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DESCO's earning per share rises sharply

DESCO's earning per share rises sharply

FE REPORT 2021-10-18 09:17:10

Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) saw a sharp rise in EPS (earnings per share) for the year ended on June 30, 2021 compared to same period of previous year. The company's EPS rose 61 per cent o...

New insurance products coming for recompense stock investors' losses

New insurance products coming for recompense stock investors' losses

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-10-18 08:58:13

A move gets underway to recompense stock investors' losses through insurance products if and when their brokerage firms fail or default on restoring their interests, sources said. Bangladesh's premie...

Stimulus loan disbursement for CMSMEs may miss Dec deadline

Stimulus loan disbursement for CMSMEs may miss Dec deadline

-- 2021-10-17 18:01:15

Bangladesh’s cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) cannot avail of the stimulus loan as fast as they had expected due to its slow disbursement process. Bangladesh Bank has set a...

Tigers start World Cup mission today

Tigers start World Cup mission today

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-17 13:13:53

Bangladesh will start their World Cup campaign tonight, taking on Scotland in a First Round Group B clash at Muskat at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time.  Both these sides have come with mixed experiences...

BSEC finds involvement of 9 companies in share price manipulation

BSEC finds involvement of 9 companies in share price manipulation

-- 2021-10-16 21:39:17

The probe committee, formed by the Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC), has primarily found the involvement of nine companies in the recent share market price manipulation.  &ldqu...

Bangladesh stocks retreat as investors sit on the sidelines

Bangladesh stocks retreat as investors sit on the sidelines

FE REPORT 2021-10-16 09:55:56

Dhaka bourse closed the week lower as most major sectors witnessed price correction, with investors taking to the sidelines. In the outgoing week, investors' participation declined 29 per cent, leavi...

Southeast Bank to raise Tk 7.0b thru perpetual bond

Southeast Bank to raise Tk 7.0b thru perpetual bond

FE REPORT 2021-10-16 09:45:37

Southeast Bank will raise a capital worth Tk 7.0 billion by issuing a perpetual bond to augment its tier-I capital base. In a disclosure, the bank said its board of directors had approved the issuanc...

Bangladesh's per capita foreign debt buildup hits $460

Bangladesh's per capita foreign debt buildup hits $460

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-10-16 07:34:45

Bangladesh's per-capita foreign debt ballooned to USD460 or Tk 39,000 in the fiscal year 2021, up by over $67 from the figure a year before, according to central bank statistics. Such a buck in exter...

Govt aims to boost national revenue for rapid economic growth

Govt aims to boost national revenue for rapid economic growth

-- 2021-10-15 17:12:23

The government is aiming to take up the economy's revenue-GDP ratio to 11.5 per cent by 2023-24 fiscal through modernisation of revenue administration, broadening the tax base, higher tax compliance,...

Bangladesh seeks stronger trade, investment ties with Serbia 

Bangladesh seeks stronger trade, investment ties with Serbia 

-- 2021-10-15 16:35:20

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought Bangladesh's stronger trade and investment ties with Serbia and close cooperation in addressing global issues. On the sidelines of the 60th Commemorative...

Calls grow for removal of PPP project funding hurdles

Calls grow for removal of PPP project funding hurdles

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:50:12

Prime minister's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus has called for removing technical difficulties in financing the public-private partnership (PPP) projects by banks and financial institutions (FIs...

Investors maintain cautious stance

Investors maintain cautious stance

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:46:26

Dhaka bourse closed the Thursday's session marginally lower amid mixed performance of major sectors as investors adopted cautious stance seeing corrections observed in previous three consecutive sessi...

T-bond trading on DSE within two months

T-bond trading on DSE within two months

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:24:26

Dhaka bourse is set to commence the trading of government treasury bond within two months on completion of necessary preparations. As part of the move, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday co...

'E-transfers, equal incentives can trigger FDI inflow into Bangladesh'

'E-transfers, equal incentives can trigger FDI inflow into Bangladesh'

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:20:28

Deeper deregulations and structural reforms can bring desired foreign direct investment in Bangladesh from Japan and elsewhere, says the Japanese envoy in Dhaka, naming two major triggers for FDI in...

Bangladesh's per capita GDP to be $2,138.794 this year, IMF projects

Bangladesh's per capita GDP to be $2,138.794 this year, IMF projects

-- 2021-10-14 16:52:16

Bangladesh's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) will be US$2,138.794 in 2021 which is higher than neighbouring India, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The per capita GDP of In...

