DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing gain in share-price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose over 32.87 points or 0.70 per cent to 4718.92 after the first one and half hour of trade at

DHAKA: Oil prices have briefly fallen below $30 a barrel on international markets for the first time since April 2004, before recovering again.Brent crude, used as an international benchmark, fell as low as $29.96, but bounced back to trade at $30.22, reports the BBC.Oil prices have

DHAKA: Distribution of a loan of Tk 200-crore among the grassroot people involved in dairy production and artificial insemination sector began on Wednesday with the view to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in dairy production.The interest rate of the loan will be five percent.Prime

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 20.61 points to stand at 4686.05 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 170075 with

DHAKA: UK oil firm BP said it would cut 4,000 jobs globally, 600 of which will be from its North Sea operations.It comes as profits continue to suffer as a result of a 70% collapse in oil prices leading to a big cutback in investment across the oil industry.The North Sea job cuts are

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank has announced a cautious but supportive monetary policy for the second half of the ongoing fiscal 2015-16 on Thursday.Governor Dr Atikur Rahman declared the monetary policy at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of the central bank this noon.The BB governor said repo and

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- gained in early hours of trading on Wednesday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose over 27.66 points or 0.59 per cent to 4693.10 after the first

DHAKA: Chinese exports defied expectations in December to rise 2.3% from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms.Forecasts were predicting a 4.1% fall in exports, but a weakening currency may have boosted the lagging sector, reports the BBC.Imports also beat expectations in yuan-dominated

DHAKA: Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu categorically said that the tannery owners, who have not begun shifting their factories from Hazaribagh to Baliarpur in Savar, will lose their plots.The procedures of canceling the plots have already started, he added.The minister came up with

DHAKA: The National Single Window for Trade Working Group held its inaugural meeting on January 10.Led by the Chairman, National Board of Revenue, the 39-member working group comprises representatives from key government ministries and agencies including the key certificate, licensing and

DHAKA: Tata Motors today reported 7% increase in its global sales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles, at 91,762 units in December.The company had sold 85,742 units in December 2014, Tata Motors said in a statement, reports dnaindia.com.In the passenger vehicles category,

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked minor fall in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 11.21 points only to stand at 4663.62 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 132242 with volume of

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 prime index of the DSE, rose over 23.45 points or 0.50 per cent to 4698.29 in the first one-hour of trade

DHAKA: Global markets made big losses after Chinese trading was suspended twice last week on dramatic plunges in values that triggered a circuit breaker mechanism, and spurred more volatility.China suspended the use of that tool on Friday, a move that reassured traders, reports the

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated five Janata Bank officials including its Assistant General Manager (AGM) on allegation of embezzlement of Tk 1,500-crore of Hallmark’s non-funded money.A team headed by ACC director M Zainul Abedin Shibli carried out the

DHAKA: Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu asked the tannery owners to shift their factories from city’s Hazaribagh area by 72 hours.‘Otherwise, the factories will be shut down,’ he warned.The minister also passed the directives to BSCIC to send legal notice to the factory owners

DHAKA:  Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 1.24 points only to stand at 4674.83 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 153283

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- gained in early hours of trading on Sunday.     DSEX, the broad index of the DSE, rose over 17.97 points or 0.38 per cent to 4694.05 after the first one-hour

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to purchase power from Tripura of India with Tk 6.43 per unit.The rate was fixed at a high-level official meeting between the two neighboring countries at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in city on Saturday (January 9).Power, Energy and Mineral Resources state

DHAKA: A three-day Barvida car exposition will begin at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in city on January 22.The fair will introduce buyers about Japanese recondition cars and environment friendly technologies.Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers