Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday maintained their upward momentum for a second day consecutively as Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, made an announcement that bolstered investor confidence..Maqsood said that they will conduct a

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board

Bank accounts of their business entities will also remain frozen for the next 30 days

Three months ago, the policy rate was hiked for the last time by 50 basis points to 8.5%

The board has one director and four independent directors

Previous president AKM Salim Osman resigned due to health issues

The panel gets 90 days to prepare and submit the paper

Customers of Shariah-based banks yesterday urged the authorities concerned to bring back funds of Islami Bank Bangladesh which have allegedly been misappropriated by S Alam Group and ensure legal steps against the group’s owner Mohammed Saiful Alam and those who abetted him..The customers,

Stock markets in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday, snapping a five-day losing streak on the back of an appreciation of banking shares..Shares of banks like Islami Bank Bangladesh, BRAC Bank, City Bank, Pubali Bank and National Bank drew investors the most along with the shares of BAT Banglad

The ICT Division has urged the UNDP to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations brought against certain consultants who were appointed for its Aspire to Innovate (a2i) programme by UNDP Bangladesh..According to a statement issued by the ICT Division, this demand was placed thr

The association recommended approving building designs following the Dhaka Metropolitan Building Construction Rules-2008 and Master Plan of DAP 2010

The new price is effective from today

A favourable legal framework for facilitating the recovery of non-performing loans (NPLs) should be formed in consultation with the attorney general and legal experts, according to Selim RF Hussain, chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB)..Hussain, also managing director a

Indexes of stock markets in Bangladesh maintained their losing streak for a fourth straight trading day yesterday as skittish investors made fresh bets on lucrative blue-chip stocks amid price fluctuations..A Dhaka-based investor said the situation of the market remained volatile as the in

Around 300 officials of Sonali Life Insurance staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) today before storming the office and creating a frightening situation

The step has been taken for the sake of the depositors' money, according to the order issued by BB

Muhammed Mehedi Hassan, additional secretary of the ICT Division, will chair the committee

The BFIU also ordered banks to suspend local facilities extended to them for 30 days

Bangladesh Bank has suspended liquidity support for some Shariah-based banks, says Ahsan H Mansur in a meeting with FBCCI

Turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) increased sharply yesterday as resilient investors put fresh bets on lucrative blue-chip stocks amid price movements..Turnover, which indicates the total value of shares trading on the trading floor, increased 67.84 percent from that on the preceding