Directors of five banks on Monday declared to buy back 18,60,000 shares of their respective companies at the current market prices within the next 30 working days

Dhaka, Feb 12 - Stocks at the country’s twin bourses - Dhaka and Chittagong - remained bubbly with further gains on Sunday, the opening day of the week, raising hopes for a sustainable rebound.

A six-member delegation of Russian state-owned export agency, Rosomo Boron, led by its Director General Anatoly Isiytin, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Sunday.

Share prices at the country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed further gains in early trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, raising hopes for a sustainable rebound.

Twenty-one of Bangladesh missions abroad could not achieve respective export target for the first six months (July-December) of the current fiscal year (2011-2012).

Stocks at the country’s twin bourses -- Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges -- made substantial gains on Tuesday showing a sign of recovery.

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday demanded immediate arrest of those involved in the share market scam and their exemplary punishment.

Sangsad Bhaban, Feb 6- Expressing grave concern over the ‘collapse’ of capital market, senior members of the ruling alliance in parliament tonight demanded arrest of those involved in share market scamp identified by the Ibrahim Khaled probe committee.

Bangladesh urgently needs to look for new labour markets in the countries having ‘rapid economic growth’ to achieve the desired economic growth in the country, Bangladesh Bank suggested
in its annual report released on Monday.

The taka is strengthening against the US dollar
and showed a 0.41 percent growth in its value during the last seven
days, Bangladesh Bank said on Monday.

The SAARC Finance Ministers meeting here have proposed to develop an early warning system within the region to forecast the fall out of external economic shocks.

Bangladesh will import 700,000 metric tons of diesel (gas oil) from Egypt-based Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) during the current year.

Sri Lanka has invited Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in prospective sectors of its northern and southern parts as the two countries are going to sign a deal on trade and investment promotion.

Stocks in the country’s premier bourse - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - continue to fall losing over 40 points or 0.85 percent in the first 60 minutes of trading on Monday.

The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is to import an additional 1.9 million metric tons of petroleum fuel during the current year (2012) to feed the increased demand of the rental power plants.

Asian stock markets were mixed early Thursday, following flat trading on Wall Street as renewed worries over Europe's banking system and a strong yen weighed on investor sentiment.

European Union governments have agreed to ban imports of Iranian oil as part of a Western campaign to pressure Iran over its controversial nuclear program.

The World Bank has extended its support by one
year for the Central Bank Strengthening Project (CBSP) till December
2012.
The project, which was scheduled to end on December 31, 2011, is
supporting the overall strengthening of Bangladesh Bank, said a World
Bank press release.

Dhaka, Dec 31 - Demand for 840 million of jute bags will be created in a year for packaging of selected agricultural and non-agricultural products if the ‘Mandatory Use of Jute Packaging Act, 2010’ can be enforced fully.

Dhaka, Dec 29 - Stocks at the country’s twin bourses, Dhaka
Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), bounced back on Thursday, the closing session of the week, with a significant rise in their turnovers.