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DSE sees biggest single-day fall in 6 years amid Middle East tensions

The stock index witnessed the biggest single-day fall for the first time in six years on Tuesday as panicked investors tried to exit the market amid the intensifying Middle East conflict.Investors were rattled, which was reflected in the intense selling pressure across the board as the market opened. The pressure...

Pioneer Insurance posts lower profit but declares higher dividends

Listed non-life insurance company Pioneer Insurance declared a 4.6 per cent lower profit of Tk 446.95 million in 2025, compared to the year before, despite higher revenue. According to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, the company's earnings per share shrank to Tk 4.57 per share in 2025 from Tk...

Weak demand drags Paramount Textile profit by 19pc

Woven fabric manufacturer Paramount Textile reported more than 19 per cent lower profit of Tk 207.78 million in its second quarter (October-December) of FY26 as its revenue declined amid weaker global demand.According to a disclosure on Tuesday, earnings per share fell to Tk 1.16 in the second quarter from Tk...

MERCANTILE BANK ORGANISES FOREIGN TRADE WORKSHOP -

MERCANTILE BANK ORGANISES FOREIGN TRADE WORKSHOP Mercantile Bank Training Institute has organised a workshop on centralised foreign trade operations at MBL Center to strengthen awareness and capacity among officials of the centralised trade processing centre (CTPC). The chief guest of the programme was Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of the...

ISLAMI BANK LAUNCHES UPI BRAND KHIDMAH CREDIT CARD-

ISLAMI BANK LAUNCHES UPI BRAND KHIDMAH CREDIT CARDIslami Bank Bangladesh launched UnionPay International (UPI) branded Khidmah Credit Card at Islami Bank Tower on Tuesday. Individuals traveling to China for vacation, education and medical purposes will be able to pay various fees, make purchases through QR and POS machines and withdraw...

BRAC Bank rolls out special offers for Eid shoppers

As Eid-ul-Fitr nears, men, women, and children are thronging marketplaces across the country to buy attires of their choice and other items relevant to the celebration. Not only urban dwellers, but rural people's spending has also shifted towards digital transactions. During Eid, such spending picks up, and banks remain major...

BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENT BANK SIGNS DEAL WITH PRAN-RFL GROUP -

BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENT BANK SIGNS DEAL WITH PRAN-RFL GROUP Bangladesh Development Bank PLC signed a contract with PRAN-RFL Group on collection of payments from PRAN-RFL distributors on Tuesday. Md Jasim Uddin, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, and Uzma Chowdhury, Director (Finance) of PRAN-RFL Group, signed the agreement at the...

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS 91ST MEETING OF SHARI'AH COMMITTEE -

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS 91ST MEETING OF SHARI'AH COMMITTEE The 91st meeting of the Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIBPLC) was held at the Corporate Head Office of the bank on Monday. Chairman of the committee Mufti Shamsuddin Zia presided over the meeting. The meeting discussed various...

BGDCL DESTROYS 581 UNREGISTERED GAS REGULATORS

BGDCL DESTROYS 581 UNREGISTERED GAS REGULATORSBakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL) destroyed 581 illegal and unregistered gas regulators at Chapapur in Cumilla on Monday. Engineer Mahbubul Alam Siddiqui (Planning and Development), Engineer Md Solaiman (Engineering Service Division), Nahid Bani Islam (Administration), Md Enamul Karim Chowdhury (Company Secretary), Engineer Mortuza Rahman...

New BIAA Board takes charge

The newly elected Board of Directors of Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) took charge on Sunday, according to a press statement.The new board was elected for 2026 and 2027. The results of the election were formally announced by the Election Board at the Annual General Meeting of BIAA recently. Bahalul...