Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended yesterday continuing the winning streak. The broad index, DSEX closed at 4722.30 points…

Genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice is now waiting for food safety clearance certificate to be released as a new variety as the vitamin-A fortified rice will fight childhood blindness that affects country’s 21 per cent children. “The vitamin A enriched rice variety, popularly known as…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Ministry yesterday recommended privatising all non-profit sugar mills. The recommendation came at its 8th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban yesterday with committee chairman Begum Matia Chowdhury in the chair. Committee members Agriculture Minister…

Syed Mushfequr Rahman, project director, VAT Online Project of National Board of Revenue (NBR), urged the business community to register their business entities under 13-digit new Electronic Business Identification Number (e-BIN). Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), one of the largest trade…

The government yesterday allocated Taka 100 crore to clears arrear wage and salary-allowance of workers-employees of jute mills under the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). The finance ministry has made the conditional allocation of the amount, which will be deposited to the personal bank accounts…

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba surged yesterday as it drew back the curtain on a Hong Kong listing the firm described as a vote of confidence in…

Asian markets were mixed yesterday as investors tracked developments in the China-US trade talks, while Chinese online retail titan Alibaba surged almost eight per cent on its Hong Kong debut. While the mood remains upbeat across trading floors that a partial tariffs agreement will eventually be signed,…

Catering giant Compass yesterday said it planned to cut up to 4,000 jobs owing to a deteriorating outlook and as it warned over Brexit's impact. "There will be... no more than 4,000 job cuts" over the next two years, or less than one per cent of Compass' global workforce, a spokesman…

AKASH DTH, the country’s first and only legal direct-to-home service provider, is offering free subscription for the first month to its new customers…

Charles Schwab Corp, an early champion of retail brokerage services, announced on Monday it will acquire rival TD Ameritrade for around $26 billion amid stiffening competition to attract small investors. The all-stock deal creates a giant that serves clients with $5 trillion in assets and will enable…