Business-Economy

DSE index hits four-month low amid investor concerns

TDS Desk: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) benchmark index has reached its lowest level in over four months, with experts attributing the decline to a crisis in investor confidence amidst

Lalon Fair shows swelling economic prospect

The fair hosted 12 lakh visitors this year Kushtia Correspondent: The economic value of this year’s Lalon Fair of Cheuria in Kushtia, held to mark the death anniversary of

Tensions circulate over gold firms amid mideast woes, election uncertainty

TDS Desk: Gold prices again edged up on Friday after recovering from a profit-taking bout as Middle East tensions escalate and U.S. election jitters supported prices, reports Reuters. Spot gold

Sajek tourism businesses struggling to survive amid closure

Tourist visits to Sajek have been suspended since mid-September Rangamati Correspondent: Following the violence in Khagrachhari in mid-September, the resorts in Sajek have been closed to tourists, and those in

Rajshahi railway to transport agri-products to Dhaka from Saturday

Rajshahi Correspondent: The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway will transport agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from tomorrow (Saturday). Growers

Asif warns of taking tougher action to break market syndicate

BSS, Dhaka: Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Labour and Employment Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today said that the government would take tougher action to break syndicate