Per capita income rises to $2,064 Bangladesh’s per capita income (GNI) went up by US$ 155 to US$ 2,064 in the final quarter (April-June) of the last fiscal year, official data released on Tuesday showed, despite severe adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economic activities during the period.

Stocks maintain gaining streak The engineering and non-bank financial institution (NBFI) sectors pushed the country’s stock market upward yesterday thanks to increased investor participation. DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 142.26 points, or 2.48 per cent, to 5,861.02. This was the highest since February 7,

Remittance inflow increases by 31.75pc in Nov Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 1,555.22 million remittances in November of the current fiscal 2019-20, which is apparently 31.75 per cent higher than the same month of the preceding year, according to a Bangladesh Bank [BB] data. The country received $1,180.44 million remittances during

BB renews call to exhaust stimulus packages by Mar The central bank has asked the banks to exhaust all stimulus packages by March to help revive the economy, battered by Covid-19. The advice was given at a virtual meeting between the bankers and Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Fazle Kabir. The

BSEC appoints special auditor to find out reasons The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has appointed a special auditor for Delta Life Insurance Company to assess the firm’s health. The move comes following allegations of regulatory breaches by the listed insurer. The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) appointed