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Rumour prompts panic sale at Dhaka bourse

The broad index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped 1.43 per cent or 88.01 points to close at 6,039 points on Wednesday. It was the largest single-day fall since February 2 last year, when the DSEX plunged by 1.97 per cent or 108 points.Merchant bankers and stock brokers...

PM warns against graft, financial irregularities

Asking the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) office to enhance its supervision, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned that the government will never tolerate corruption and financial irregularities, reports UNB."We want the people of the country to have a developed life. So, we'll never ever tolerate corruption and irregularities in financial...

Mominul Haque responds to the crowd after scoring 150 runs

Mominul Haque responds to the crowd after scoring 150 runs during the first day of the first cricket Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. — AFP

Pensioners to receive payments automatically through EFT

Pensioners won't have to line up for payments anymore as the annuity will reach their bank accounts automatically through electronic fund-transfer (ETF) system, officials said. The government will introduce electronic pension-payment system today (Thursday) under a move they believe meant for making "hassle-free" the pension payment to the ageing retired...

Six-day halt at Benapole port causes Tk 600m revenue loss

A six-day suspension of export-import activities at Benapole land port caused a revenue collection shortfall of nearly Tk 600 million, customs sources said. Trade transactions remained suspended from January 24 to 29 at Benapole following agitation by Petrapole clearing agents' staff welfare association across the border, said Benapole customs commissioner...

BD's score in EIU’s state of democracy falls

Bangladesh's score on the state of democracy has dropped in 2017 compared to the one in 2016 resulting in eight notches down, says the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index-2017, reports UNB.Bangladesh has ranked 92nd with a score of 5.43 out of 10 in Democracy Index 2017 while it ranked...

News Watch (1-02-2018)

SSC exams begin todayThe Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2018 will begin across the country on Thursday. This year, 2,031, 899 students, including 1,023,212 boys and 1,008,687 girls, are expected to sit for examinations at 3,412 centres, said, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at a...