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Fashion brands slash orders in Bangladesh with coronavirus
15:55, Mar 20, 2020

Fashion brands slash orders in Bangladesh with coronavirus

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Factory workers in Bangladesh could go hungry as global fashion brands have cancelled or delayed orders worth $138 million due to coronavirus,...Details
Coronavirus: BB announces special benefits for borrowers
16:16, Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus: BB announces special benefits for borrowers

Bangla Tribune Report
The Bangladesh Bank has asked scheduled banks not to classify borrowers’ loans till June this year, even if they do not repay the loan...Details
Coronavirus outbreak could destroy up to 25m jobs: ILO
12:46, Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak could destroy up to 25m jobs: ILO

Reuters
The coronavirus pandemic could trigger a global economic crisis destroying up to 25 million jobs around the world if governments do not act fast to...Details
DSE, CSE cut trading hours for COVID-19
23:47, Mar 18, 2020

DSE, CSE cut trading hours for COVID-19

Bangla Tribune Desk
Country’s both the bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) reduced trading time by 1 hour which will...Details
Coronavirus concern: DSEX hits newest low in six years
16:56, Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus concern: DSEX hits newest low in six years

Bangla Tribune Desk
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, continued its free-fall on Monday (Mar 16), reaching a 6.5-year low amid increasing concern over...Details
DSEX dips below 4,000-mark
17:00, Mar 15, 2020

DSEX dips below 4,000-mark

Bangla Tribune Desk
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, on Sunday (Mar 15) dipped below 4,000 points mark for the first time in five years as...Details
DSE key index loses 209 points in 15 minutes
13:41, Mar 15, 2020

DSE key index loses 209 points in 15 minutes

Bangla Tribune Desk
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost 209 points in just 15 minutes after the bourse began trading for the first day of the week.DSEX,...Details
Stocks plummet after Trump bans travel from Europe to contain coronavirus blow
17:00, Mar 12, 2020

Stocks plummet after Trump bans travel from Europe to contain coronavirus blow

Reuters
Global shares crumbled on Thursday after US President Donald Trump stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe in an effort...Details
Oil bounces 8% on stimulus hopes, virus slowdown in China
13:25, Mar 10, 2020

Oil bounces 8% on stimulus hopes, virus slowdown in China

Reuters
Oil prices bounced 8% on Tuesday from the biggest one-day rout in nearly 30 years, as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus amid a...Details
Dhaka stocks tumble on coronavirus shock
14:31, Mar 09, 2020

Dhaka stocks tumble on coronavirus shock

Bangla Tribune Desk
Shares at the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged on Monday (Mar 9) a day after Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases. The key DSEX index...Details
Oil crashes after Saudi Arabia starts price war amid slumping demand
12:23, Mar 09, 2020

Oil crashes after Saudi Arabia starts price war amid slumping demand

Reuters
Oil prices plummeted around 30% on Monday after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices and set plans for a dramatic increase in crude...Details
Bourses begin week in correction
17:54, Mar 08, 2020

Bourses begin week in correction

Bangla Tribune Desk
Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), began week in correction extending the downbeat of previous session.Market turnover,...Details
Export falls by 1.8% in February
00:00, Mar 06, 2020

Export falls by 1.8% in February

Ibrahim Hossain Ovi
Bangladesh’s export earnings fell by 1.8% in February, continuing the negative trend in export from the start of this year.According to...Details
Gas found in new well
18:40, Mar 04, 2020

Gas found in new well

Shanchita Shitu and Ujjal Chakraborty
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (BAPEX) has found gas in a new well at Srikail in Brahmanbaria distrit’s...Details
Power in off grid areas by December
08:30, Mar 04, 2020

Power in off grid areas by December

Shanchita Shitu
The government plan states that by next December, all off grid areas will be brought under power supply and for this, four distribution companies...Details
Coronavirus: Lay-offs, factory closures hit Asia's RMG
15:21, Mar 01, 2020

Coronavirus: Lay-offs, factory closures hit Asia's RMG

Reuters
Temporary factory closures and layoffs have already begun to hit low wage workers across Asia as quarantines and travel restrictions from...Details
Wall Street suffers biggest drop since 2008 crisis
14:30, Feb 29, 2020

Wall Street suffers biggest drop since 2008 crisis

Reuters
The S&P 500 fell for the seventh straight day on Friday and the benchmark index suffered its biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global...Details
Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks
20:31, Feb 28, 2020

Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks

Reuters
Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, compounding their worst crash since the 2008 global financial crisis and...Details
Power prices go up again
17:09, Feb 27, 2020

Power prices go up again

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has again increased the prices of electricity for retail and bulk consumers by Tk0.36 and Tk0.40...Details
Revenue income shows upward trend
07:00, Feb 25, 2020

Revenue income shows upward trend

Golam Mowla
The collection of revenue has gained momentum. In December last, the revenue growth was around 22 percent while in November it was 7.76 percent.In...Details
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