AB Bank Limited dominated the transaction chart of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday while Grameenphone (GP) was the most-traded issue on the port city bourse.

Loads of classified loans in the country`s banking sector have leapt by nearly 28 per cent or Tk 143.60 billion in the first nine months of the current calendar year, belying close monitoring by the central bank.

Bangladesh and Iran, under a joint venture investment initiative, will set up a urea fertiliser factory in Iran.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith indicated that the government is going to reduce fuel oil prices soon in order to strengthen the country`s economy.

The securities` regulator Tuesday approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of Shepherd Industries which will raise a fund worth Tk 200 million under fixed price method, officials said.

Philippine remittances from overseas Filipinos rose by 6.3 per cent year-on-year to 2.6 billion US dollars in September, the local central bank said Tuesday.

Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected build in US crude stocks, paring some of their gains of nearly 6 percent from the session before.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for creating a “global fund” to support research, innovation and technology transfer to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) on water.

Stocks returned to green Tuesday, snapping a two days profit taking sale pressure, as some enthusiastic investors were active on sector specific stocks.

US oil prices rose on Tuesday by expectations of falling shale output and renewed optimism that OPEC will deliver on touted production cuts.

Bangladesh Bank hopes to retrieve $30 million more of the $81 million stolen from its account at the New York Federal Reserve in February, two bank officials said on Monday, reports Reuters.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett defended the stock market`s strength and raised doubts about President-elect Donald Trump`s trade agenda in a CNN interview broadcast on Friday, just days after the US election, reports Reuters.

The US banking sector`s dramatic rally post Election Day is likely just a taste of bigger gains to come, as investors expect banks to reap huge benefits from rising interest rates and lighter regulation under a Donald Trump presidency.

US president-elect Donald Trump said he will not accept the salary for being president.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday the government does not want to see further attacks on minority people.

Bangladesh`s stocks ended week on Thursday with upward trend on active participation around larger cap group with higher transaction.

The inflation rate in Bangladesh in October this year registered a slight 5.57 per cent rise, up from the previous month’s (September) 5.53 per cent. The country’s inflation rate rise last month was fueled by the uptrend in food inflation.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka decided to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade.

The Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Senator Benedetto said Italy wants to cooperate Bangladesh in "Blue Economy" apart from RMG and textile sector.

Stocks finished on Wednesday lower after previous two consecutive days upward trend as major sectors closing the session with falling trend at both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange.