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Wall Street stocks bounced on Tuesday, ending a multi-session losing streak as China moved to stabilize its currency amid the escalating US-China trade war.

Global stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with Wall Street snapping a multi-session losing streak, while European and Asian bourses retreated amid the escalating US-China trade war.

Asian markets largely extended their losses on Wednesday despite Wall Street registering strong gains as investors remained on edge over escalating US-China trade tensions.

Saudi Arabia is building a futuristic megacity with promises of talking robots and flying taxis, but for hundreds of thousands like academic Abdullah a simple dream remains elusive — owning a home.

China’s yuan weakened again Wednesday after hopes among financial traders that the decline was stabilizing helped to calm jittery global markets.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said five per cent tax at source will be applicable from July for investment of up to Tk 500,000 in all types of savings certificates.

Industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today (Sunday) said contribution of industrial sector to GDP will reach 40 per cent by 2021 as the government is providing all sorts of efforts in this regard.

The ongoing liquidity crunch has forced many private commercial banks to raise their deposit rates, particularly that of term deposits.

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to initiate some tax reforms as suggested in an action plan,

Stocks slipped into the red on Tuesday as investors were mostly on selling spree amid lower than expected earnings of some companies.