Turnover at Dhaka bourse drops 15pc The Dhaka bourse witnessed a 15 per cent fall in turnover yesterday because of thin participation of institutional investors. Turnover, one of the important indicators of the stock market, hit Tk 786 crore yesterday, down from Tk 928 crore on the previous trading day.Robi

Govt plans Tk 3,322cr transmission line The Government is going to construct a 140-kilometre high-voltage electricity transmission line between Barapukuria and Kaliakair to import 1,600 megawatts of power from Indian conglomerate Adani Group. The Planning Ministry is going to place a mega project involving Tk 3,322 crore at the meeting

Ecnec approves 10 projects The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved 10 development projects, half of which were revisions. The cost and deadline of some of them have been extended twice or thrice despite repeated directives from government high ups for not allowing unusual delays. Five

Bank stocks drop for higher provisioning requirement Most banking stocks dropped yesterday, fuelled by apprehensions of a reduction of profits of lenders centring a Bangladesh Bank decision directing them to keep aside extra provisioning. However, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 20.59 points, or

Stocks continue rising trend after eid holidays Stocks in Bangladesh rose on the first day after eid holidays today and maintained its upward trend for the seventh consecutive sessions. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, up 23 points, or 0.37 per cent, to close the