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BD tops list of Japan ODA recipients

BD tops list of Japan ODA recipients

MUNIMA SULTANA 2019-11-01 11:10:35

Bangladesh came out on top of the league of recipients of loans from Japan in the Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2018, thanks to significant progress in the JICA-funded projects here. Against the disburs...

BGIC seeks BSEC nod to change asset manager of two MFs

BGIC seeks BSEC nod to change asset manager of two MFs

FE Report 2019-11-01 10:39:03

Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC), the trustee of both DBH 1st Mutual Fund and the Green Delta Mutual Fund, has sought approval from the securities regulator to change the asset manager of t...

BSEC order to sell broker’s licence to pay dues

BSEC order to sell broker’s licence to pay dues

FE Report 2019-11-01 10:33:54

The securities regulator has asked the country's premier bourse to take an initiative for repaying the dues of the clients of Shah Mohammad Sagir & Company by selling its brokerage licence. The...

Ten cos account for 26pc transactions on DSE

Ten cos account for 26pc transactions on DSE

FE Report 2019-11-01 10:32:30

Ten most traded companies accounted for over 26 per cent of transactions on the prime bourse on Thursday, with the National Tubes making it to the top of the turnover chart. Market analysts said a...

ADB aid pledge to hit $1.7b this year

ADB aid pledge to hit $1.7b this year

AZM ANAS, from Manila 2019-11-01 09:56:28

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will boost its aid commitment to Bangladesh this year, prodded by its growth potential while helping the country reach its next stage, its senior executive has said....

Canada eyes more investment in Bangladesh

Canada eyes more investment in Bangladesh

FE RERORT 2019-10-31 18:09:21

Canada on Thursday expressed their interest to enhance business and investment in Bangladesh as the bilateral ties between the countries has been strengthened. Canadian High Commissioner Benoit Prefo...

Dhaka stocks end flat

Dhaka stocks end flat

FE Online Report 2019-10-31 15:57:27

Dhaka stocks ended flat on Thursday after choppy trading as investors were mostly followed cautious stance ongoing earnings and dividend declarations. Market analysts said a section of investors pref...

Two more companies recommend div

Two more companies recommend div

FE Online Report 2019-10-31 11:51:33

The board of directors of two more companies-- Mozaffar Hossain Spinning Mill and Sonargaon Textile Ltd-- have recommended dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said official disclosures on...

Prime Textile recommends 5.0pc dividend

Prime Textile recommends 5.0pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-31 11:51:05

The board of directors of Prime Textile Spinning Mills Ltd has recommended 5.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Thursday. The final approval...

RSRM Steels recommends 12pc dividend

RSRM Steels recommends 12pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-31 11:45:59

The board of directors of Ratanpur Steel Re-rolling Mills Limited has recommended 12 per cent cash dividend for general shareholders (excluding sponsors & directors) for the year ended on June 3...

Bourses inch up at opening

Bourses inch up at opening

FE Online Report 2019-10-31 11:42:15

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Thursday as some investors are showing their appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day’s modest gain, the Dhaka Stock Exch...

Most banks' EPS up in Jan-Sept

Most banks' EPS up in Jan-Sept

Babul Barman 2019-10-31 11:12:20

The consolidated earnings per share (EPS) of most of the listed banks rose in nine months for January-September, 2019 compared to that of the same period last year. Market analysts said most of the b...

BGMEA for retroactive reduced source tax

BGMEA for retroactive reduced source tax

FE Report 2019-10-31 10:40:18

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought scope to pay reduced source tax retrospectively from July 01. The new rate-0.25 per cent from 1.0 per cent-was made...

Unit-holders apply to alter fund manager

Unit-holders apply to alter fund manager

FE REPORT 2019-10-31 10:32:11

Over two-third unit-holders of two listed mutual funds (MFs) have applied to their trustee for changing the asset manager of the funds. The MFs are DBH 1st Mutual Fund and Green Delta Mutual Fund. LR...

Move to import 4.2 million tonnes of petroleum in 2020

Move to import 4.2 million tonnes of petroleum in 2020

UNB 2019-10-30 21:59:57

The government will import about 4.2 million tonnes of petroleum from different countries in 2020 to meet the domestic requirements. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at a meeting on Wednesda...

WIEF, SEACO hail BD’s economic progress in last decade

WIEF, SEACO hail BD’s economic progress in last decade

BSS 2019-10-30 20:07:15

Leaders of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) and the South East Asian Cooperation (SEACO) Foundation have highly praised Bangladesh’s impressive economic progress in the last one decade....

Stocks snap losing streak

Stocks snap losing streak

FE Online Report 2019-10-30 16:01:06

Stocks posted marginal gain on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as bargain hunters showed their appetite on large-cap shares. Analysts said the market edged up as the optimistic inves...

Govt, WB sign $100m financing deal for safe water, sanitation

Govt, WB sign $100m financing deal for safe water, sanitation

-- 2019-10-30 13:51:43

Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in 30 selected municipalities, benefitting about...

PM assures all-out support to expand export basket

PM assures all-out support to expand export basket

-- 2019-10-30 13:09:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured the country’s businesspeople of extending all-out cooperation to them in producing diversified products and exporting those to new markets across the wor...

Renata recommends 110pc dividend

Renata recommends 110pc dividend

-- 2019-10-30 11:42:17

The board of directors of Renata Ltd has recommended 100 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The board has also...

Aamra Networks, Aamra Tech recommend dividend

Aamra Networks, Aamra Tech recommend dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-30 11:37:03

The board of directors of Aamra Networks and Aamra Technologies Ltd have recommended for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosures on Wednesday. Aamra Networks: The board of dir...

Stylecraft recommends 150pc dividend

Stylecraft recommends 150pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-30 11:34:07

The board of directors of Stylecraft Ltd has recommended 150 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The board has also approved Tk 76...

Stocks meander amid confidence crisis

Stocks meander amid confidence crisis

FE Online Report 2019-10-30 11:30:48

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative in early trading on Tuesday as investors are mostly followed cautious stance. Followin...

Shakib steps down from MCC cricket committee after ban

Shakib steps down from MCC cricket committee after ban

-- 2019-10-30 11:29:01

Right after the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban Bangladesh star player Shakib Al Hasan for two years, with one of that is suspended, the all-rounder has stepped down from th...

Aid disbursement drops in Q1

Aid disbursement drops in Q1

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2019-10-30 10:02:16

Foreign aid received by Bangladesh from development partners has dropped by US$56 million in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 compared to that of the same period in the previo...

Asia-Pacific economies need to inject $42b into farming by 2030

Asia-Pacific economies need to inject $42b into farming by 2030

AZM Anas, from Manila 2019-10-29 16:51:31

Asia and the Pacific nations, including Bangladesh, need to pump as much as US$42 billion into the agriculture sector by 2030 to eliminate hunger from the region, an authoritative study has reckoned....

Bourses keep losing amid confidence crisis

Bourses keep losing amid confidence crisis

FE Online Report 2019-10-29 15:27:52

Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight session on Tuesday as worried investors continued their selling spree on sector-wise shares. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DS...

37 more cos recommend dividend up to 50pc

37 more cos recommend dividend up to 50pc

FE Online Report 2019-10-29 15:23:09

The boards of directors of 37 more listed companies have recommended dividend ranging between 1.0 per cent and 50 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2019. The companies which recommended divid...

Kattali Textile recommends 12pc dividend

Kattali Textile recommends 12pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-29 12:07:56

The board of directors of Kattali Textile Ltd has recommended 2.0 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Tuesday. The final a...

AMCL (PRAN) recommends 32pc dividend

AMCL (PRAN) recommends 32pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-10-29 11:59:42

The board of directors of Agricultural Marketing Company Ltd (PRAN) has recommended 32 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Tuesday. The final ap...