DHAKA: Second European Social Business Week was held in Lund and Malmö on May 12–16.Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus participated in the week long forum as the chief guest.Social problems in Europe and their solutions were discussed and explored by and with academics,

DHAKA: Investors witnessed sharp fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Monday. The Dhaka Stocks Exchange broad index shed over 38 points to stand at 4,364 at the close on the second trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 61,701 with transaction at Tk 2,170

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday asked former FBCCI president Anisul Haque to buy shares of two directors of Desh Energy Company with market price.      An HC single bench of Justice Rezaul Hasan passed the order after a hearing on show cause notice in this regard. Barrister

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway with downward trend of share-price indices on Monday. The Dhaka Stock Exchange Broad Index (DSEX) shed over zero point to stand at 4,401 at 12:05pm. Trade deals stood at 22,897 with volume of transactions at Tk 771 million. Of

DHAKA: Customs officials seized three gold bars, weighing 2.1 kilograms and worth about Tk 1crore, from the possession of a passenger of a fight of Tiger Airways at Shahjalal International Airport. Confirming the matter Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Israt Jahan said that acting

DHAKA: China will try to quicken the pace of economic reform this year as part of the government’s efforts to arrest a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. The country’s top economic planning agency said late on Saturday, The Straits Times publishes this report on

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing mixed trend in share-price indices on Sunday. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) broad index rose over two points to stand at 4,419 at 11:55 am. Trade deals stood at 17537 with transaction at Tk 685 million. Of the issues

DHAKA: US car manufacturer General Motors has been fined $35m(£20.8m) for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches. The fine is the maximum allowed by US law. GM said it had already begun reviewing its processes and policies to avoid future delays to recalls of this

BHOLA: The drilling work of the third well in the Shahbajpur gas field was inaugurated in Borhanuddin upazila of the district on Friday noon. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed inaugurated the drilling around 12:30pm. Shahbajpur Gas filed in-charge Shahdat Hossain said that the third well

DHAKA: The BSE Sensex soared over 1,400 points to a new record high as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance headed for a win in the 16th Lok Sabha elections. The Sensex crossed the psychological 25,000 for the first time. The 50-share Nifty surged over 400 points to an all-time high

DHAKA: The rupee strengthened to its highest level in about 10 months on Thursday, while also posting its biggest single-day gain in nearly three weeks on the back of sustained dollar inflows into domestic shares ahead of election results. Hopes that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its

DHAKA: Chamber Judge stayed High Court order declaring illegal the circular of Bangladesh Security Exchange Commission (BSEC) over minimum two percent shareholding of directors. Justice Hasan Foyez Siddique passed the order on Thursday noon.  On Wednesday, an HC bench comprising Kazi

DHAKA: Investors witnessed sharp fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Thursday. The DSE broad index shed over 40 points to stand at 4,416 at the close on the last trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 77606with transaction at Tk 3,053 million.Of the issues

DHAKA: Jamdani Saree is a rich heritage of Bangladesh and lack of supervision, absence of capital and fall down of export have forced the country’s rich tradition on the verge of extinction.  Bangladesh Jamdani Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BJMEA) has claimed that if 25

DHAKA: Bangladesh Security Exchange Commission (BSEC) appealed with the Chamber Judge Court seeking stay on a High Court order that declared illegal the circular of BSEC over minimum two percent shareholding of directors. The hearing on the appeal is likely to be held on Thursday

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing antipathy in share-price indices on Thursday. The Dhaka Stock Exchange Broad Index (DSEX) shed over 33 points to stand at 4,423 at 11:40am. Trade deals stood at 20,685with volume of transactions at Tk 784 million. Of the

DHAKA: A storm is brewing rapidly but not making any noise at all. The windstorm titled “Accord” currently destroying our garment industry insanely but nobody is listening at all! This Accord, allegedly working for a vested group, is already under scrutiny for its overwhelming power

DHAKA: The country is now in deep crisis. Law and order situation is now at its lowest ebb. It is urgent to come out of the situation like this now prevailing.  Otherwise stability will not come in country’s economy that will hamper development. The whole economy might be at risks.

DHAKA: The High Court has declared illegal the circular of Bangladesh Security Exchange Commission (BSEC) over minimum two percent shareholding of directors. An HC bench comprising Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice Altaf Hossain passed the order Wednesday. Earlier, the stock regulator made

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Wednesday said investment is the big challenge to the country’s economy. Muhith said, “We did not attract investment in the private sector during the last six/seven months of political turmoil that has become a big challenge to the