Ten most-traded stocks grabbed more than 27 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week while the pharma sector dominated the turnover board.
Read More »Oil edges up as storms take aim at Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing energy companies to pull workers from offshore platforms and shut down oil production
Read More »24pc of female online entrepreneurs shut businesses in June: Study
Though the online sales of health products and daily essentials were booming due to COVID-19, the ongoing pandemic has taken its heavy toll on the online retailers of fashion, cosmetics, and other imported products, says a recent study.
Read More »Tipu for increasing tea export after meeting domestic demand
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today urged the authorities concerned to take necessary initiatives to increase tea export after meeting its domestic demand.
Read More »Asian markets track Wall St record, bankers’ meeting in focus
Asian markets rose Monday, tracking another record on Wall Street as the US appeared to tone down its anti-China rhetoric, while traders turn their attention to a meeting of central bankers later in the week.
Read More »BB’s forex release rule relaxes for webinar solution services
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed its rules of foreign exchange release for holding official meetings of government and corporate sectors through webinar solution services considering the situation created due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »TF formed to fight fake audit reports
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) has set up a task force (TF) to curb submission of fake audit reports by corporate taxpayers to taxmen.
Read More »DSE to reset limit on brokerages’ share buying without security deposit
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has initiated a move to restructure the daily limit on buying shares by the brokerage houses without providing bank guarantee or keeping security money.
Read More »Floods push up prices in Dhaka kitchen markets
The wholesalers and retailers said decreased production and supply crunch due to the flood led to the price hike The prices of different essentials including vegetables jumped sharply in the capital as supply chains have been disrupted due to heavy rain and recent flood across the country.
Read More »Govt to focus on agriculture to accelerate economic recovery
The government is going to focus on agriculture as one of its prioritised sectors under a 2020-2023 mid-term plan in an effort to bring the Covid-hit national economy back on track fast.
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