BHP Billiton announced it was writing down the value of

DHAKA: Major Asian stock markets ended down Friday, erasing early gains despite a positive finish from Wall Street overnight.In another late spate of sell-offs, the Shanghai composite was down 105.43 points, or 3.51 percent, at 2,902.21, closing in bear market territory. The index is down

DHAKA: Wintex Resources has brought digital cutter with the capacity of 5.9-kw in their stall at the ongoing GarmenTex exposition at International Convention City of Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka.This new type of cutter saves about 88 percent electricity than the conventional cutter

DHAKA: As part of Corporate Responsibility initiatives, Robi has provided assistive devices and physiotherapy equipment to SEID (Society for Education & Inclusion of the Disabled) to help the organization address the physical challenges faced by the children with special needs.Robi’s