What should be the bowling strategy for Bangladesh in World Cup?

What should be the bowling strategy for Bangladesh in World Cup?

Shajedul Rahin 2021-10-14 14:50:51

The Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup 2021 includes four specialist seamers and three specialist spinners.  While the batting has to be top-notch to win matches, bowling strategy will also be a...

Stock market biggies face selling pressure

Stock market biggies face selling pressure

FE REPORT 2021-10-14 10:08:26

Broad index of Dhaka bourse saw a moderate loss on Wednesday extending the losing streak for third consecutive session as investors continued selling pressure on large cap sectors. On the day, major...

Paramount Textile rises 'abnormally'

Paramount Textile rises 'abnormally'

FE Report 2021-10-14 10:06:22

Share price of Paramount Textile rose 'abnormally' though there was no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI) behind the price hike. The company's share price rose 42 per cent or Tk 27 to clos...

Remembering the Ash innings, the best for Bangladesh in World T20

Remembering the Ash innings, the best for Bangladesh in World T20

Rakimul Huq 2021-10-13 17:30:42

The World Cup T20 hasn’t historically been Bangladesh’s most favourable tournament. Particularly batting-wise, they’ve struggled to keep up with the more successful teams, failing to...

Last chance for Russell Domingo?

Last chance for Russell Domingo?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-13 12:55:44

Russell Domingo’s tenure as the Bangladesh national team’s head coach, ever since he was appointed in August 2019, has never been short of its fair share of controversies.  Instances...

Stagflation woes hit US stocks

Stagflation woes hit US stocks

-- 2021-10-13 10:15:38

US shares slipped on Tuesday in choppy trade, as investors waited for businesses to report how rising prices have hit their latest earnings, while bond yields spiked and the dollar shone on bets that...

Pharma issues attract investors

Pharma issues attract investors

FE REPORT 2021-10-13 10:07:54

Investors concentrated mostly on pharmaceuticals & chemicals sector Tuesday which grabbed 18.4 per cent of market turnover. Textile, fuel & power, banking and cement issues also dominated in...

Bangladesh’s batting lineup in the T20 World Cup

Bangladesh’s batting lineup in the T20 World Cup

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-12 16:15:42

After experiencing a lean patch on the spin-friendly pitches in the recently concluded two T20I series at home, Bangladeshi batters are about to face a different challenge altogether in the forthcomin...

BSEC working for 'making a vibrant bond market'

BSEC working for 'making a vibrant bond market'

FE REPORT 2021-10-12 09:19:53

Discussants have said the country's stock market, insurers and pension funds need to play a significant role in achieving the target of sustainable development goal (SDG). Their suggestions came Mond...

$700 million Korean aid for Bangladesh in next five years

$700 million Korean aid for Bangladesh in next five years

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-10-12 09:15:04

Dhaka is set to strike an economic-cooperation deal with Seoul today (Tuesday) as the latter will provide some $700-million aid in the next five years. For the first time in its economic ties, South...

Tigers with a blend of youth and experience

Tigers with a blend of youth and experience

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-11 16:33:40

After three consecutive series wins in the last three months, Bangladesh are high in confidence moving towards the seventh edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in the UAE and Oman.&...

'Middle class no longer active in leadership, intellectualism'

'Middle class no longer active in leadership, intellectualism'

FE ONLINE REPORT   2021-10-10 20:06:36

Despite widening of the size of the middle class in the country from economic perspective, their participation in political leadership, intellectualism, and socio-cultural activities has come to the g...

Subscription of ACME Pesticides begins Oct 12

Subscription of ACME Pesticides begins Oct 12

FE REPORT 2021-10-10 09:06:37

IPO (initial public offering) subscription of ACME Pesticides will commence on October 12 (Tuesday) to raise Tk 300 million under fixed price method. According to information of Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Meghna Bank to raise Tk 1.50b through IPO

Meghna Bank to raise Tk 1.50b through IPO

Siddique Islam 2021-10-10 09:04:33

Meghna Bank Limited is diversifying its investment portfolios with focus on retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) business to minimize risk, the bank's top executive has said. Under the pla...

BSEC chief guns for Tk 1.5tr MF market

BSEC chief guns for Tk 1.5tr MF market

FE REPORT 2021-10-10 08:57:20

BSEC chairman Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam on Saturday stressed the need for increasing the size of mutual funds (MFs) and improving the performance of fund managers to help achieve desired grow of t...