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Stocks retreat as energy crisis weighs on sentiment

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Dhaka stocks retreated on Tuesday, giving up early gains as risk-averse investors went on a late-session selling spree amid persistent concerns over the country's energy crisis.... Read More


DSEX jumps 44 points in first hour as investors pick up battered shares

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as bargain hunters returned to the market, picking up shares that had suffered sharp losses in recent sessions. Advertisement The renewed buying... Read More


DSE cuts corporate bond listing fees by 80pc to revive debt market

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has slashed listing and other fees tied to corporate bonds by 80 per cent in a major move to revive the largely inactive corporate bond market. A... Read More


CVO Petrochemical Refinery shuts its factory for maintenance

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- CVO Petrochemical Refinery shut down its factory again due to emergency maintenance and unavoidable operational circumstances. Advertisement The factory will remain closed betw... Read More


Economic activity contracts in August as PMI falls to 49.9

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Bangladesh's overall economic activity contracted in August, as disruptions to energy and power supplies weighed on business activity, according to the latest Purchasing Manager... Read More


Inflation further edges down to 8.26pc in Aug

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Overall inflation has somewhat eased for a second consecutive month as official count put the rate at 8.26 per cent for August on account of little lower food cost. Yet, accord... Read More


Bangladesh has 191 million active SIMs, with 108 million 4G: Minister

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Bangladesh has 191 million active mobile phone SIMs, Telecoms Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam says. Advertisement According to his figures, 108 million of them use 4G internet. The... Read More


Three more die with measles-like symptoms

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, taking the country's combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to ... Read More


Qatar delegation coming to talk out LNG supply suspension

Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- A delegation of QatarEnergy, Bangladesh's largest contracted liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier, is coming soon to find a possible way of resuming the LNG supply as its cargo ... Read More


NBR to separate tax policy, implementation branches to curb audit fear: Finance minister

Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is being restructured to separate its tax policy formulation and implementation branches in a bid to prevent audit-related fears and harassme... Read More