Most shares on the Dhaka and Chittagong exchanges did not find buyers today as investors were worried that the markets would fall further amid deepening economic uncertainty at home and abroad.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) rose slightly today after a significant decline the previous day.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) turned around today following a sharp decline a day earlier.

Internet banking transactions nearly doubled to Tk 23,548 crore in July compared to a year earlier, central bank figures showed as more people in Bangladesh are using computers and mobile apps to access various financial services.  

Bangladesh Bank has denied giving permission to a representative of Sikder Insurance Company to serve as a director of National Bank Ltd (NBL). 

The rate of employment of women in Bangladesh’s banking sector has slightly increased to 16.3 per cent in June this year from 15.2 per cent four years earlier. 

Stocks in Bangladesh suffered a steep fall yesterday as worries about a slowdown in the economy deepened among investors amid continued stress in the forex market, the decline in export and remittance, higher inflation, and the escalating war in Ukraine.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) along with Bangladesh Bank has initiated foreign currency (FCY) transaction solution through real-time gross settlement (RTGS) clearing of the central bank.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to verify prices quoted by importers for commodities by cross-checking with what was prevailing in international markets. 

An online shopping festival styled “10-10”, organised by 28 local e-commerce, logistics and payment service providers, began yesterday.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to draw up citizen charter such that clients are able to get financial services smoothly.

Bangladeshi investors should invest more in Kosovo to expand the south Asian country’s export market in the landlocked nation, said Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), yesterday.

Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday fined 65 internet service providers (ISPs) Tk 55 lakh for not taking approval of charges they had set for services. 

Singer Bangladesh is investing about $78 million to set up a new home appliance manufacturing plant inside the special economic zone in Narayanganj to expand local production of its products, according to company officials.

No treasury bills and bonds were bought or sold on the stock exchanges in Bangladesh yesterday, their first trading day, because of a technical glitch. 

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) and Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) signed a memorandum of cooperation yesterday to recognise each other as complementary centres for dissemination and exchange of information relating to investment. 

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Japan will reach $20 billion by 2030 from more than $3 billion at present as apparel shipments to the far eastern country are rising fast, according to Ito Naoki, Japan’s ambassador to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently blocked 331 websites related to online gambling in a bid to rein in the rapidly expanding malpractice in the country. 

Walton launched four new models of its premium series refrigerators in Dhaka on Sunday.

City Bank in collaboration with bKash launched Shariah-based savings scheme “City Islamic DPS Savings” through bKash app in Dhaka on Monday.