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Telenor faces further scrutiny over Grameenphone union dispute

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Norwegian National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (NCP) has accepted for further examination a complaint filed by 21 former Grameenphone employees and union... Read More


DSEX tumbles to three-month low as energy crisis rattles market

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Stocks suffered a major setback this week, with the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling below the 5,600-point threshold amid growing concerns over the cou... Read More


Application submission deadline for enlistment as spot LNG supplier extended

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The government has extended the application submission deadline for interested liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers from the spot market by one week, until September 22. Adve... Read More


Adani plant's one unit trips amid Bangladesh power crunch

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- A unit of the 1,600-megawatt Adani power plant in India's Jharkhand has shut down following "technical fault" that further tightened Bangladesh's power-supply situation amid on... Read More


Pubali Bank plans capital hike to meet BB's cash dividend requirement

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Pubali Bank is set to double its authorised capital to Tk 40 billion, creating room to raise its paid-up capital in compliance with the Bangladesh Bank's revised dividend polic... Read More


Top brass of Aftab Automobiles fined over dividend payment irregularity

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The securities regulator has imposed an aggregate fine of Tk 13.5 million on the chairman, directors and senior officials of Aftab Automobiles for failing to distribute the dec... Read More


Dhaka bourse extends losing streak as oil prices, inflation fears weigh on investors

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Dhaka bourse closed the week's last session in the red, extending its losing streak to three consecutive sessions. Advertisement Apart from a correction in the broad index... Read More


Bangladesh to explore potato export potential in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Bangladesh has planned to send a trade delegation to Sri Lanka to assess the potential for exporting potatoes to the island nation, while the possibility of exporting onions wi... Read More


Involve BSEC in Companies Act amendment process, DBA urges

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) has urged the government to involve the securities regulator in the process to amend the Companies Act, 1994. Advertisement The... Read More


BSEC tightens stock investment curbs on market insiders, opens more options

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The securities regulator has widened the scope of investment for directors, officers and employees of stock exchanges and market operators while retaining restrictions on their... Read More