Industry

Textiles and Jute Adviser Sakhawat seeks Korean investment

Textiles and Jute Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has urged the South Korean investors to invest in Bangladesh’s textile and jute sectors for the mutual benefits of the two countries.

Sakhawat, also the shipping ministry advise…

Price fall in large-cap pulls stocks further down

The country’s both the bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – today plunged further due to mainly a price fall in large-cap securities.

The benchmark index DSEX settled 149.20 points down at 4,965.39. Two other in…

Govt approves LNG and fertilizer import proposals

The Advisors’ Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) has approved several key proposals for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertilizer to meet domestic demands.

In a meeting held on Thursday, chaired virtually by Finance Advi…

Govt to procure 2 cargos LNG, 30,000 MTs of fertilizer

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring two cargos of LNG and 30,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer to meet the country’s growing demand.

The approvals came from the 9th meeting of the Advisers’ Council Committee meeting on Gov…

Price fall in large-cap pulls stocks down

The country’s both the bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – today plunged due to mainly a price fall in large-cap securities.

The benchmark index DSEX settled 55.20 points down at 5,114.60. Two other indices of…

BB asks bank employees to file tax returns online

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked bank officials and staffs in the four city corporations of Bangladesh to submit their tax returns online.

The city corporations are- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Gazipur Cit…