Q1 exports up by 2.58pc, cross target by 2.45pc The country’s merchandise shipments during the first quarter (Q1) of current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, grew by 2.58 per cent to US$ 9.89 billion over that of the same period of last fiscal. The July-September export earnings also surpassed the target

Stocks rebound after five months Dhaka stocks saw the biggest single-day gain in five months on Sunday as investors went on buying binge on large-cap issues as hopes ran high. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went up by 180 points or 4.13 per cent to settle

Banks ready to invest Tk 1,650cr in stocks once floor price is lifted Fourteen banks have together formed a Tk 1,650 crore fund to invest in the stock market but they are now waiting for the lifting of the floor price that the market watchdog set for all stocks earlier.

Govt starts working on Bank Commission The government has finally started working on forming a bank reform commission to review the sector’s health and take necessary remedial measures. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has already talked to some former bankers, bureaucrats and economists, whom a ministry official believes are probable

Land Service Hotline opens today The land service hotline [Call Centres] of the Ministry of Land will be inaugurated today, according to a press release, reports BSS. At a meeting recently, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said the hotline will set out on October 10.It will be a milestone in the