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

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank governor secretariat general manager AFM Asaduzzaman was honored with the Integrated Crop Management (ICM)-2016 award for his outstanding contribution in the field of public relations.Manohor ICM Farmer Club, Rangpur initiated the award.National Parliament deputy

DHAKA: Asian shares have tumbled after a heavy sell-off on Wall Street added to nervousness among investors.Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down more than 4% at one point - dropping below 17,000 for the first time since September - before closing down 2.7% at 17,240.95, reports the BBC.US shares

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked slight gain in its price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 8.89 points only to stand at 4694.95 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 174010 with volume of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners & Vanaspati Manufactures Association decided to decrease the price of edible oil in the country by Tk 5 per liter from Saturday (January 16).The decision was taken from a meeting between the businessmen and the commerce minister Tofail Ahmed at the

DHAKA: General Motors (GM) shares have risen after the firm said it would be more profitable and return more money to shareholders.Shares in the biggest US carmaker closed 0.6% up after it raised its 2016 earnings forecast by 25 cents to between $5.25 and $5.75 per share, reports the

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing gain in share-price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose over 32.87 points or 0.70 per cent to 4718.92 after the first one and half hour of trade at

DHAKA: Oil prices have briefly fallen below $30 a barrel on international markets for the first time since April 2004, before recovering again.Brent crude, used as an international benchmark, fell as low as $29.96, but bounced back to trade at $30.22, reports the BBC.Oil prices have

DHAKA: Distribution of a loan of Tk 200-crore among the grassroot people involved in dairy production and artificial insemination sector began on Wednesday with the view to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in dairy production.The interest rate of the loan will be five percent.Prime

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 20.61 points to stand at 4686.05 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 170075 with

DHAKA: UK oil firm BP said it would cut 4,000 jobs globally, 600 of which will be from its North Sea operations.It comes as profits continue to suffer as a result of a 70% collapse in oil prices leading to a big cutback in investment across the oil industry.The North Sea job cuts are

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank has announced a cautious but supportive monetary policy for the second half of the ongoing fiscal 2015-16 on Thursday.Governor Dr Atikur Rahman declared the monetary policy at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of the central bank this noon.The BB governor said repo and

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 Wednesday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose over 27.66 points or 0.59 per cent to 4693.10 after the first

DHAKA: Chinese exports defied expectations in December to rise 2.3% from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms.Forecasts were predicting a 4.1% fall in exports, but a weakening currency may have boosted the lagging sector, reports the BBC.Imports also beat expectations in yuan-dominated