Tuesday, 04 Mar, 2025

Business

Bourses see fall Thursday

DHAKA: Country's both bourses--Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) --- marked fall in it’s price indices on Thursday. DSEX, the broad index of DSE, shed over 14 points only to stand at 4,788 at the close on the last trading day of the week.Trade deals stood

IACIB’s medical services for RMG workers

DHAKA: Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh (IACIB) and Bangladesh Garment Manufactures & Exporters Association (BGMEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide medical services to garment workers.BGMEA Secretary General Ehsanul Fattah and IACIB

DSE, CSE showing negative

DHAKA: Share price index at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the prime index of DSE, went down 7.04 points or 0.146

Swiss police raid HSBC’s Geneva office

DHAKA: Swiss police are searching offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank in an inquiry into alleged money-laundering.Prosecutors said they were investigating HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) and ‘persons unknown for suspected aggravated money laundering’.The investigation could be

Stocks witness gain Wednesday

DHAKA: Key share price indices at both Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed a positive trend later on Wednesday despite falls in the early hours.However, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, reached up to 4,803.00 points by 2:30pm, starting from 4,801.00

DSE, CSE up at opening

DHAKA: Share price index at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the broad index of DSE, gained 20.62 points or 0.42

ACC quizzes 3 City Bank officials

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed three former officials of the head office of The City Bank Limited on allegation of a loan scam.ACC deputy director and inquiry officer Zulfiqur Ali grilled them from 11:00am to 1:30pm at the ACC headquarters in the capital on

ECNEC nods 6 projects worth Tk 5,397cr

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved six projects, including three new ones, worth Tk 5,397 crore.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting at the NEC Conference Room at the Planning Commission in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Export-import through Hili port suspended

HILI (DINAJPUR): The import and export activities through the Hili Land Port (HLP) in Dinajpur has suspended as a goods-laden truck turned turtle and closed the road near the entrance of the port Monday afternoon.Banglahili Customs C&F agent association secretary Shahinur Islam Shahin

FBCCI board meeting Thursday

DHAKA: The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will hold its board meeting on Thursday (February 19) in the city. The apex business organization of the country, however, will form an election committee at the meeting, said a press release on Monday. The

‘Cyber bank robbers’ steal $1bn

DHAKA: Up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an ‘unprecedented cyber robbery’. A new report claims, according to the BBC. Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab estimates $1bn has been stolen in the attacks, which it says started in 2013 and are

Bourses witness down Monday

DHAKA: Key share price indices at both Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed a daylong negative trend on Monday, the second trading day of the week.However, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down to 4,769.50 points by 2:35pm, starting from

Colombus Textilvertrieb celebrates 25th anniversary

Colombus Textilvertrieb GmbH, German based apparel   sourcing company, celebrated its 25 years anniversary with their team, suppliers and friends on the Wasabi Roof Top Garden on February 12.Colombus successful business model is based on good partnership and trustful relationship

No certificate case against farmers

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank directed authorities of banks not to file certificate case against farmers for agro-loan.The central bank also asked authorities concerned to reschedule the loan and withdraw all cases filed against farmers.Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury gave

Teletalk, BTCL sign deal

DHAKA: Teletalk and Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) signed an agreement on infrastructural development and use in the city.Teletalk managing director Gias Uddin Ahmed and BTCL managing director Mahfuz Uddin Ahmed signed the accord on behalf of their respective

DSE, CSE down at opening

DHAKA: Share price index at the country’s both bourses witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down 11.34 points or 0.23 percent to reach 4819.83 at 11:19 am. Trade deals

HSBC publishes apology in Sunday newspapers

DHAKA: HSBC has published a full-page advert containing an apology in several newspapers, over claims that its Swiss private bank helped clients evade tax. The advert reproduces an open letter signed by chief executive Stuart Gulliver, which says recent coverage had been ‘a painful

Stocks end lower Sunday

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Sunday.DSEX, the broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 10 points only to stand at 4,841 at the close on the first trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at 82,424 with volume of transactions at Tk 2646

ACC quizzes 2 ex-directors of United Air

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated M Shfikur Rahman and Khandaker Mamun Ali, two former directors of United Airways Limited, to look into the allegation of laundering crores of money and swindling out Tk 452 crore from share market.A three-member team of the anti-graft

AKTL launches new IP PBX solution

DHAKA: A.K. Khan Telecom Limited (AKTL), a concern of A.K. Khan & Co. Ltd. (AKK) operating in Telecom distribution and supply chain operations business since 1997, organized a ‘Product Briefing of Mitel’ session at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on February 14 to launch new IP PBX