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BSEC body gets one week more to give report

FE ReportThe securities regulator has extended the timeframe by one week to submit report on the Chinese consortium's proposal for being a strategic partner of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) formed a four-member committee on February 22 after receiving the proposal on strategic partner from the...

PM visits S’pore on March 11-14

FE ReportFive memorandums of understanding (MoUs) regarding trade and investment are likely to be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Singapore from March 11 to 14.The Prime Minister, who is going to Singapore at the invitation of her Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, will be accompanied by a...

City gridlock heightens commuters’ sufferings

The sufferings of commuters reached peak on Wednesday due to severe traffic gridlock at several points in the capital city as ruling Awami League held a grand rally.The commuters also witnessed scarcity of transports at several other points of the city on the day.The Awami League organised the rally at...

Huge export consignments miss shipment, vessels sail empty

CHITTAGONG, Mar 07: Businesses rue their fate as some 1170 TEUs of containers, mostly with apparel and jute exports, missed scheduled shipment for a cargo-transport strike. A greater dimension of the external trade disruption appeared to a be dent in the country's repute as a trading partner of international buyers...

Economist sees jute as next growth driver

FE Report Proper policy support and adjustment of fiscal burden could help the jute sector become one of the important economic growth drivers of the country, said economist Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman on Wednesday. "Jute will become one of the important growth drivers of our economy, if there are proper...

Khaleda fine, wants peaceful movement to continue: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia urged people not to pay heed to anyone's provocation and continue the peaceful movement, reports UNB."Khaleda's health condition is good. She urged all not to pay heed to anyone's provocation and continue the movement in...