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, rose over 8.38 points to stand at 4774.10 at 11:40am.Trade deals stood at 36810

DHAKA: Maintaining best quality and taste, Bangladeshi popular food chain of Well Group of Industries’ Well Food is approaching to be a global brand in next couple of years with its strong presence in international market.Well Group of Industries chief executive officer (CEO) Syed Nurul

DHAKA: The US exported over $157.4 million of products to Iran during the first seven months of the current year, a 47% percent rise from $106.7 million in the same period of time in 2014.The latest report released by the US Commerce Department said, Tehran Times publishes this report on

DHAKA: The US added 173,000 jobs in August, the Department of Labor said on Friday, in the last unemployment report before September's interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve.That was below the 217,000 predicted by analysts, although the Labor Department said that figures for August

DHAKA: Outgoing Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Yun-young expected the solution of KEPZ issue without any bitterness.He expressed this sentiment in an exclusive interview with banglanews. He further thought that the issue will not hamper the bilateral relations.Resolution of this issue

DHAKA: The US-based readymade garments (RMG) buyers’ organization ‘Alliance’ wants to see more improvement in Bangladesh RMG factories to get Generalized System of Preference (GSP) in the US.Alliance executive director James F Moriarty came to this assertion after the meeting with

DHAKA: The mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) fined city’s two pharmacies Lazz and Tazrin Tk 6 lakh on allegation of selling non-approved medicines.Confirming the matter to banglanews, executive magistrate Firoz Ahmed of RAB-1 said they conducted the drive at Kolabagan in city

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: State minister for finance MA Mannan informed the Parliament that the gross external debt for each Bangladeshi stands at USD 169 or Tk 13, 159.He made the disclosure while answering a question of MP Nurjahan Begum at the 7th session of 10th Parliament on Thursday

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commented that her Awami League government always supports expansion of business.‘We always work to create a business and businesspeople-friendly environment to expand trade. We create opportunity for economic development,’ she added.The PM asserted

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 1.84 points to stand at 4765.7 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 125525 with

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway with downward trend of share-price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the weel.The Dhaka Stock Exchange Broad Index (DSEX) shed over 5.543 points to stand at 4758.33 at 12:16pm.Trade deals stood at 50816 with volume of

DHAKA: Asian markets opened higher on Thursday, spurred by a rally on Wall Street and stronger commodity prices.US shares snapped a two-day losing streak overnight, rebounding from Tuesday’s steep losses as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose nearly 2%, reports the BBC.Rising oil prices,

DHAKA: Holcim Cement (Bangladesh) Limited recently organized an Award Function cum Cultural Fiesta titled “Holcim NoboUddipon” to rejuvenate the company’s ties with its channel partners at International Convention City, Bashundhara. The main aim of the event was to nurture and

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 39.36 points only to stand at 4763.88 at the close of day’s trading.  Trade deals stood at 99110 with volume of

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, gained by 28.93 points or 0.61 per cent to 4753.45 after

DHAKA: Asian markets continued to fall on Wednesday, with Shanghai opening down more than 4% amid continuing worries about China's growth.On Tuesday, data suggesting China's manufacturing sector was shrinking at its fastest pace in three years ignited a global market sell-off, resulting

DHAKA: For the first time in Bangladesh, Banglalink supported the launch of WhatsApp in Bangla.A Banglaliink press release said on Tuesday.Launching of this feature boasts a string of new options that WhatsApp in Bangla will come with, making the experience exciting for the users, the

DHAKA: Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon on Tuesday categorically said that the obstacles in flourishing country’s tourism will be removed soon.Mentioning tourism an integral part of nation’s development, the minister further said that if a culture of tourism can

DHAKA: China’s factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August, confirming fears that the country’s growth is continuing to slow.The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 49.7 from 50 in July, reports the BBC.A figure below 50

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved seven development projects, including the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant (Phase-3), involving a cost of Tk 7,215.63-crore.The approval came from the meeting of the government’s highest policy-making