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Bearish sentiments pull down markets

Bearish sentiments pull down markets

FE Online Report 2019-04-04 11:18:12

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Thursday as risk-averse investors are selling shares, fearing further fall. Following the previous day’s...

Govt earnings from DSE up 0.86pc in Mar

Govt earnings from DSE up 0.86pc in Mar

FE Report 2019-04-04 10:35:34

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) inched up 0.86 per cent month-on-month in March despite trading activities fell sharply. Market analysts said higher shares sale by...

DSE inks MoU with Colombo Stock Exchange

DSE inks MoU with Colombo Stock Exchange

FE Report 2019-04-04 10:29:55

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way of exchanging information between two exchanges. The MoU was signed...

DSEX tumbles to fresh three months low

DSEX tumbles to fresh three months low

FE Online Report 2019-04-03 15:25:39

Stocks plummeted on Wednesday, with prime index of the major bourse dipping to more than three months low, as worried investors sold shares, fearing further fall. Market insiders said stocks fell as...

ADB sees 8pc GDP growth in FY19-20

ADB sees 8pc GDP growth in FY19-20

-- 2019-04-03 14:34:29

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Bangladesh will achieve eight per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal year (FY19-20). The country’s GDP growth is set to hit 8.0 per cent a...

PM opens work on 24 economic zones

PM opens work on 24 economic zones

-- 2019-04-03 13:02:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 65 uplift schemes including 24 economic zones on Wednesday. She opened and laid foundation stones of the development projects by...

Shares fall on investor pessimism

Shares fall on investor pessimism

FE Online Report 2019-04-03 11:50:35

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Wednesday as risk-averse investors are selling shares. Following the previous two days’ positive trend,...

CSE for reduction of corporate tax for listed companies

CSE for reduction of corporate tax for listed companies

FE Report 2019-04-03 10:32:37

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has made nine-point budgetary proposal including the reduction of corporate tax for listed companies. The port city bourse made their proposals on Tuesday at a pre...

Ten most-traded cos grab 37pc turnover

Ten most-traded cos grab 37pc turnover

FE Report 2019-04-03 10:31:11

Top ten-traded firms captured nearly 37 per cent transaction on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Tuesday while United Power dominated the chart for the fourth straight session. Market insiders said inv...

Three teams working to implement Chinese consortium

Three teams working to implement Chinese consortium

Mohammad Mufazzal 2019-04-03 10:27:47

The country's premier bourse has taken initiative to implement the technical and business proposals earlier offered by its strategic partner, a Chinese consortium comprising Shenzhen and Shanghai stoc...

Significant drop in pvt sector credit growth in Feb

Significant drop in pvt sector credit growth in Feb

Siddique Islam 2019-04-03 10:19:42

The private-sector credit growth dropped significantly in February as some banks, particularly private ones, faced liquidity pressure due mainly to unavailability of deposits, bankers said. Credit gr...

DCCI proposes business friendly tax system for 8.5pc GDP

DCCI proposes business friendly tax system for 8.5pc GDP

FE Online Report 2019-04-02 21:37:31

DCCI President Osama Taseer urged for easy and business friendly taxation system, automation of tax system and investment friendly environment to attain 8.5 per cent GDP. The DCCI president made the...

Govt not to allow distortion, mismanagement in economy

Govt not to allow distortion, mismanagement in economy

-- 2019-04-02 19:32:38

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the government would never allow any sort of distortion and mismanagement in the economic arena.  “I want to run everything in a proper and...

Capital Market Expo to begin Apr 4

Capital Market Expo to begin Apr 4

FE Online Report 2019-04-02 18:36:47

A three-day Capital Market Expo-2019 will begin on April 04 (Thursday) aiming to create awareness about capital market investment. The fair will be continued until April 06 at Shilpakala Academy in t...

Stocks keep gaining for second day

Stocks keep gaining for second day

FE Online Report 2019-04-02 16:05:07

Stocks ended higher for the second day in a raw on Tuesday as optimistic investors continued their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said that investors showed their buying spree...

Investor optimism lifts DSE, CSE

Investor optimism lifts DSE, CSE

FE Online Report 2019-04-02 12:17:33

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Tuesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day&rs...

DSE to seek source tax waiver for SME platform

DSE to seek source tax waiver for SME platform

FE Report 2019-04-02 11:14:00

The country's premier bourse will seek full waiver of tax at-source on the commission to be realised from the transactions of securities in the small and medium enterprises (SME) platform, planned to...

Net foreign investment on DSE tumbles in Mar

Net foreign investment on DSE tumbles in Mar

Babul Barman 2019-04-02 10:50:38

Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) entered a negative territory in March again, after two months break, as overseas investors booked profit by selling shares. Foreign investors...

DBH approves 35pc dividend

DBH approves 35pc dividend

FE Desk Report 2019-04-02 10:40:59

The shareholders of Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DBH) on Sunday unanimously approved 35 per cent (25 per cent cash & 10 per cent stock) dividend for the year ending December 31, 20...

Problem projects threaten $2.0b WB loans

Problem projects threaten $2.0b WB loans

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-04-02 09:08:56

The World Bank (WB) has warned that it will reconsider financing projects worth US$ 2.0 billion unless the authority expedites implementation of the projects , officials said Monday. The global lende...

'BD needs comprehensive e-commerce strategy'

'BD needs comprehensive e-commerce strategy'

-- 2019-04-01 21:06:35

Bangladesh has laid an 'essential foundation' for a technology-driven and skill-based digital economy but it still needs a comprehensive e-commerce strategy and improved delivery logistics, says a rep...

Stocks edge up with increased turnover

Stocks edge up with increased turnover

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 16:00:48

Stocks closed marginally higher Monday, the first session of April, as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said some investors were active in the...

CSE gets new independent director

CSE gets new independent director

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:53:31

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved the appointment of Mr. S. M. Abu Tayyab as Independent Director of Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. Mr.Tayyab is Managing Director of Indep...

LankaBangla approves 15pc cash div

LankaBangla approves 15pc cash div

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:43:35

The 22ndAnnual General Meeting of LankaBangla Finance Limited was held recently at MIDAS Center. Chairman of the company Mr. Mohammad A. Moyeen, presided over the meeting and welcomed the shareholder...

IPDC approves 15pc dividend

IPDC approves 15pc dividend

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:37:42

The 37th Annual General Meeting and 15th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of IPDC Finance Limited was held on Sunday at Gulshan in Dhaka. The AGM approved 8.0 per cent stock and 7.0 per cent cash divid...

Premier Bank recommends 15.50pc stock dividend

Premier Bank recommends 15.50pc stock dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 13:16:16

The board of directors of Premier Bank Limited has recommended 15.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come during the Annual Genera...

Marico Bangladesh declares 200pc dividend

Marico Bangladesh declares 200pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 12:04:41

The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Limited has recommended 200 per cent (Third) interim cash dividend on the basis of audited financial statements for 11 months period for the period ended on...

Stocks start April on positive note

Stocks start April on positive note

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 12:03:47

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Monday, the first day of April, as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Follo...

SBAC to go public

SBAC to go public

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:08:45

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, a fourth generation private commercial bank, has taken initiative to go public under the fixed price method. As part of offloading shares, the SBAC...

Eastern Lubricant's price soaring sans PSI

Eastern Lubricant's price soaring sans PSI

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:03:59

Share price of state-run Eastern Lubricants was soaring despite having no price sensitive information (PSI). Despite the country's capital market passing a bearish trend throughout the month amid low...