Tuesday, 04 Mar, 2025

Business

Bangladesh Fashion Carnival begins Jun 3

DHAKA: A five-day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products will begin on June 3 at Emmanuelle’s Banquet Hall in city Gulshan-1 area.More than 45 companies from home and abroad are participating in this exhibition titled ‘4th Bangladesh Fashion Carnival

Touch of new tech in Agro-Tech fair

DHAKA: Modern technology makes the farmer more modern and their livelihood have been changed by accepting the blessings of that technology.Before using the technologies, the farmers of the country had to do hard labor for paddy cultivation.But, now time changed. The farmers have no need

Bangladesh co-chair of AFI's SME finance workinggroup

DHAKA: Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), the global network of financial regulators, has chosen Bangladesh Bank as co-chair in one of its major policy area -- the SME Finance working group.According to a statement of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Thursday, the AFI network members in the

IBBL service center inaugurated in city

DHAKA: Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 2nd service center ‘Seba Ghor’ at Nikunja in Dhaka on Thursday aiming to bring unbanked people under banking services.Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the center as chief guest.Assistant Vice President

Stocks end lower Thursday

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall in its price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 71.41 points only to stand at 4544.70 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 176897 with volume of

Be job-givers, not job-seekers

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus encouraged country’s young generation asking them to be entrepreneurs instead of job-seekers.He further promised that they will be partner if anybody approaches them with any social business plan or ideas.Professor Yunus came up with the

Stocks see fall in early hrs

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 19.97 points or 0.43 per cent to

AKM Iqbal new chairman of TCB

DHAKA: The Government has appointed Brigadier General AKM Iqbal as new chairman to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).The public administration ministry issued an order on Wednesday regarding the appointment.Brigadier General AKM Iqbal will replace Brigadier General Sarwar Jahan

Nat’l fruit fair kicks off June 15

DHAKA: A three-day ‘National Fruit Fair’ will kick off in city on June 15 with the observance of a ‘fortnight program on fruit tree plantation’ across the country.Slogan of this year’s fair and plantation program is ‘Din Badaler Bangladesh, Phal Brikkhe Bhorbe

Stocks witness fall Wednesday

DHAKA: Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses--Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, shed over 11.04 points only to stand at 4616.12 at the

DSE, CSE witnessing gain

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 Wednesday.DSEX, the Broad index of DSE, rose over 0.62 points to stand at 4627.79 at 1:17 pm.Trade deals stood at 113381 with

Market showing mixed

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, rose over 12.07 points to stand at 4639.24 at 11:16 am.Trade deals stood at

‘Teesta water sharing deal soon’

DHAKA: India home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the Teesta water sharing deal will soon get the approval of both India and Bangladesh.‘India, Bangladesh will soon approve Teesta water sharing deal. We hope to get full cooperation from West Bengal government,’ he said,

Stocks end lower Tuesday

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –marked fall in share-price indices on Tuesday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, shed over 12.15 points to stand at 4627.17 at the closing of the day.Trade deals stood at 176493

ECNEC nods 9 projects worth Tk 5868-cr

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved nine projects involving Tk 5,868.52-crore.The approval came at the ECNEC meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the NEC Conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area at

Stocks witnessing gain

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 Tuesday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 44.71 points to stand at 4659.73 at 12:55pm.Trade deals stood at 109118

E-transaction raises GDP 1pc

DHAKA: The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), an online transaction for banking will increase 1 percent of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product).The system will enable a secure banking on inter-banking transaction. State owned banks will also get the benefit from the system within next

Matlub elected FBCCI president

DHAKA: Eminent businessperson Abdul Matlub Ahmad has been elected as the president of country’s apex business body Federation of Bangladesh Commerce and Industries (FBCCI).He swept the post un-contestant on Monday.Moreover, Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin and Mahbub Alam have been made first

Fuel oil price to be coordinated

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday said the price of fuel oil would be coordinated with international market.He came up with the assertion during a pre-budget discussion with leaders of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) at finance ministry in the

Market showing positive

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 64.68 points to stand at 4549.30 at 12:40 pm.Trade deals stood at 25057 with