The DSEX rose 34.89 points to close at 5,509.61

They will send 1,200 tonnes of the fish for the upcoming Durga Puja

Finance ministry, UNDP and AFD partner on climate budget programme

An independent taskforce on strengthening the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has recommended a new name, leadership, and oversight model for the state agency to safeguard the independence of its statistical activities.

Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended slightly higher yesterday, reversing the losses of the previous session, buoyed by gains in banking sector shares.

So far, the banking watchdog has purchased $1.74 billion in the current fiscal year

China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.

Investors look beyond Barishal due to poor business climate, infrastructure

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to hold discussions today with Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on how the multilateral lender can provide additional support to Bangladesh and the potential structure of such assistance.

The Dhaka-visiting US trade delegation has called on the government to accelerate labour law reforms and narrow the trade deficit to help further reduce retaliatory tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the American market.

Only 2.36% of the total outlay has been used in the two months

The DSEX increased 26.89 points to 5,495.24 by 11:48 am

China’s Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti-discrimination investigation into US trade policy over chips on Saturday, as well as a separate investigation into dumping, a day ahead of a new round of US-China trade talks in Spain.

According to a BBS report, female participation fell sharply from 2.53 crore to 2.37 crore in 2024.

Rebranding is often necessary at some point in a brand’s lifecycle, not as a sign of failure but as a deliberate strategy to remain relevant. Even well-known names such as Nokia, Burberry and Dunkin’ have altered their identities to keep pace with shifting consumer demands. Rebranding responds to changes in consumer behaviour, technology, culture and competition. The difficulty is to evolve without sacrificing the essential qualities that won customers in the first place.

Local small and medium telecom operators have urged the government to revise the new telecom licensing policy, claiming that it threatens local companies, employment, investment, and government revenue.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday urged tax lawyers to assist the government in strengthening revenue collection by helping prevent the concealment of taxpayers’ income and wealth.

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) yesterday announced the integration of five new services from the Directorate of Registration into its online One-Stop Service (OSS) platform, raising the total to 142 services across 47 agencies.

The Trump administration may reduce the reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods further from the current 20 percent if the trade gap between the two countries narrows, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

Farmers in the northern districts are paying Tk 47 to Tk 50 per kilogramme for triple superphosphate (TSP) fertiliser this Aman season, while the government rate is Tk 27.