Stocks soared yesterday as investors cheered the substantial cut in capital gains tax by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to encourage big local and foreign investors.
Stocks in Bangladesh plummeted to a four-year low yesterday, just a day after the stock market regulator formed an inquiry committee to investigate the reasons behind the market’s sharp decline.
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the premier bourse in Bangladesh, rose 500 points in the past month after a change in the political landscape brought on by the ouster of the Awami League government.
Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.
Day labourers in Dhaka are among those who are suffering the most due to the ongoing unrest along with the curfew imposed by the government to stem the violence.
“I can’t get you to understand how I managed to pay for meals over the past four days,” a dejected labourer, Muzahid Hossain, said yesterday.
The number of users of the Dhaka Stock Exchange’s (DSE) mobile app has more than halved in the past four financial years, apparently due to a protracted bearish trend in the market.
For stock investors in Bangladesh, the just-concluded fiscal year was the worst in four years, with the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange losing over 1,000 points.
Sports accessories businesses in Bangladesh are making a comeback as people, particularly the younger generation, are returning to fields to play again following the easing of restrictions and sharp fall in coronavirus caseloads.
People in Bangladesh began breathing a sigh of relief in August when coronavirus cases receded as optimism grew that they would return to the pre-pandemic level sooner than expected and get their halcyon days back.
Selecting a nominee is an important part while opening a bank account -- individual or joint -- as well as making investments in the form of savings schemes such as a fixed deposit receipt.
Every parent wants their children to grow up with proper education in a safe and stress-free environment.
Hossain Ahmed, a resident of Rajarbagh in Dhaka, ordered a couple of gowns worth Tk 3,340 on a Facebook-based online shop for his wife on October 13.
The Bangladesh Forest Department has given undue advantage to a particular company while purchasing four double-cabin pickups and related accessories worth about Tk 2.4 crore for a development project, said a government report.
Motorised modes of transport, such as cars, buses and motorcycles, are a daily necessity for most residents in a busy metropolis like Dhaka.
Robi Axiata Ltd and Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd were fined Tk 10 lakh each for providing telecom value-added service (TVAS) to customers through unauthorised firms and attempting to dodge revenue.
The government has targeted an annual average productivity growth rate of 5.6 per cent for the next 10 years as it is set to begin implementing the Bangladesh National Productivity Master Plan from January next year.
Every parent yearns for a stress-free, comfortable and bright future for their beloved children. And most parents work tirelessly so that the sons and daughters don’t face any financial difficulty in life.
