DHAKA:  Investors witnessed fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 21.84 points only to stand at 4790.97 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 91139 with

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has become partner of a 2-day UK-Bangladesh e-commerce fair that will kick off on November 13 at the Atrium in London for the second time.ICT division, posts, telecommunication and information technology ministry, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Computer

DHAKA: A two-day international conference will be held in city from October 27 aiming to showcasing Bangladesh Buddhist heritage to the foreigners as well as flourishing overall tourism. At least 13 countries will participate at the conference titled ‘National Buddhist Workshop and

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- slipped in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 14.41 points or 0.29 per

DHAKA: Chinese shares ended the week almost 8% lower after volatile trading that started on Monday with shock losses and spread fear to global markets.On Friday, the mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite closed up 4.8% at 3,232 points, reports bbc.comChina's second bourse, the Shenzhen

DHAKA: National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Nazibur Rahman said that they are preparing a list of dishonest businesspeople.He made the disclosure at a press conference at Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) building on Thursday.Customs intelligence and investigations

DHAKA: Investors witnessed slight gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses--Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- on Thursday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 7.16 points to stand at 4812.82 at the close on the last trading day of the week.Trade

DHAKA: A three-day Asian Tourism Fair kicked off at Bashundhara International Convention City (ICCB) in Dhaka on Thursday.Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon inaugurated the event at Pushpaguchha hall of ICCB this noon. Monthly magazine on tourism ‘Parjatan

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to hold regular bilateral political consultations between two nations. The first even Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Mexico will take place in Dhaka, said press release of ministry of foreign

DHAKA: Chinese shares have returned to positive territory after massive losses there earlier in the week rocked markets around the globe.The Shanghai Composite was up by 0.6% to 2,942.94 points, reports the BBC.The turnaround though does little to make up double-digit percentage losses

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- is underway showing gain in share-price indices on Thursday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 4.00 points to stand at 4809.66 at 12:06 pm.Trade deals stood at 34891 with

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 12.72 points to stand at 4805.65 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 99720 with

DHAKA: Chinese shares have closed lower despite a fresh rate cut by the central bank.The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 1.27% to 2,927.29, after veering in and out of negative territory, reports BBC.It had fallen about 16% this week, rocking global markets.On Tuesday,

DHAKA: Chinese shares were up amid volatile trade as traders gauge the effect of a fresh rate cut by the central bank.The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite was 3.1% higher at 3,054.97, recovering from early morning losses.The index had fallen about 16% this week, sending shockwaves

DHAKA: Share price index at the country’s twin bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed positive trend in early hour’s of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.The DSE benchmark index, DSEX gained 11.11 points or 0.23

DHAKA: Chinese shares continued to lose ground despite the central bank's latest effort to reassure traders.The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 1% in early trading to 2,934.27 points, reports BBC.The index had already fallen about 16% this week, sending shockwaves through

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the visiting UK international development minister Desmond Swayne to increase the prices of Bangladesh readymade garments.The PM made this call while Swayne met her at PMO in city on Tuesday afternoon.PM press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that China is interested to invest 350 million USD in textile sector in Bangladesh.The minister made this disclosure to the media after signing an agreement on ‘Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre’ project at finance

DHAKA: China has cut its main interest rate to boost growth in its economy.The People’s Bank of China cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% after two days of stock market turmoil.It is the fifth interest rate cut since November and will take effect on Wednesday,

DHAKA: A three-day Asian Tourism Fair will begin at Bashundhara International Convention City (ICCB) in Dhaka on Thursday (August 27).Monthly magazine on tourism ‘Parjatan Bichitra’ will organize the fourth edition of the fair in cooperation with Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) and