Stock trading in Bangladesh has slowed in recent months as most investors are not placing fresh bets considering the market’s bleak outlook amid ongoing economic uncertainties. As such, daily turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged by 5.02 percent to Tk 279 crore yesterday, mark

Egg, sugar prices became cheaper to some extent, not other commodities, he says

Turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a three-month low yesterday as skittish investors cautiously traded select shares amidst ongoing political and economic uncertainties. .The turnover, which is the total value of the shares traded on the market, amounted to Tk 293 crore. .Th

Real prices of rice have fallen in the decade from 2010 to 2020, benefiting consumers but generating lower real incomes for producers, according to a paper presented at an event in Dhaka yesterday..However, real prices of the staple food climbed in the years following the turn of the decad

Walton received orders worth around Tk 350 crore from various local and foreign companies at the “Advanced Technology Solution-ATS Expo 2024”, the country’s sole industrial expo organised by tech-giant Walton..SM Mahbubul Alam, managing director of Walton Hi-Tech Industries, provided the d

Despite the significant progress in reducing poverty in Bangladesh, about one in five of the non-poor households remain at high risk of falling below the poverty line, according to a study by the World Bank..The study was presented during a session on “Poverty in Bangladesh based on HIES 2

Step away from moves to privatise NCT, CCT

Inflation refuses to budge. Part of the reason may be honest disclosure of what the data is saying.

The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.

They are: IBBL, FSIBL, SIBL, Union, Global Islami, Bangladesh Commerce

The plant will produce 660,000 tonnes of wheat with 37% less electricity than regular

Many of the Chattogram port’s 12 container jetties have been lying vacant for the last couple of weeks due to a fall in the number of ships amid a decrease in imports..The port currently has 18 jetties. Of these, 12 jetties are dedicated for accommodating container vessels and the remainin

The cement maker has to appear before the stockmarket regular on Dec 8

The Bangladesh Bank has asked lenders in the country to provide detailed information on all the loans and liabilities of companies operated by Thermax Group..The banks have been asked to provide the information by Wednesday. There are more than a dozen companies under the group that produc

Core banking will be unavailable from Jan 1-5 next year and agent banking from Dec 30 to Jan 5

28 companies are taking part in the event

The administrator is asked to hold election in 120 days

Revenue rises 8% year-on-year

The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid

Jamuna Oil Company Limited recorded strong earnings in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal year 2024-25 on the back of higher interest income.