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Bangladesh to increase wheat imports 10pc in 2018/19

Bangladesh to increase wheat imports 10pc in 2018/19

-- 2018-08-15 20:38:23

Bangladesh will import around 6.5 million tonnes of wheat in the next marketing year, the USDA’s local branch in the country estimated, according to a report published on www.agricensus.com Wedn...

BSEC allows ADN Telecom to determine IPO cut-off price

BSEC allows ADN Telecom to determine IPO cut-off price

FE Report 2018-08-15 10:26:59

The securities regulator has allowed ADN Telecom to determine its cut-off price - a requirement for going public under the book building method. The approval came at a meeting at the office of the...

Top 10 cos snare 28pc turnover of DSE

Top 10 cos snare 28pc turnover of DSE

FE Report 2018-08-15 10:22:08

Top 10 traded companies captured nearly 28 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse on Tuesday while BBS Cables topping the chart for fourth straight day. According to statistics available with the...

Dhaka city to get 0.85m pre-paid meters

Dhaka city to get 0.85m pre-paid meters

FE Report 2018-08-15 09:40:58

The government has approved a Tk 6.58 billion project to install 0.85 million pre-paid meters in Dhaka city. The Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) will implement the project. Presided over by...

Mahathir for opening up BD worker recruitment to all agencies

Mahathir for opening up BD worker recruitment to all agencies

-- 2018-08-14 20:18:22

The Malaysian government wants to open up the recruitment of workers in Bangladesh to all agencies to break the monopoly on the business and reduce processing fees, according to a report by New Strait...

BSEC allows ADN Telecom to explore cut-off price for IPO

BSEC allows ADN Telecom to explore cut-off price for IPO

FE Online Report 2018-08-14 19:20:12

The securities regulator has allowed ADN Telecom to determine its cut-off price for going public under the book building method. The regulator has given its consent at a meeting held on Tuesday at th...

Export earnings grow by 20pc in July

Export earnings grow by 20pc in July

FE Online Report 2018-08-14 17:32:31

Country's earnings from goods exports grew nearly 20 per cent to $3.58 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year (FY19). A notable rise in apparel export played a role in the growth. The...

Stocks eke out some gains after early struggles

Stocks eke out some gains after early struggles

FE Online Report 2018-08-14 15:48:03

Stocks returned to the green on Tuesday after a single-day break as pre-Eid sale pressure eased some extent. Market insiders said last minutes strong buying spree on sector-wise large-cap stocks he...

ECNEC approves Tk 8.26b livelihood programme

ECNEC approves Tk 8.26b livelihood programme

-- 2018-08-14 15:25:53

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (Tuesday) approved the ‘Improvement of Livelihood of Marginal Communities Programme’ at an estimated cost of Tk 8.261...

Eight more mutual funds declare dividend

Eight more mutual funds declare dividend

FE Online Report 2018-08-14 12:03:43

Trustee Committee of eight more mutual funds have declared dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, according to separate official disclosures on Tuesday. ICB AMCL First Agrani Bank Mutual Fun...

Stocks drift higher at opening

Stocks drift higher at opening

FE Online Report 2018-08-14 11:49:57

Stocks mostly drifted higher in early hour of trading on Tuesday as some investors are active on sector-wise stocks ahead of Eid vacation. Following the previous day’s marginal correction, th...

Small Capital Board in the offing

Small Capital Board in the offing

FE Report 2018-08-13 22:22:09

A Small Capital Board will be formed soon to facilitate small capital companies to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs). Chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC...

'Huge foreign investment will come in FY19'

'Huge foreign investment will come in FY19'

-- 2018-08-13 21:14:16

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh will receive huge foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current fiscal year. "The actual FDI amounting some seven to eight billion US dollars...

WB confirms $510m loan to improve secondary education

WB confirms $510m loan to improve secondary education

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 18:49:25

The World Bank has confirmed $510 million loan to enhance the quality and effectiveness of secondary education system of Bangladesh. Bangladesh government and the Washington-based lender signed a loa...

“Reliance One” Mutual Fund declares 11pc dividend

“Reliance One” Mutual Fund declares 11pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 17:36:43

The Trustee Board of “Reliance One” the first Scheme of Reliance Insurance Mutual Fund has declared 11 per cent cash dividend based on net income for the year ended on June 30, 2018, said...

