Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) authorities yesterday demanded a number of tax incentives for share investors to encourage people invest more in securities, which will help make the country's stock market vibrant, reports BSS. The recommended tax incentives include increase in tax-free dividend income…

Smartphone penetration in Bangladesh is increasing as 12 phones are being sold in every single minute including 7 smartphones, according to a study conducted by Google Developer Group (GDG) Dhaka and technology organisation Preneur Lab. The report was unveiled at the first-ever mobile conference (MOBICON)…

Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) re-elected Alamgir Shamsul Alamin as the president for next two (2016-18) years, reports BSS. Nuran Nabi Chowdhury has been elected as senior vice-president while Liakat Ali Bhuiyan as first vice-president and Abul Fatah M Ahkam Ullah Iman Khan…

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Stock market yesterday continued the upward trend, driven mainly by buying activities around some large-cap securities of energy, cement and engineering sectors, reports BSS. DSEX - the broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - gained 33.27 points to finish the week's opening day at 4340.06.…

AFP, BEIJING: China’s exports slumped nearly two per cent in April compared to the same month last year, as imports fell almost 11 per cent, officials…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers will hold an emergency meeting today to try to thrash out a difficult deal on fresh reforms for Greece as fears grow of a repeat of last year’s chaotic bailout negotiations. The ministers from the 19 countries that use the euro—the Eurogroup—will…

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu left Dhaka yesterday morning for Egypt to take part in the three-day 5th Ministerial Meeting on D-8 Industrial Cooperation at the Egyptian capital Cairo, reports BSS. Amu will lead the three-member Bangladesh delegation in the conference scheduled to be held on May…

Habibur Rahman has been unanimously elected as chairman of the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Ltd in its 1068th Board Meeting after 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in the capital recently, says a press release. Rahman replaces Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, who retired from the post of chairman and…

The number of subscribers of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) has reached to 15 million 18 thousand 950 in March, says a press release. In line with the Vision 2021, REB has taken up a number of activities at hand including construction of new power distribution lines and sub-centres, the…

Singer Bangladesh Ltd has approved 25 per cent final dividend in addition to payment of 40 percent interim dividend, making a total 65 percent for the year 2015. The decision was made in the 36th Annual General Meeting of the company held at the Spectra Convention Centre, Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday.…