Opportunistic investors push bourses upward

Country’s both the bourses ended Monday with winning sessions amidst positive expectation from the opportunistic investors.The capital bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started with positive note which continued till the closure of the session. The investors regained confidence and rebalanced their portfolio ahead of quarterly earning declarations, reports BSS.The investors focused mainly on large-cap stocks today and were also considering June-end dividend declaration as well. According to a market operator, EBL Securities, investors’ exerted buying pressure on sector specific stocks especially from telecommunication, engineering and cement sectors.The market participation also increased notably on day-to-day basis as depicted by 50 percent surge in the market turnover and stood at Taka 4.9 billion by the end of the session. The core index, DSEX closed at 5,227.3 points with a gain of 10.72 points. Besides, the two selective indices – DS30 and DSES – were also...

Humayun calls for creating history in industrial sector

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Monday pledged to map out programmes in a way that would bear testimony of envious successes in the country’s industrial sector. He asked the officials and employees of the ministry to supplement the efforts to make a dazzling history.“Bangabandhu understood the heartbeat of Bengalis. He knew where lied the problems of the people and how to mitigate their woes. The Father of the Nation realized that under the structure of Pakistan it ...

Growing stimulus hopes set to boost Wall Street

Wall Street was set for sharp gains at open on Monday as signs of an interest rate reform in China bolstered hopes that major economies would act to stave off the slowing economic effects of escalating global trade tensi...

Ctg Mayor emphasises completing project work

Staff Correspondent, CtgMayor of Chattogram City Corporation AJM Nasir Uddin has set a three-day deadline for submitting reports of the progress of the underway works of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) projects for urban infrastructure development. He gave this order while meeting with the engineers at the CCC conference room on Sunday.CCC Chief Executive Officer Md Samsuddoha, City Mayor General Secretary Md Abul Hashem, Additional Chief Engineer Rafiqul Islam Manik, Engineer Delwar Hossain Majumdar, Architect Sohail Mahmud Shakur, Caretaker Engineer Monir Hussain, Kamrul Islam, Anarul Huma Saleh, caretaker engineer Sudeep Basak, Jhulan Kumar Das, Biplob Das, executive engineer Farhad Alam, Abu Sadat Mohammad Tayeb and Assistant Engineer Abu Siddique, among others were also present in t...

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Domingo to look after players’ interest

Talha KamalBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sacked ex-coach Steve Rhodes for World Cup debacle with 1-year remaining on his contract. South Africa's Russell Domingo has now been given the responsibility to be new mentor of Tigers. Interestingly, the reason for which BCB sacked Rhodes, new coach Domingo also shares the same mentality.Rhodes’ policy was to give cricketers interest greater priority. He encouraged the young cricketers to understand their responsibilities. His main aim was to bring out the best performance from the cricketers without causing unnecessary stress in the dressing room. In a recent interview, Domingo hinted he will go with the same policy as his predecessor.  The South African coach has said that he will work for Bangladesh team by giving priority to the players.For Domingo, cricketers come first, then everything else. Domingo said, “I will look at the interests of the players. I enjoy working with them all the time. The players will be the top priority for me. I have to get the best out of them, help them. The more information they can give, the more I will try to help. Without the players we are nothing. They are the ones who will get my priority. “Since 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh have changed the coach five times because of lack in chemistry with both board and players. However, Domingo does not take these negative aspects while taking charge of Tigers, “I did not think too much about it. I worked in South Africa’s cricket, there were a lot of coaches coming and going. It happens in every co...

Train delays cause public sufferings

With the increase in road accidents, it would seem that the citizens of the country have to rely on travelling by trains as they are the safest option. Moreover, it is much cheaper than travelling by ...

Japan should look to Bangladesh

Japan has released a list on countries from where the Japanese government is going to get skilled manpower. The list contains nine countries but Bangladesh is not one of them. However, five ministries including Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications a...

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