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-- 2020-05-20 22:49:40
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $250 million for extending cooperation to Bangladesh government’s utmost efforts for combating Covid-19. “AIIB Board of Direct...
FE Report 2020-05-20 10:14:51
The securities regulator will work to restore investors' confidence along with building a strong base of the capital market. Besides, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will mai...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-05-20 10:06:38
Yields on the government approved securities increased slightly on Tuesday, as the banks were reluctant to invest their funds in the instruments ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. The cut-off yield, general...
FE Report 2020-05-20 09:41:18
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending hit four-year low in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 due to the impact of the coronavirus on the development work, officia...
Doulot Akter Mala 2020-05-20 09:19:38
The government is likely to offer a set of tax incentives for both individual and corporate taxpayers, including black money whitening opportunity, in the budget for upcoming fiscal year (FY), 2020-21...
Arafat Ara 2020-05-20 09:17:31
Thousands of Bangladeshi workers staying abroad without proper documents risk being deported, due in part to coronavirus pandemic in countries that host them, according to insiders in the manpower e...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 21:57:17
As part of Corporate Social Responsibility, NRB Bank Limited has undertaken Essential Food Support Initiative to help families in dire need for food and welfare support under a nationwide shutdo...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 19:36:48
Four leading business organizations and a private sector economic policy think tank on Tuesday floated ‘Resurgent Bangladesh’, an initiative to help Bangladesh chart out and execute the re...
-- 2020-05-19 16:57:42
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) involving Tk 2.05 trillion for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) with focus on transport, education, health...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 15:58:36
Corporate sector has been contributing significantly in social development including reducing poverty, fighting disaster and adverse situation. Besides government initiatives, precise use of the CSR f...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 15:11:20
A delegation of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) made a courtesy call on Prof. Shibly Rubaiyatul Islam, the newly-appointed chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Monday. M...
FE REPORT 2020-05-19 12:20:05
Robi, country's second largest mobile operator, has sought the regulatory support to expedite the completion of process of the company's IPO (initial public offering) proposal. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, th...
FE REPORT 2020-05-19 09:46:12
The Planning Commission (PC) is set to place a Tk 2.05 trillion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) before the National Economic Council (NEC) today (Tuesday) for getting approval, officials s...
FE REPORT 2020-05-19 09:39:24
Fourteen banks on Monday signed separate agreements with the Bangladesh Bank to disburse Tk 150 billion in loans as part of refinancing facilities to support implementation of the stimulus package f...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-05-19 09:33:03
Global ratings agency Moody's has predicted the economic activity in Bangladesh will decelerate sharply over the next 18 months in the aftermath of COVID-19 outbreak. "…. domestic activity res...
FE Online Report 2020-05-18 21:46:09
Net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh dropped by 20.45 per cent in the last calendar year (2019), according to the latest estimate of the central bank. The estimate, although pr...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-05-18 11:31:47
The central bank has enhanced the loan ceiling for the members of textiles and clothing exporters under its export development fund or EDF scheme to help boost proceeds from overseas sales, officials...
FE REPORT 2020-05-18 10:34:26
IDLC Finance's net profit dipped more than 43 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter for January-March, 2020 amid bearish stock market and Covid-19 pandemic. The consolidated financial statements...
FE REPORT 2020-05-18 10:24:29
The parliamentary standing committee on the foreign affairs ministry on Sunday recommended gearing up economic diplomacy to address the post-Covid economic challenges. This was the first meeting of a...
FE REPORT 2020-05-18 10:24:23
The current demand for cement declines drastically as the country-wide constructions, including that of mega projects, have almost come to a halt following the prolonged lockdown enforced to flatten...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-05-18 09:26:12
The collection of valued added tax or VAT against returns slipped by over 38 per cent in May, although the number of filing rose by 11,000 month on month. Despite lockdown, the return submission has...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-18 00:44:09
The government is providing direct cash assistance to 5.0 million Corona-affected families. Recently Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced this Eid gift of BDT 2,500 per family via mobile banking to...
-- 2020-05-17 18:57:12
The government has appointed Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, who teaches banking and insurance at Dhaka University, as the chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, reports bdnews2...
-- 2020-05-16 23:38:54
A half-day online workshop on preparedness of banks to mitigate effects of COVID-19 on economic, monetary and financial sector was held on Saturday at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM...
-- 2020-05-16 12:15:04
With the global economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has sought record $4.5 billion in loans from foreign donors to cover the deficit in the national budget for fiscal year 2020-21...
FE Report 2020-05-16 09:51:11
The board of directors of Prime Bank Ltd has recommended 13.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019. The board of directors of the bank in a meeting held through digital pla...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2020-05-16 09:27:25
The government plans to transfer Tk 150 billion from the surplus money of the state-owned enterprises or SoEs to the government exchequer during fiscal year 2019-20, finance ministry officials say....
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-05-16 09:19:13
The government is set to approve a Tk 2.05-trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting scheduled for Tuesday, officials said on Friday. Amid the coronav...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2020-05-16 09:16:24
The central bank is purchasing securities without any check to funnel funds into banks, which are supposed to finance economic rescue packages. The quantitative easing or QE is a form of unconvention...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-15 22:23:02
Summit has closed USD 140 million (equivalent to BDT 11.90 billion) as long-term financing from Clifford Capital Pte. Ltd. (“Clifford Capital”) of Singapore and Sumitomo Mitsui Bankin...
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