Around the world, millions of people have lost their jobs or been paid by their governments to stay at home Yet stock markets have bounced back from steep drops in March.The most striking gains have been made in the US, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq up a whopping 42 percent and …
Read More »Mongla Port sees record ship anchoring in December
Mongla Port, the second largest sea harbor of the country, witnessed at least 117 foreign ship anchoring in last December breaking all previous records, said an official.
Read More »New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecom giants
The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after US President Donald Trump last month barred US investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military.
Read More »Dhaka focussing on bilateral FTAs to face LDC graduation challenge
Commerce Secretary Dr. Md. Jafar Uddin, on Thursday, said Bangladesh will lose a number of duty-free quota-free (DFQF) facilities after its graduation from the existing least developed country (LDC) status.
Read More »Bangladesh mulls import of plastic scraps but local manufacturers oppose
The government is eager to allow the import of environment-friendly plastic scrap items which do not put any adverse impacts on the domestic industry and the environment.
Read More »Economy bruised, not broken
The year 2020 could have been a watershed for Bangladesh. Policymakers would have put their heads together and looked at what have been achieved and what went wrong in order to set targets accordingly to become a prosperous and developed nation.
Read More »Robi tips DSE market capitalisation to a record high
On its fifth day at the bourse, Robi barged into the list of top five most-valued companies
Read More »Economy braces for new challenges in 2021
· Bangladesh’s economy achieves progress despite corona · GDP growth still better than many countries · Export diversification vital for sustaining growthBangladesh has faced major economic challenges in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More »Climate disasters bring catastrophic results for rich, poor nations in 2020
Disasters fuelled by weather and climate extremes brought “catastrophic results for millions” across rich and poor nations in 2020, causing thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in losses, charity Christian Aid said on Monday.
Read More »BSEC lived up to its billing as regulator this year
The new commission that took charge in May immediately got down to instilling a solid sense of discipline in Bangladesh’s capital market
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