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DSE persists with costly OMS for small brokers

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- The Dhaka bourse continues to incur an annual cost of $1.1 million to maintain its Order Management System (OMS) even though over 70 per cent market turnover is executed by larg... Read More


5-year trade licence renewal facility coming soon: DSCC Administrator

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam today (Sunday) said that a five-year renewal facility for trade licences will be introduced soon to make service... Read More


BAT Bangladesh PLC appoints Farah Noor as Company Secretary and Head of Compliance

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- British American Tobacco Bangladesh PLC. (BAT Bangladesh PLC.) has appointed Farah Noor as Company Secretary & Head of Compliance, making her the first woman Company Secretary i... Read More


Dhaka Bank launches Co-Branded Mastercard Spark Prepaid Card for NSU students

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Dhaka Bank PLC, in collaboration with North South University (NSU), successfully hosted the Grand Finale of Dhaka Bank Presents MarXcellence 2026 Inter-University Digital Market... Read More


Stocks edge up on selective buying

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Stocks returned to positive territory this week as renewed buying interest in selected sectors helped the benchmark index recover, although persistent domestic and geopolitical ... Read More


Expanding services sector grows 11.5pc in FY26

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- The services sector, which accounts for more than half of Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP), continued to expand in the fiscal year 2025-26, with its size rising to Tk 3... Read More


It is governance crisis

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Bangladesh is not confronting four separate crises. It is confronting one crisis of state capacity, appearing in four places citizens encounter every day: the market, the power ... Read More


A toothless human rights commission, again

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Of the 133 ordinances promulgated during the tenure of the interim government, the BNP government made 97 ordinances into law without changes, while 13 ordinances were decided t... Read More


Imperative of rebuilding financial integrity

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has confirmed what years of persistent reporting had already made clear to close observers of Bangladesh's banking sector. Its d... Read More


Cost-driven rise in import bill

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Does the sharp rise in imports of goods last fiscal year (FY26) reflect a rebound in investment in the country? The answer is no. Though the rise in imports is linked to investm... Read More