Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose today, extending yesterday's turnaround from a three-day losing streak. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, was up 27 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 6,345 by 12:30 pm. Turnover stood at Tk 302 crore.
The government will inspect multi-storied commercial buildings (market buildings) in areas under Dhaka North and South City Corporations to strengthen the building safety measures.
The government knew who were responsible for the recent acute shortage of soybean oil but did not enforce the law as it would have made the situation even more volatile, said the chief of the consumer rights body yesterday.