Market cap drops big last week despite regulator moves
GB Today The market capitalisation fell by over Tk 3,000 crore at the end of last week amid the regulator’s…
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DSE sees highest single-day index rise in 14 months
The country’s stock market rose sharply on Wednesday after the announcement of new rules for circuit breakers. At…
Farmers being cheated due to anomalies in subsidised fertiliser
Abul Kalam Muhammad Azad & Masud Alam: Local traders have allegedly been purchasing fertilisers from importers instead of…
Tk 8,730cr paid to 12 companies as capacity charge in FY21
Bangladesh News Desk: The government in FY21 paid a total of Tk 8,730 crore to the top 12…
Dhaka working on alternatives to SWIFT for trade with Moscow
UNB: Bangladesh’s trade with Russia may face some hiccups if the country’s (Russia) banks are kicked out of…
2 Bangladeshi cos keen to invest in Nepalese hydropower
Shamim JahangirL: Two Bangladeshi power companies — United Group, Confidence Group— have shown interest in investing in Nepalese…
Export-import through Benapole land port halted
Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port have remained suspended since Sunday morning due…
Songa Cheetah takes 17 days to reach Italy from Chattogram port
Bangladesh News Desk: Container vessel Songa Cheetah took 17 days to reach Italy from Chattogram port despite 48…
Bangladesh eyes huge Saudi investments
Bangladesh News Desk: Bangladesh expects huge investments from oil-rich Saudi Arabia, with Riyadh deciding to send a 29-member…
Bangladesh an attractive destination for Chinese investors: Li Jiming
Bangladesh News Desk: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, Li Jiming, has said the rapidly developing economy of Bangladesh is…
Chittagong port sees record container handling in January
A total of 292,000 containers were handled during the first month of 2022 BD News Desk: Chittagong Port…
Local and foreign investment: Big entrepreneurs turn towards BSCIC
Jahangir Shah: One of the country’s big business conglomerates, Pran-RFL Group, has applied for a 10 bigha plot…
Global trade hits record high despite pandemic: UNCTAD
Despite the second half of 2021 seeing the Covid-19 pandemic reinvigorating with the arrival of the Omicron variant,…
Bangladesh Cement industry sees record sales in Covid-19 crisis
Bangladesh has witnessed record sales in volume of cement in 2021, supported by economic recovery from the fallout…
BSEC forms committee to investigate insider trading
BI Report, Dhaka: As per an High Court order, the regulatory body Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)…
BB asks banks to cut tax on service value of non-resident nationals
Bangladesh Bank has directed the banks to deduct tax at a fixed rate from the income of a…
FTA, FIPA negotiations with Ottawa on the cards: Bangladesh envoy to Canada
In order to increase Canadian investment and trade in Bangladesh, free trade and foreign investment promotion and protection…
Maiden direct container ship carrying goods leaves Chattogram port for Italy
Business Desk: The Liberian flagged vessel, MV Songa Cheetah, has left Chattogram Port for Italy’s Porto di Ravenna…
BD Govt allows Bangladeshi companies to make overseas equity investment
UNB: The government has issued a gazette notification on “Capital Account Transaction (Overseas Equity Investment) Rules 2022 that…
BB asks banks not to terminate employees for failure to fulfill target of deposit
BSS: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks not to terminate any officials or employees due to their failure…