DSEX dips below 5,000-mark on selling binge Stocks extended the losing streak for the fourth straight session Tuesday, with key index of the major bourse falling below 5,000-mark, as investors continued booking profits on major sectors issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 4,970,
Read MoreBB eases payment rules to boost onion import The central bank yesterday allowed onion importers to open letters of credit by using the 90-day deferred payment tool as part of efforts to help them import the kitchen staple easily. The deferred payment will be applicable under the buyer’s and supplier’s
Read MoreBanks disburse Tk 185b in working capital loans Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Ahmed Jamal on Tuesday said the banks have so far disbursed Tk 185 billion in working capital loans from the stimulus package meant for large industries and the service sector.Mr. Jamal disclosed this at the eighth
Read MoreTk 848cr project approved to widen road to boost Indo-Bangla trade The government yesterday took up a Tk 848.3 crore project to widen a road that would broaden bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh. It came as the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved seven projects involving
Read MoreService-sector export earnings drop 5.56pc Bangladesh’s export earnings from the service sector stood at US$6.13 billion registering a 5.56 per cent negative growth in the just-concluded fiscal year 2019-20, the official data showed. The country earned US$6.49 billion from the service sector in the fiscal year 2018-19. The last fiscal’s
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