DHAKA: Thailand’s outgoing ambassador Madurapochana Ittarong expressed her country’s interest in Bangladesh petroleum sector and gas exploration.She came to this assertion while made a courtesy call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday.The PM praised Madurapochana’s

DHAKA: Agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury on Thursday commented that only money cannot eradicate poverty from the country.Rather people should involve in productivity, she added.The minister made this assertion at the national council on ‘Pathway out of extreme poverty in Bangladesh,

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 22.63 points only to stand at 4819.45 at the close of day’s trading. Trade deals stood at 109799 with volume of

DHAKA: Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden has told the BBC a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee.‘It is a very, very volatile business in terms of supply and demand. The oil price responds to very small mismatches between supply and demand,’ he told BBC

DHAKA: Siddiqur Rahman will take the charge as Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president for the term of 2015-16.A press release signed by Election Board chairman Jahangir Alamin made the disclosure on Wednesday night.It added Siddiqur Rahman and the

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, gained by 13.63 points or 0.28 per cent to 4810.45 after

DHAKA: Over Tk 153-crore was collected from the income tax fair across the country on Wednesday, on the first day of weeklong event.A press release, signed by National Board of Revenue (NBR) public relations official Syed A Mumen, informed the media.According to the release, as many as

DHAKA: Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 4.99 points only to stand at 4796.81 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 101436

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, shed over 1.11 points to stand at 4800.69 at 11:44 am.Trade deals stood at

DHAKA: Chinese shares continued to head lower on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s losses.On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite benchmark closed down 3.52% at 3,005.17 points, reports the BBC.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed down 0.49% at 21,455.23 points.Investors ignored

DHAKA: Chinese shares continued to head lower on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s losses.On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite benchmark closed down 3.52% at 3,005.17 points, reports the BBC.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed down 0.49% at 21,455.23 points.Investors ignored

DHAKA: State minister for labor M Mujibul Haque has ordered the readymade garment (RMG) factory owners to pay salary of 15 days of current month and festival bonuses to the workers within September 20.He was addressing a meeting with owners and workers at his secretariat office in the

DHAKA: Celebration of National Income Tax Day began in city on Tuesday with the slogan of ‘No alternative to income tax in building a happy nation’.Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the program featuring a colorful rally at National Board of Revenue (NBR) premises by

DHAKA: The visiting Malaysian delegation led by Haji Saripuddin Bin Haji, Secretary General, Ministry of Human Resources, called on Bangladesh foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali in Foreign ministry in city on Monday.During the call on, Saripuddin informed the FM that Malaysia wants to

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 17.89 points only to stand at 4786.19 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 110103 with volume of

DHAKA: Mainland Chinese shares led the rest of the region lower as a raft of government data over the weekend pointed to more signs of weakness in the Chinese economy.Growth in both fixed-asset investment, up 10.9% in August from a year ago, and factory output, at 6.1%, came in below

DHAKA: ‘SMS Alert Banking Service’ has been introduced in Bank Alfalah, owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Group.Software Shop Limited (SSL Wireless), a leading mobile solution provider of the country, launched the service for the bank’s customers.A signing ceremony was organized

DHAKA: A two-day fair on online shopping will begin at Raowa Club in city on September 14 on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Advertising agency Flyer will organize the fair to display the fashion products of the women entrepreneurs.According to the organizers, a total of 31 stalls

DHAKA: Investors witnessed mixed in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 8.15 point to stand at 4768.30 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 122212 with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: The sixth joint executive committee meeting between Bangladesh and Malaysia will be held in city on Monday.A five-member delegation led by Malaysia human resource department secretary general Saripuddin Kahim had reached Dhaka on Saturday.The visiting team will hold the meeting at