DSEX dips below 5,400-mark as Eid near

DSEX dips below 5,400-mark as Eid near

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 16:06:24

Stocks ended lower on Monday, with core index of the major bourse dipping below 5,400-mark, as investors opted for booking profits on sector-wise stocks. Brokers said the market witnessed correction...

Novartis Bangladesh approves 20pc cash dividend

Novartis Bangladesh approves 20pc cash dividend

FE Online Desk 2018-08-13 16:01:07

The board of directors of Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited has approved 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The approval of the dividend came during the 45th Annual Genera...

Eastern Bank to issue Tk 5.0b bond

Eastern Bank to issue Tk 5.0b bond

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 12:18:11

The board of directors of Eastern Bank Ltd has unanimously decided to issue non-convertible subordinated bond of Tk 5.0 billion, said an official disclosure on Monday. The bank is going to issue the...

Apex Tannery recommends 40pc dividend

Apex Tannery recommends 40pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 12:12:53

The board of directors of Apex Tannery Limited has recommended 40 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, said an official disclosure on Monday. The final approval of dividend w...

Stocks inch up amid low turnover

Stocks inch up amid low turnover

FE Online Report 2018-08-13 11:42:16

The bourses inched up amid amid low trading activities in early hour of trading on Monday as some investors active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s flat ending, the Dhaka S...

Dhaka-Ctg Expressway project: Cost soars to Tk 335b for huge land acquisition

Dhaka-Ctg Expressway project: Cost soars to Tk 335b for huge land acquisition

Munima Sultana 2018-08-13 10:59:41

The projected high spending for land acquisition has propelled the cost of Dhaka-Chittagong Expressway project to Tk 335 billion. The cost for land acquisition in the project is 68 per cent higher...

Runner Automobiles' IPO bidding to begin Sept 10

Runner Automobiles' IPO bidding to begin Sept 10

FE Report 2018-08-13 10:45:47

The bidding for discovering cut-off price for Runner Automobiles IPO shares under the book-building method is set to begin on September 10. Institutional bidding is a must for a company intends to...

Top ten companies grab 25pc turnover of DSE

Top ten companies grab 25pc turnover of DSE

FE Report 2018-08-13 10:43:14

Top 10 traded companies captured more than 25 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday with BBS Cables dominating the chart. According to statistics available with the DSE,...

Bangabandhu’s killing hit ‘economic take-off’

Bangabandhu’s killing hit ‘economic take-off’

FE Report 2018-08-13 10:11:21

Participants at a seminar in the city on Sunday recalled the unparalleled role of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the development of the country's economy until the last mome...

BDT depreciation set to fuel external debt stocks

BDT depreciation set to fuel external debt stocks

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-08-13 09:24:59

The local currency's depreciation against dollar is set to raise external debt stocks and interest payments largely, according to economists. According to economics parlance, taka's depreciation agai...

Stocks end flat amid choppy trading

Stocks end flat amid choppy trading

FE Online Report 2018-08-12 16:39:23

Stocks finished almost flat on Sunday after choppy trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Analysts said the some investors sold shares while some were acti...

Seven go to 'Z' category within two to seven years of listing

Seven go to 'Z' category within two to seven years of listing

Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-08-12 10:43:45

Some seven companies have been shifted to 'Z' category within two to seven years of listing due to poor performance. The prices of the stocks, barring one, presently remain below the face value of Tk...

Padma bridge may miss deadline

Padma bridge may miss deadline

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-08-12 09:58:33

Slightly over two-fifths of physical work of the Padma bridge project was completed until last fiscal, although its execution deadline will end in December, officials said. Officials said they were l...

Stocks end flat as investors reshuffle portfolio

Stocks end flat as investors reshuffle portfolio

FE Report 2018-08-11 10:29:54

The capital market passed a flat week that ended Thursday as investors mostly rebalanced their portfolio after quarterly earnings declaration. Analysts said the market finished almost flat as a se...

Most of the major sectors suffer losses

Most of the major sectors suffer losses

FE Report 2018-08-11 10:28:11

Most of the sectors faced correction last week that ended on Thursday with telecommunication sector sustained a big hit after quarterly earnings declaration. Of the 19 sectors listed with the Dhaka S...