Falls were limited, however, by concerns of supply disruptions in the event of more US sanctions on major suppliers Russia and Iran

Stocks in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday after lacklustre earnings disclosures from many listed companies for the first quarter of the fiscal year had seen the market trend down over the previous week. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 73.43 points, or 1

The Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) finds itself in a dire financial situation as its sales continue to plummet throughout the current year.

As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next US president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to the negotiating table ahead of a full-blown trade war, analysts say.

The interim government has signed an agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to avail a $158.89 million loan to implement a power transmission infrastructure project through Power Grid Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Bank has raised the maximum age limit for people seeking entry-level positions in the banking sector to 32 years from 30 in line with an identical shift for public service positions.

The health ministry’s development spending has dropped substantially year-on-year in the first five months of the current fiscal year, despite the interim government’s move to raise its allocation in the revised budget.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday that inflation is not slowing despite tariffs being reduced on many goods due to the prevalence of extortion across the supply chain.

Over the past two years, real income reductions due to ongoing inflationary pressure have pushed at least 78 lakh people into poverty, shows the study by the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID).

Maksons Spinning Mills PLC saw its losses surge in the first quarter of the current fiscal year due to escalating raw material costs and finance charges, according to the company’s financial statement.

Starting from the pandemic in 2020, Bangladesh as a nation has gone through a number of incidents in the last five years followed by the Ukraine war, interest rate capping, dollar crisis, high inflation, sluggish GDP growth, banking sector exploitation, intense corruption in different layers and lastly the political changeover in August.

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project

The earlier age limit was 30

The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost

The leading trade body also gets new senior vice president and vice president

Mansur said that much of this expenditure occurs unofficially, placing considerable pressure on the country's balance of payments.

Among the 78 lakh people, 38 lakh have become extremely poor

Rising raw material costs and financial charges caused the loss  

DSEX gains 35.70 points as of 11:10 am 

The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January­-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor