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Dhaka, Monday


03 February 2025


Budget session of 12th JS to be held in two shifts

Budget session of 12th JS to be held in two shifts

The budget session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad for the 2024-25 fiscal beginning today will continue during morning and evening shifts

01:40 6 June 2024

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Country`s both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Wednesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities

01:32 6 June 2024

Export earnings register 2.01pc growth in July-May

Export earnings register 2.01pc growth in July-May

The country`s export earnings witnessed a 2.01 percent growth in the first eleven months from July to May of the current fiscal 2023-24 (FY24) raising the total volume to US$ 51.54 billion

01:27 6 June 2024

Ali places Tk 7.97 lakh crore budget for FY25 this afternoon

Ali places Tk 7.97 lakh crore budget for FY25 this afternoon

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is set to unveil a possible Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for the next fiscal year (FY25) at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) around 5pm on

01:23 6 June 2024

Walton opens exclusive showroom in Chapainawabganj

Walton opens exclusive showroom in Chapainawabganj

Reliance Enterprise, an exclusive distributor showroom of Walton, has recently been launched in the Medical intersection area of Bholahat Upazila in Chapainawabganj

01:19 6 June 2024

Construction of Orion’s coal power plant stalled for 8 years

Construction of Orion’s coal power plant stalled for 8 years

Orion Group, one of the leading conglomerates in Bangladesh, took the initiative to build a 635 MW coal-based power plant at Gazaria in Munshiganj a decade ago but failed to meet the goal.

01:07 6 June 2024

Orion Infusion reports per share loss Tk 192

Orion Infusion reports per share loss Tk 192

Investors have incurred significant losses per share in Orion Infusion, one of the country`s leading companies in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors

01:04 6 June 2024

PM greets Modi on his party’s poll victory

PM greets Modi on his party’s poll victory

Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday greeted Narendra Modi for winning election for the third consecutive time, while Modi invited the Bangladesh Premier to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his government

00:06 6 June 2024

PM warns of actions on failure to send workers to Malaysia

PM warns of actions on failure to send workers to Malaysia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned of taking action against those who are responsible for failure to send migrant workers to Malaysia.

00:00 6 June 2024

World’s richest have never been so wealthy: Study

World’s richest have never been so wealthy: Study

The world has never had so many rich people and their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever recorded, according to a study published on Wednesday

11:58 5 June 2024

Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games

Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games

Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has said

11:54 5 June 2024

JS goes into budget session today

JS goes into budget session today

The third session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin tomorrow. It will be the first budget session of the present stint of the Awami League government came to power through the general election on January 7 this year

01:30 5 June 2024

Allowing new structures in Rohingya camps wouldn’t be wise: PM

Allowing new structures in Rohingya camps wouldn’t be wise: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that allowing new structures in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar would not be wise as environmental and ecological imbalance has already emerged there due to massive deforestation for sheltering the forcibly displaced Myanmar people

01:27 5 June 2024

Walton releases smartphone with Sony IMX 682 camera

Walton releases smartphone with Sony IMX 682 camera

The mobile division of Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has released the new smartphone of the `Xenon` series in the market

01:19 5 June 2024

European stock markets drop at open

European stock markets drop at open

Europe`s main stock markets retreated at the start of trading on Tuesday following falls in Asia and on Wall Street

00:43 5 June 2024

Shares in Modi ally Adani’s firm crash 25 percent during India vote count

Shares in Modi ally Adani’s firm crash 25 percent during India vote count

Shares in the main listed unit of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani`s conglomerate nosedived 25 percent on Tuesday, before rebounding slightly, as election results suggested a reduced majority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s party

00:40 5 June 2024

Govt appoints EY India to develop strategic initiatives for ’Smart Leadership Academy’

Govt appoints EY India to develop strategic initiatives for ’Smart Leadership Academy’

The government has appointed Ernst and Young (EY) India to develop strategic initiatives for Smart Leadership Academy (SLA) set up to create smart leaders and promoting a citizen-centric culture to navigate Fourth Industrial revolution

00:36 5 June 2024

Govt to procure 1 cargo LNG, 1 lakh tonnes fertilizer, 6,000 MTs lentil

Govt to procure 1 cargo LNG, 1 lakh tonnes fertilizer, 6,000 MTs lentil

The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring one cargo LNG, one lakh metric tons of fertilizer and 6,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country

00:32 5 June 2024

Stocks on DSE up, down on CSE

Stocks on DSE up, down on CSE

The country`s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), on Tuesday witnessed an upward trend as investors remained active on sector-wise issues

00:26 5 June 2024

Modi celebrates victory in India vote, but falls short of landslide

Modi celebrates victory in India vote, but falls short of landslide

India`s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had "punished" the ruling party to confound predictions and reduce their parliamentary majority

00:15 5 June 2024

US sees Israeli ’willingness’ for Gaza deal

US sees Israeli ’willingness’ for Gaza deal

Israel has shown willingness to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal set out by US President Joe Biden and it is up to Hamas to make a move, a top White House official said Monday

01:30 4 June 2024

Dhaka trying to extend Malaysian deadline of receiving workers: FM

Dhaka trying to extend Malaysian deadline of receiving workers: FM

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Dhaka is trying to extend the Malaysian government’s deadline to receive Bangladeshi manpower that ended on May 31 as a large number of intending workers failed to reach Kuala Lumpur within the timeframe

01:25 4 June 2024

ECB to start rate cuts but sticky inflation clouds path ahead

ECB to start rate cuts but sticky inflation clouds path ahead

The European Central Bank is expected to begin cutting eurozone interest rates from historic highs this week, but sticky inflation means the move is unlikely to kickstart a rapid easing cycle

01:22 4 June 2024

Microsoft to invest $3.2bn in AI in Sweden

Microsoft to invest $3.2bn in AI in Sweden

Microsoft said Monday it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden, its biggest investment in the country

01:19 4 June 2024