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Stocks post sharp fall

The DSEX edged down 1.53% from the previous day
6 October 2024, 11:07 AM

Olympic Industries to buy lands at Bashundhara, Narayanganj 

The company will spend Tk 11.51 crore for the Bashundhara land and Tk 15.32 lakh at Narayanganj
6 October 2024, 10:44 AM

Bangladesh Submarine Cables profit falls 34 percent

The company attributed the drop to reduced earnings from international private leased circuit (IPLC) rent and IP Transit services, heightened market competition, and the prolonged disconnection of defaulted clients
6 October 2024, 06:36 AM

Floods cause Tk 14,421 crore damage in eastern Bangladesh: CPD study

The study highlighted that the damage represents 1.81 percent of the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25
6 October 2024, 06:12 AM

People involved in financial wrongdoing won't be spared: finance adviser

Salehuddin Ahmed attends prize-giving ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB)
6 October 2024, 00:29 AM

Reduce number of banks to 30

The number of banks in Bangladesh should be reduced from 61 to 30 as part of reforms in the sector, said Prof Moinul Islam yesterday.
5 October 2024, 20:53 PM

Can we brand Bangladesh afresh?

Fallen dictator Sheikh Hasina used to regularly lament that she did a great job, but our civil society members were behaving dumb. A few of my friends were quite aggrieved -- our country made so many achievements, yet the Western media and opinion makers were not recognising any of those.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Businesses worried over double-digit bank interest rate

Businesses are worried over the interest rate of bank loans reaching double digits as it will increase the cost of doing business and subsequently affect profitability, the country’s business leaders stated yesterday.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Malaysia can help us enter chip industry

Bangladesh can join hands with Malaysia to develop a sector that caters to global semiconductor industries, which can play a vital role in increasing export earnings, said Shabbir A Khan, president of the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI).
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

BSEC summons 14 firms for failing to pay dividends

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has asked the top officials of 14 listed companies to come to its office with related documents to explain why they declared but failed to pay dividends last year.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Apparel exporters demand $10m in Debenhams dues

A platform representing three dozen local apparel manufacturers has demanded over $10 million payment for fashion items they supplied to the UK retail giant Debenhams.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

$800m repayment to Russia in limbo

About $809 million has piled up in a Bangladesh Bank escrow account to repay loans and interest for the Russia-funded Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM

20 RMG workers assaulted in Ashulia; six detained

At least twenty workers of a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted today which the workers claimed were orchestrated by the factory authorities
5 October 2024, 15:24 PM

Wage growth still below inflation

Unskilled workers wage grew 8.01% in September this year when inflation was 9.92%
5 October 2024, 13:39 PM

14 companies asked to explain failure to pay dividends

The companies declared dividends last year, but failed to hand over those
5 October 2024, 13:02 PM

Businesses still feeling pressure as law and order is yet to improve: DCCI

Ahmed also said that incidents of arson, vandalism, and looting at factories and business establishments have remained a major concern for the business community
5 October 2024, 09:39 AM

36 suppliers threaten to file lawsuit against Expo Freight for $10m arrears

The company is responsible for paying the arrears for goods supplied to now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams
5 October 2024, 06:35 AM

An economic corridor that quietly fuels growth

At the turn of the millennium, travelling by road between Sylhet and Dhaka felt akin to a trek across rugged terrain. One would have to awkwardly traverse bumps along narrow and winding paths for upwards of 10 hours to make the trip either way.
4 October 2024, 18:00 PM

DSE stocks rebound after massive fall

Indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose yesterday on falling by a massive extent on the preceding three days, which was followed by protests by some investors in the capital’s Motijheel who blamed some of the regulator’s recent punitive measures. .The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange
3 October 2024, 18:04 PM

Ibn Sina Pharma declares 63% cash dividend

The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry has announced a 63 percent cash dividend for the financial year that ended on June 30 this year, marking its highest payout in seven years.
3 October 2024, 18:00 PM