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Dhaka stocks ended flat on Tuesday, gaining 12 points in last three trading sessions as a section of investors kept buying undervalued stocks while many others remained cautious on the trading floor.

NBR bags Tk2,016.45 crore in six days. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) bagged around Tk2,016.45 crore in taxes in six days of the countrywide income tax fair. The NBR disclosed the figure at the end of Tuesday’s fair.

Mobile courts nab dishonest traders. Salt went out of stock in most of the retail shops and groceries across the country, including those in the capital, yesterday as people got panicked over a rumour that its price would go up beyond purchasing capacity.

Traders said the prices would fall gradually with increased onion supply to the markets. Onion prices, which have left the market tumultuous for around two months, are still high in the capital’s wholesale and kitchen markets while traders said the prices started coming down.

Cargo planes with 50,000 tons of onions to arrive on Wednesday. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday announced new schedule for the arrival of cargo planes carrying urgently procured 50,000 tons of onions from China, Egypt and Turkey.

With the new inclusion, the number of total companies in ‘Z’ category stood at 51 on the country’s prime bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Nine listed companies were relegated to ‘Z’ category from their earlier groups of ‘A’ and ‘B’ as they failed to declare any dividends for the year …

The Government has taken a lot of initiatives for making a Digital Bangladesh as our Government wants our young entrepreneurs not just to run for jobs but to train them to become successful entrepreneurs.

Asian markets sank Wednesday on renewed concerns about the China-US trade talks after Washington lawmakers passed a bill supporting Hong Kong civil rights, a move likely to spark anger in Beijing.

Oil prices tumbled Tuesday as lingering questions over the US-China trade talks weighed on sentiment on a mixed day for global equity markets.

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended in flat note as the cautious investors sold shares to bag some profits that observed recent price upsurge.