Business Report : The broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rebounded on Tuesday following a plunge on Monday. The DSEX, the major index of the country’s prime bourse, was up 21.65 points, or 0.41 percent, to close the day at 5,241.84. The DSES, which comprises Shariah-based firms, also registered gains by increasing 6.7 points, or 0.59 percent, to 1,149.55. The DS30 index that represents the best blue-chip stocks jumped 9.95 points, or 0.53 percent, to 1,877.94. Turnover, which...
Day: June 26, 2024
Staff Reporter, Mymensingh : The 150 year old Muktagacha Municipality has announced a proposed budget of around 84 crore...
Staff Reporter : A fire broke out at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon but was quickly brought under control by two fire service units. The incident occurred around 3:30 pm in the furnace used for destroying evidence, located near the court’s jail. Eyewitnesses reported that the fire escalated suddenly while prohibited polythene was being destroyed in the furnace adjacent to the court’s toilet. Fire service sources stated that upon receiving the information, two units...
Mirzapur (Tangail) Correspondent : An abandoned grenade was recovered from a pond in Tangail’s Mirzapur. Fear has spread in the area on Monday at Paharpur village of Mirzapur municipality. The police said that the grenade was recovered from Deloyor Hossain’s pond. On Tuesday (June 25), according to police sources, yesterday night, local residents found a large black colored grenade abandoned in the pond of Delwar Hossain’s house in Paharpur village. Villagers saw the grenades and called the National Emergency...
Business Report : Bangladesh Bank is set to unveil the monetary policy for the first half of FY25 in the third week of July, to bring down inflation which has persistently remained high. Inflation in Bangladesh has been hovering at over 9% since March last year and the central bank’s existing tight monetary policy stance is yet to help cool down consumer prices. The central bank is preparing to announce the new monetary policy sometime between July 15 and July...
Business Report : United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) and SME Foundation have formalized a pivotal partnership aimed at bolstering credit...
Staff Reporter : In a significant breakthrough, police arrested four individuals accused of stealing Tk 29 lakh from the vault of an IFIC Bank sub-branch in Bogura. Following the arrests, law enforcement recovered approximately Tk 10 lakh in cash and a motorcycle purchased with the stolen money. Bogura Superintendent of Police, Sudeep Kumar Chakraborty, announced the arrests at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The suspects have been identified as Zahidul Islam, 30, from Hukmapur village under Bogura Sadar upazila;...
Dhaka Abahani Limited registered their second win in the BFF U-18 Football League beating Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited 2-1 held at the practice ground of Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital on Tuesday. In the day’s match, Yeasin put Abahani ahead early in the 8th minute while Mohin restored the parity for Sheikh Jamal in the 44th minute of the match. After the breather, Nur Alam sealed the victory scoring the second goal for Abahani Limited in 92nd...
Economic Reporter : More than 100,000 investors have withdrawn every share from their beneficiary owner’s accounts since the beginning of...