The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main bourse, has reacted to the finance minister’s proposed budget by placing four recommendations specific to the country’s capital markets with a view to develop them further

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal recommended changes in value-added tax (VAT) or duties on several goods and services. This directly impacts the prices of these products in the local market

Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has slashed by Tk 13.42 per kg to Tk 89.48 from the previous price of Tk 102.9 for the month of June

Stocks on Tuesday witnessed an upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday flagged off a new intercity train named ‘Chilahati Express’ on Dhaka-Chilahati-Dhaka route in a bid to strengthen the connectivity between the northern region with the capital and expand the business in the area

Two Bangladeshis were hospitalised with injuries following Friday’s train crash in India, Andalib Elias, deputy high commissioner at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori on Saturday expressed his country’s willingness to enhance the bilateral relationship with Dhaka over the next 50 years in line with their “strategic partnership” focusing on trade, investment, people to people exchanges and security cooperation

Payra, a coal-fired power plant, will be closed temporarily after June 5 due to scarcities of coal, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said

Quraner Noor, the biggest ever Quran recitation competition in Bangladesh, wrapped up through recognising young talents of Al Quran at an Islamic conference held on Saturday

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka has hosted the ceremony of presenting medals and certificates of the 1st International Astronomy Olympiad

Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Pacific Island leaders are criticizing rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for profiting from loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects