DHAKA: A two-day festival ‘Home Fest Dhaka’, a display of interior materials, will kick off in city’s International Convention Centre, Bangladesh (ICCB) on Friday (December 2). Windmill Advertising Ltd will organize the festival for the second time. A month-long interior

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank executive director SM Moniruzzaman has been made its deputy governor for next three years. Public administration ministry issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday (November 30). As per the notification, he has been appointed as a BB deputy governor

DHAKA: Investors witnessed rise in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange- on Wednesday (November 30). The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over 7.93 points and 0.16 percent to stand at 4801.24 at the

DHAKA: National Tax Day has been marked in all divisional cities including Dhaka as people of different walks of life joined colorful processions. They chanted slogans such as ‘Pay Tax to Fetch Golden Days of Prosperity’ and ‘No Alternative of Tax Pay in Building a Happy

DHAKA: Strong consumer spending helped the US economy to grow faster than previously estimated in the third quarter. The world’s largest economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2% in the three months to September, up from an earlier estimate of 2.9%, reports the BBC. The figure

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the opening hour on Wednesday (November 30). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 11.38 points or 0.23

DHAKA: US stock markets closed little changed, but energy shares fell as the oil price slid ahead of Opec meeting. Shares in Chevron fell 1.1% and Exxon Mobil dropped 0.7% as oil prices fell almost 4% on worries that producers will fail to agree production limits. Brent crude fell

DHAKA: One of the most prominent banks of the country, United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) signed an agreement with Application Solution Provider Software Shop Limited, operating under the brand name “SSL Wireless”, to offer Mobile Top-up service using the Internet Banking to its

DHAKA: LankaBangla Securities, the leading securities company of the country, successfully closed the issuance of Non-Convertible Zero Coupon Bond worth Tk 480-million in an event held at Le Méridien Dhaka on 27 November (Sunday). The initiative is the first of its kind for a

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in the opening hours on Tuesday (November 29), the third trading session of week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, acquired

DHAKA: A three-day Bangladesh Capital Market Expo-2016 will begin on December 1 to create awareness about share markets and to promote its new branding. The exposition, organized by a daily ArthoSuchak, will be held at city’s Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB)

DHAKA: Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), an affiliated organization of the FBCCI, has been awarded the 7th Local Chamber Award in the Big Category. BWCCI President Selima Ahmad received the award at the 30th Conference of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain on Monday (November 28), the second trading day of the week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, gained over 11.07 points and 0.23

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in the opening hours on Monday (November 28), the second trading session of week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, acquired

DHAKA: Lufthansa pilots have warned they will strike again on Tuesday and Wednesday after weekend talks failed to resolve a long-running row over pay. The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said the walkout would affect short-haul flights on Tuesday, and both short and long-haul

DHAKA: The reallocation process of all the tanneries from city’s Hazaribagh area to Savar industrial town will be complete within December 31. Tannery Industry Owner Association leaders say that not only the relocation but production procedure will also be complete by the time.

DHAKA: The government aimed to procure Aman-rice from the farmers at Tk 33 per kg in this season. The decision came from a meeting of Food Planning and Monitoring Committee (FPMC) at city’s secretariat Sunday noon (November 27). Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam briefed the

DHAKA: India and Bangladesh on November 27 signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for a number of development projects to be implemented in Madaripur. India government will fund the projects at a cost of Taka 2.30-crore in this regard. The MoUs were signed in the presence of

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed loss on Sunday (November 27), the first trading session of week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, lost over 4.75 points and 0.09

DHAKA: Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) inked a Payroll Banking Agreement with T K Group, mother concern of Chin Hung Fibers Ltd, in city recently. Head of Direct Business in Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) M Khorshed Anowar and Group General Manager of T K Group exchanged documents on behalf of their