DHAKA: Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) --on Thursday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, shed over 9.51 points only to stand at 4864.45 at the close on the last trading day of the

CHITTAGONG: Chairman of the South Asia Monitoring group in the European Parliament’s International Trade committee Sajjad Karim said European Union (EU) wanted to provide GSP+, an extension to the GSP system, to Bangladesh by 2020.Sajjad Karim made the disclosure while addressing the

DHAKA: A three-day Bangladesh Apparel & Safety Exposition kicked off in Chittagong on Thursday with the aim of promoting the vision of USD 50 billion garment exports by 2021.Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed inaugurated the exposition at Radisson Blu this morning where first vice-president

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 Thursday, the last trading day of the week.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 11.52 points or 0.23 per

FROM AGARTALA:  Indian state of Tripura is mostly dependent on Bangladesh for their daily commodities as it takes only four hours to import goods from Bangladesh and 10 hours from Assam and 18 hours from Kolkata.Agartala Chamber of Commerce and Industries president ML Debnath told this

DHAKA: India had extended a line of credit of USD 1 billion to Bangladesh government in January 2010 for a range of projects in the railways, communications, infrastructure and other sectors.Out of this amount, USD 200 million was converted to grant which has been fully disbursed to the

BACK FROM BIBIYANA (HABIGANJ):  The tiny village of Mostafapur in Habiganj district. The village is home to young Rozina, who has spent her childhood engulfed in pain and sorrow.But after waging a hard-fought battle against poverty, soldiering on with hard-work and single-minded

DHAKA: Bangladesh will purchase daily between 30 and 50 MW electricity from open market of India on the basis of bilateral agreements.The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP), in a meeting held at the cabinet division on Wednesday, gave nod to the procurement proposal."The

DHAKA: Pakistani businessmen with assured financial standing will be granted a multiple-entry business visa with up to 3 years’ validity, which will allow them to visit 15 places in India.Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said instructions were issued by the government on July 7

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked slight gain in its price indices on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 2.14 points only to stand at 4873.96 at the close of day’s trading.  Trade deals stood at 175052 with volume of

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 Wednesday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, gained by 18.86 points or 0.38 per cent to 4852.95 after the first one-hour

DHAKA: The world knows I am a banker of the poor and a governor of the poor as well. But all must also know that I never cause any harm to the riches. Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman was telling all these to Banglanews in an exclusive interview.The detailed interview has brought

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Bank on Monday directed all banks to allow new Bangladeshis, previously enclave people, to open bank accounts by depositing Tk 10 only to improve their lives.A circular signed by Nurun Nahar, General Manager of Financial Inclusion Department of the central bank, made

DHAKA: The main Athens stock index, the Athex, has fallen by 22.87% as trading resumes after a five-week closure.The nation’s top four lenders - Piraeus Bank, National Bank, Alpha Bank, and Eurobank - were biggest fallers, all down by 30%, the maximum allowed. Banks make up about a

DHAKA: The government, not the Bangladesh Bank, will issue notes and coins up to Tk 5 denomination instead of Tk 2 from now on.Finance secretary signs on the government notes while the governor sign on those of the Bangladesh Bank. On Monday, cabinet gave the final nod to the draft of

DHAKA: A permanent trade fairground will be constructed on a 20-acre land in city’s Purbachal area to attract more foreign customers.The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is annually being arranged in Agargaon since December 1 in 1995.Moreover, two large hall rooms will also be

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 60.52 points only to stand at 4862.55 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 167299 with volume of

DHAKA:  Profit at Europe's largest bank, HSBC, was up 10% in the first half of this year compared with a year ago on strong earnings in Hong Kong.Pre-tax profit was $13.6bn (£8.7bn) in the first six months, compared with $12.3bn a year ago - higher than forecasts, which were for

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 Monday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, rose over 36.05 points to stand at 4838.07 at 11:26 am.Trade deals stood at 43298 with

DHAKA: The 80th draw of the prize bond of Tk 100 held on Sunday (August 2) at the conference room of Anisur Rahman, the additional divisional commissioner of Dhaka.A total of 1,932 prizes were given, including the first prize of Tk six lakh, second prize of Tk 3.25 lakh, third prize of Tk