Stocks maintain gaining streak The engineering and non-bank financial institution (NBFI) sectors pushed the country’s stock market upward yesterday thanks to increased investor participation. DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 142.26 points, or 2.48 per cent, to 5,861.02. This was the highest since February 7,
Read MoreGovt extends duty benefits for six months The government has allowed duty benefits on the import of personal protective equipment and its raw materials for local manufacturing by additional six months. On January 07, the finance ministry issued a circular in this regard while the National Board of Revenue (NBR)
Read MoreLPG prices rise as global markets heat up in winter The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) went up 10 per cent in the domestic market in January after demand rose in Western countries because of winter, pushing up the rate in the international markets. The price of the
Read MoreDSE app goes haywire amid investor influx Stock investors faced problems executing trade through the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) mobile app last week as the system was caving in to participation influxes. The problem was turning acute in the first and last few minutes of the designated trading period, for
Read MoreAmazing growth in bank deposits The deposit growth in the country’s banking sector increased by a record 13 per cent to approximately Tk 12.5 trillion in October last year, even as interest rate is at historic low, the central bank data shows. The latest data of the Bangladesh Bank said
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