DHAKA: Investors witnessed sharp fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Monday.The DSE broad index shed over zero point to stand at 4,554 at the close on the first trading day of the week as trading closed for Janmashtami on Sunday.Trade deals stood at 148802 with

DHAKA: The workers of Tuba Group threatened for stern movement if the authorities failed to open the factories and pay bonus by August 20. The leaders of Garment Sramik Oikya Forum issued the threat while addressing a rally held in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Employment in building a developed nation is the great challenge, opined finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.The minister, in his speech as chief guest, told audience at a conference held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University in city on

DHAKA: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), Saturday announced that from September 2, 2014 it will run three flights per week from its new hub in Ras Al Khaimah to Chittagong further strengthening its connectivity with a core growth

CHITTAGONG: The loading and unloading of goods at the outer anchorage of Chittagong sea port disrupted due to heavy downpour from Saturday morning.Sources concerned said that the unloading from mother vessels were completely stopped for continues rainfall since Friday but Lighterage ships

DHAKA: Officials of Janata Bank Limited have paid their tribute to the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi in city, commemorating his 39th death anniversary.The officials, led by Chairman Abul Barkat, also a noted economist of the country, placed floral wreaths in

DHAKA: On the National Mourning Day August 15, Rupali Bank Limited (RBL) placed wreaths at Portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu.The Banks Chairman Dr Ahamed Al-Kabir and Managing Director M Farid Uddin, Director Barrister Zakir Ahamed on behalf of Rupali Bank Limited (RBL)

DHAKA: The prize giving ceremony of KOOL Goal to Bangkok competition was held at Square Toiletries corporate house in city on Thursday. Digital Media Marketing Company Webpers organized the competition through the Facebook fan page of KOOL, which was started on June 23 and continued

DHAKA: The Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd opened its 116th branch at Kazir Haat Bazar in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district on Thursday, said a press release.Alhajj Abdul Malek Mollah, director of the bank, inaugurated the branch as chief guest while managing director M Habibur Rahman

DHAKA: The government will scrutinize the submitted report of Islami Bank Limited with a view to finding out the source of financing to the militants as well as their expenditures.State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan told media after a meeting on encountering militancy

DHAKA: Government on Thursday signed a loan agreement of TK 450 crores with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prevent the riverbank erosion.Economic Relation Division secretary Mohammad Mezbahuddin and ADB’s country director Kazuhiko Higuchi singed the agreement on behalf of their

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith categorically said government should not do more business. He came up with observation in dividend receiving programme at meeting room of Finance Ministry on Thursday morning.  Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), IECB and BDDL handed

DHAKA: Investors witnessed slight gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Thursday.The DSE broad index rose over 27 points to stand at 4,554 at the close on the last trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at 1,24,981 with transaction at Tk 6,323 million.     Of

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed maximum 50 percent loan for purchasing car.  The commercial banks will not be allowed to sanction car loan more than Tk 40 lakh to a particular client from now on. Deputy General Manager of the central bank M Anwarul Islam made the direction

DHAKA: Dhaka Customs Bond Commissionerate has confiscated bank accounts of 181 enterprizes due to the revenue defaults in past several months.A restriction has also been issued on their import and export oeprations under 202 section of custom law on over 600 enterprizes.Besides,

DHAKA: Britannia Industries Ltd (BIL), Indian food-products corporation based in Kolkata, is looking at an entry into Bangladesh. The company which makes biscuits, cakes and rusk, is also planning to launch a disruptive product within this year.“We are planning to revisit the SAARC

DHAKA: Paint manufacturer Akzo Nobel India is entering Bangladesh paints market through a tolling arrangement with a local company ACI Formulations Ltd.Jayakumar Krishnaswamy, MD, Akzo Nobel India told reporters after the company’s AGM that it planned to enter the ₹1,500-crore and

DHAKA: Both two bourses of the country witnessed mixed trend in share-price indices on Wednesday. The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over zero point to stand at 4,527 at the close on the fourth trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 101182 with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: The Sonali Bank Limited authorities on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against 33 persons, including the Hallmark Group MD Tanvir Mahmud and some of the former officials of Sonali Bank’s Hotel Sheraton (currently Ruposhi Bangla Hotel) branch, to realize Tk 755 crore.Some 33 people,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank warned that it will not tolerate any irregularities of the financial institutions in the country.The warning came out in a meeting with Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of financial institutions on Tuesday.The meeting, chaired by Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr.