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Share price of Sunlife Insurance rose 14.61% or Tk 2.6 to close at Tk 20.40

A British government scheme to encourage people to visit restaurants, by paying a slice of the bill, has boosted a sector devastated by the coronavirus, according to a study published on Monday.

Asian markets were mixed in early trade Monday as investors weighed ongoing China-US tensions and Washington lawmakers’ struggle to hammer out a much-needed new stimulus.

India’s prime minister said Saturday his country has done well in containing the coronavirus pandemic and announced $1.46 trillion in infrastructure projects to boost the sagging economy, reports AP.

The financial regulators and the government organisations are still struggling to resolve the much-talked five financial scams in the country as the embezzled fund worth Tk 18,253 crore are yet to be recovered.

CSE also registered an upward trend at the end of the session

This is expected to have knock-on benefits for a further 300,000 people in Bangladesh’s poorest communities

Bangladesh is set to import its first spot cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) late next month and is inviting offers from shortlisted companies it has signed agreements with, two energy officials told Reuters.

Mosques, madrasas, orphanages and individual stakeholders had initially been aghast at the money they got for the rawhides of cattle sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha. But their qualms were eventually allayed as the merchants sold the hides at the prices they expected.

The National Board of Revenue began the new fiscal year 2020-2021 with a shortfall in revenue collection in July, the first month of the year, by Tk 7,044 crore of the collection target set for the month.