Business & Economy
DSE, CSE struggle as trading slows
Business Report : Bangladesh’s stock market continued its downtrend on Thursday, with both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses closing lower. Investors remained cautious as major indices posted losses amid falling share prices across most...
BEVMX, BIMEX 2025 inaugurated
Business Desk : Bangladesh Electric Vehicle & Mobility Exhibition (BEVMX 2025)& Bangladesh International Medical Exhibition (BIMEX 2025) has been inaugurated at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on Thursday. The project is powered by...
Trading on Five Islami Banks’ Shares Suspended by DSE
NN ONLINE: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has suspended trading in the shares of five Islamic banks that are currently in a consolidation process. In a notice dated Thursday, November 6, the DSE...
BB notifies lenders of merger decision: Depositors of 5 merged banks likely to get back money in a month
Business Report : Bangladesh Bank has sent letters to five banks, First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank, and EXIM Bank, informing them of the merger decision under the...
BEPZA expands into high-tech manufacturing with new drone project
Business Desk : The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has approved a new investment by Chinese-owned AeroSynth Limited to establish a drone manufacturing facility at the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ) in Mirsharai,...
Stock index sinks below 5000-mark after four months
Business Desk : The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell below threshold of 5000-mark after four months on Wednesday as jittery investors dumped their holdings amid a lack of clear direction...
Climate disasters cost each Bangladeshi Tk1.17 lakh in 10 months: Oxfam
Staff Reporter : Climate-related disasters cost every affected Bangladeshi an average of Tk1.17 lakh ($954) over just ten months, according to Oxfam in Bangladesh, which launched its Loss and Damage Dashboard in Dhaka on...
Tobacco farming on farmland deepens food security crisis: Experts
Business Report : Tobacco use and farming are rising nationwide, replacing food crops, which is deepening the food security crisis, experts said at an event. Without urgent amendments to the tobacco control law, both...
