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 6.87 points or 0.14 per cent to 4600.35 after the first

DHAKA: The first ever Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Summit is underway on Wednesday in the city aimed at branding Bangladesh in running business, development and investment. The ICT Division and Bangladesh Association of Call Center and Outsourcing (BACCO) jointly organised the

AKHAURA (BRAHMANBARIA): The import and export activities will remain closed at Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday (December 9).The activities will be closed on the day due to municipal polls in India province of Tripura.Akhaura land port assistant customs official

DHAKA: Automated fire sprinkler has come to Bangladesh market to extinguish and protect home and commercial establishments from fire.Benefit of the installation of this Malaysian technology in the buildings is that, if the sensor registers more than 68 degree in the surrounding, the

SYLHET: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday disclosed the budget size for 2016-17 Fiscal Year saying that it would be around Tk 340,000-crore.He made the disclosure while addressing a rally of party workers at Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium in Sylhet.The minister also introduced his

DHAKA: Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 10 development projects involving a cost of Tk 7,276.36-crore.The approval came from a meeting of the government’s highest policy-making body at NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

DHAKA: International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private sector development wing of the World Bank Group recently arranged a two-day workshop where government, private sector, think tanks, and development partners shared their experience and key lessons on investment climate

DHAKA: Exports of Bangladesh has risen 13.73 percent, worth $2.75 billion, in November from a year earlier due to stronger sales of ready made garment (RMG) products.The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) said that exports in the first five months (from July to November) of 2015-16FY, rose 6.7

DHAKA: The World Bank (WB)’s chief economist and senior vice-president Professor Kaushik Basu will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday (December 12).Bangladesh Bank (BB) chief economist Dr. Biru Paksha Paul told the media Monday afternoon.The visiting WB official will discuss about the

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 46.69 points only to stand at 4608.04 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 118059 with volume of

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway with downward trend of share-price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.  DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed over 23.43 points to stand at 4631.30 at 11:39am.Trade deals stood at 37139 with

DHAKA: India’s central bank Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Harun Rashid Khan called on Bangladesh Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at Yunus Centre in city on December 5.Khan was accompanied by the bank’s chief general manager Nanda S Dave and general manager Nilima

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s  bourses --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 13.70 points to stand at 4654.74 at the close of

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 Sunday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose over 31.91 points or 0.68 per cent to 4672.95 after the first one-hour

DHAKA: After visiting 837 ready made garments (RMG) factories, US-based ‘Alliance for Bangladesh Workers Safety’ said that the factories do not have sufficient fire safety measures.It also said that around Tk1,600-crore need to be invested to install fire safety measures in those

DHAKA: Sales of Volkswagen cars fell 20% in the UK last month following the diesel emissions scandal.In November, 12,958 new VWs were registered, down from 16,196 in November 2014, SMMT figures show, reports the BBC.Other VW Group marques were also hit, with Seat down 24%, Skoda down 11%

DHAKA: US jobs growth remained solid in November as the economy added 211,000 jobs, slightly above expectations.The data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, also showed the jobless rate held at its seven-and-a-half year low of 5%, reports the BBC.The jobs stats showed that the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank asked all scheduled banks and financial institutions to provide loan defaulters’ information to returning officers or assistant returning officers for upcoming municipal elections.The BB has sent the directives to the banks on Thursday following the instruction of

FROM ICCB, DHAKA: A three-day international exhibition on power, solar, real estate and construction materials has started in city.The event was inaugurated on Thursday (December 3) afternoon at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB).Housing and public works minister Engineer

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 21.52 points to stand at 4641.03 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 133802 with