Market will gain impetus by June: DSE chair
Dhaka Stock Exchange chairman Mominul Islam on Saturday said that the stock market was expected to gain momentum by June, as ongoing reforms would boost investor confidence...
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Businesses can enter LatAm market thru Brazil: Brazilian diplomat
Deputy head of mission at the Brazilian embassy in Dhaka Leonardo de Oliveira Jannuzzi has said that Brazil could be a gateway in the future to connect Bangladeshi private sector businesspersons with Latin American markets...
UCBD holds orientation for country鈥檚 first int鈥檒 cybersecurity degree students
Universal College Bangladesh held the orientation programme for the first students who have enrolled in the University of Central Lancashire Cybersecurity degree, and for the second batch of Business and Marketing degree students recently, at their Gulshan campus, says a press release.
Global stocks mostly fall
Stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar steadied Friday as traders awaited key US jobs data for signals on the health of the world鈥檚 largest economy and the outlook for interest rates.
CAPITAL MARKET: Stakeholders for fact-finding body to address anomalies
Capital market stakeholders on Thursday called for setting up a fact-finding committee to investigate irregularities in the market during the previous regime of the Awami League...
US tariff, rate fears rattle global stocks
Stock markets were rattled Wednesday by worries about incoming US president Donald Trump slapping tariffs on imports and the fading prospects for interest rate cuts...
Bearish vibe of market due to reforms: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the current bearish vibe of the capital market was due to the reforms being carried out...
Govt agencies鈥� collaboration urged to monitor agri markets
Rights activists, consumers, and traders have called for greater collaboration among government agencies to effectively monitor agricultural markets and control essential commodity prices by dismantling syndicates.
European stocks retreat after positive start to year
European stock markets retreated Friday, as traders booked profits from a positive start to 2025 and awaited a full return to business next week.
Recession weighs on German labour market
Germany鈥檚 unemployment rate stayed stable at 6.1 per cent in December but the stagnation in Europe鈥檚 largest economy weighed on the labour market throughout 2024, according to official data published on Friday.
Gold market sees volatility with prices changing 62 times
Bangladesh鈥檚 gold market has witnessed serious volatility in 2024, with gold prices fluctuating 62 times throughout the year.
DSEX index gains 30.24 points in early trading
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country鈥檚 main capital market, saw an upward trend in the first hour on Sunday.
Chinese cars grab Mexican market share
The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico鈥檚 luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Manipulation alleged as dollar nears Tk 128
The dollar price has surged to nearly Tk 128, fuelled by alleged market manipulation by some banks and money exchange houses, and an increased demand for the greenback ahead of Ramadan, the fasting month of the Muslims.
European stocks retreat further
European stock markets slid for a second session running Friday and the dollar dropped as investors grow concerned about the economic outlook for next year.
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
ICB gets Tk聽3,000cr loan to stabilise capital market
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has received a loan of Tk聽3,000 crore from the Bangladesh Bank to help stabilise the capital market...
Global stocks diverge
Stock markets diverged Friday as traders were disappointed by China鈥檚 latest boosts to its beleaguered聽economy聽and looked ahead to a key US Federal Reserve meeting next week.
BUMA, MACES host photography marketing competition
BRAC University Marketing Association has recently organised a photography marketing competition titled Frames of Freedom to showcase the essence of the student-led July-August mass uprising...
Paris stock market rallies as Macron fights on
The Paris stock market rallied Friday as president Emmanuel Macron sought a way out of France鈥檚 political crisis.
Packaged edible oil crisis, high prices affecting consumers
Kitchen markets in Dhaka are in the grip of an edible oil crisis, with chaotic price fluctuations and supply inconsistencies disrupting daily life of low-income consumers, who are already struggling with rising inflation.
Policy swings, corruption lead to forex market crisis
Regulatory mood swings and corruption during the Awami League regime created disorderly conditions in the foreign exchange market, which led the foreign exchange reserves declining to levels too low for comfort, according to the White Paper on the State of Bangladesh economy submitted to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday...
Initiatives to prevent bad IPOs taken: DSE director
Dhaka Stock Exchange director Minhaz Mannan Emon on Tuesday said that initiatives had been taken to prevent low quality initial public offerings from entering the country鈥檚 capital market, according to a DSE press release...
Govt should break market cartels to contain prices
PEOPLE, especially the poor and the segments of the population with low, fixed and limited income, continue to suffer as prices of goods remain high. Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil remained high in the week ending on November 29. A slight decrease in prices of coarse varieties of rice, broilers and eggs in the week has, however, failed to make any noticeable difference for...
Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes remain high
Vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil continued to be sold at high prices, while the prices of coarse rice, broiler chicken and eggs dropped slightly on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Govt seizes 40,000 Kg polythene in anti-polythene campaign
Bangladesh interim government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene shopping bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
Adani Group lost nearly $55b as US charges sparked rout
India鈥檚 Adani Group conglomerate said Wednesday it had lost almost $55 billion in a stock market rout since US prosecutors last week accused its founder and other officials of fraud.
European stocks drop on Trump trade war worries
European stock markets mostly retreated Wednesday on concerns Europe could be the next tariffs target for US president-elect Donald Trump, who has announced a tough-negotiating hawk as his trade envoy...
Low, middle income people endure long queues
People from lower to middle-class backgrounds endure long queues at the open market sales points of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Dhaka city as rising inflation pushed essential commodity prices higher...
Global stocks mostly on front foot, as bitcoin rally stutters
Major stock markets mostly rose Monday as traders welcomed Donald Trump鈥檚 pick for Treasury secretary, while bitcoin鈥檚 push to $1,00,000 ran out of steam after coming within a whisker of the mark last week...