BEZA launches new project to boost capacity, lure investments Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has taken an initiative to enhance its capacity to better manage industrial parks and thus attract more investments. To this effect, the BEZA on Tuesday inaugurated a new project, titled ‘Capacity Building of BEZA on EZ

Forex reserve hits record $46b Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve yesterday hit a record high of $46 billion thanks to the upward trend of remittance. The reserves, one of the major macroeconomic indicators of an economy, went up 23.6 per cent in the last one year to stand at $36.03 billion

A Rouf Chowdhury reelected Bank Asia chairman A Rouf Chowdhury has recently been reelected chairman of Bank Asia at the 453rd meeting of its Board of Directors. Chowdhury is the bank’s main sponsor. He is the chairman of Rangs Group and Sea Resources Group and one of the directors of

DSEX exceeds 5,700-mark ahead of Eid holiday Stocks extended the winning streak on Tuesday with the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossing the 5,700-mark again ahead of Eid holiday. Today (Wednesday) is the last trading day before Eid holiday. However, trading on the bourses will remain closed

Stock index crosses 5,800 after 4 months The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went past 5,800 yesterday after around four months thanks to increased participation of investors. The DSEX rose 62 points, or 1.08 per cent, to end the day at 5,813 points.The index has been rising for