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Salman stresses on restructuring capital market

Salman stresses on restructuring capital market

-- 2019-04-28 13:25:52

The prime minister's advisor on the private sector, industry and investment and lawmaker Salman F Rahman has put the stress on restructuring and revitalising of the capital market. "Restructuring and...

Bata Shoe recommends 105pc final cash dividend

Bata Shoe recommends 105pc final cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 12:44:01

The board of directors of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd has recommended 105 per cent final cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Earlier, the company had declared 240 per cent i...

Bourses down with sluggish trading

Bourses down with sluggish trading

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 12:03:20

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Sunday as cautious investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous week’s decline...

Northern Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

Northern Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 11:13:56

The board of directors of Northern General Insurance Company Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during...

Sonar Bangla Insurance recommends 12pc dividend

Sonar Bangla Insurance recommends 12pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 11:11:25

The board of directors of Sonar Bangla Insurance Company has recommended 6.0 per cent cash and 6.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...

Agrani Insurance recommends 5.0pc stock dividend

Agrani Insurance recommends 5.0pc stock dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 10:37:03

The board of directors of Agrani Insurance Company Ltd has recommended 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during the ann...

Capital Market Infrastructure Financing Confce on April 28

Capital Market Infrastructure Financing Confce on April 28

FE Online Desk 2019-04-27 21:57:55

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and GuarantCo, UK, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) are going to organise an international conference titled “Local Cap...

Financial sector could stoke next economic crisis in BD

Financial sector could stoke next economic crisis in BD

FHM Humayan Kabir, back from Washington, USA 2019-04-27 11:07:21

Bangladesh's next economic crisis could take place in the financial sector, warns a top economist of the World Bank. "If there is any possibility of economic vulnerability in Bangladesh that could be...

Weekly analysis: Stocks post 13-week losing streak

Weekly analysis: Stocks post 13-week losing streak

Babul Barman 2019-04-27 10:37:23

Stocks extended their losing streak for the 13th straight week that ended on Thursday, as nervous investors continued to dump their shares to avoid further losses. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw...

Nearly 39pc university graduates jobless

Nearly 39pc university graduates jobless

Sajibur Rahman 2019-04-27 10:34:45

The unemployment rate among the university graduates in Bangladesh is 38.6 per cent, according to a recent study, conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). A total of 1,574...

Two more banks, one insurer recommend dividend

Two more banks, one insurer recommend dividend

FE Report 2019-04-27 10:30:18

Two more banks and one insurance company have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The companies are Standard Bank, Export Import (Exim) Bank of Bangladesh and Karnaphuli Ins...

Indonesian investors interested in rail, energy sectors

Indonesian investors interested in rail, energy sectors

-- 2019-04-26 21:09:39

Indonesian businesses have expressed their interest to invest in energy, rail, tourism and infrastructure sectors of Bangladesh. "Indonesia and Bangladesh are considered emerging economies with a com...

Karnaphuli Insurance recommends 11pc dividend

Karnaphuli Insurance recommends 11pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-26 19:06:35

The board of directors of Karnaphuli Insurance Company has recommended 6.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend wi...

Standard Bank recommends 10pc dividend

Standard Bank recommends 10pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-26 19:05:54

The board of directors of Standard Bank has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during the annual general meet...

EXIM Bank recommends 10pc cash dividend

EXIM Bank recommends 10pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-26 14:41:54

The board of directors of Export Import (EXIM) Bank of Bangladesh has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come durin...

Fortune Shoes shines on turnover chart

Fortune Shoes shines on turnover chart

FE Report 2019-04-26 10:39:57

The ten most traded companies grabbed more than 30 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with Fortune Shoes leading the turnover chart. Market analysts said investor...

Three banks, two insurers declare dividend

Three banks, two insurers declare dividend

FE Report 2019-04-26 10:37:39

Five more companies, including three banks, have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The banks are Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., Al-Arafah Islami Bank, and Shahjalal Islami B...

Stocks rebound amid cautious trading

Stocks rebound amid cautious trading

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 15:40:51

Stocks rebounded in the positive terrain on Thursday, after hitting four-month low, as some investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Market analysts said the bargain hunters were...

Citizens’ conclave on SDGs Saturday

Citizens’ conclave on SDGs Saturday

FE Online Desk 2019-04-25 14:41:54

Citizen's platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Saturday will hold a citizens conclave in the capital on the country's four years of engagement with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The day-long...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank recommends 17pc div

Al-Arafah Islami Bank recommends 17pc div

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 12:51:57

The board of directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has recommended 15 per cent cash and 2.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend wi...

Shahjalal Bank recommends 10pc div

Shahjalal Bank recommends 10pc div

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 12:37:46

The board of directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval will come during the annual general meet...

Phoenix Insurance recommends 12pc cash dividend

Phoenix Insurance recommends 12pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 12:30:50

The board of directors of Phoenix Insurance Company Limited has recommended 12 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during the...

Stocks rise amid low trading

Stocks rise amid low trading

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 12:30:12

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Thursday as some investors are showing their buying appetite. After DSE index hitting four-month low in the prev...

Islami Bank recommends 10pc cash dividend

Islami Bank recommends 10pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-25 12:24:59

The board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during the ann...

BSEC yet to approve Norfund proposal to buy 10pc equity shares of MTB

BSEC yet to approve Norfund proposal to buy 10pc equity shares of MTB

FE Report 2019-04-25 10:37:53

The proposal regarding issuance of a substantial amount of shares to a foreign investment fund by Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) is yet to get regulatory approval though the bank sought permission from the B...

GP bound to pay outstanding Tk 126b: BTRC

GP bound to pay outstanding Tk 126b: BTRC

FE Report 2019-04-25 10:34:08

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said the country's leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone has no alternative to paying Tk 125.79 billion (12,579 crore) dues unearthed thr...

Tk 5.25t budget likely

Tk 5.25t budget likely

FE Report 2019-04-25 09:14:59

The government is set to fix GDP (gross domestic product) growth target for the next fiscal year at 8.2 per cent, officials said. The total size of the budget for fiscal year 2019-20 may be around Tk...

Stocks keep losing amid low confidence

Stocks keep losing amid low confidence

FE Online Report 2019-04-24 17:00:42

Stocks extended the losing streak for the second day in a row on Wednesday, as worried investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said dearth of quality stocks, la...

Singer AGM approves 30pc stock dividend for 2018

Singer AGM approves 30pc stock dividend for 2018

FE Online Desk 2019-04-24 13:54:24

The 39th Annual General Meeting of Singer Bangladesh Ltd. was held on April 23, 2019 at the Singer Factory, Savar, Dhaka. Dr. Fatih Kemal Ebiçlioglu, Chairman, Singer Bangladesh Limited presid...

Islamic Relief Bangladesh wins Bond Int'l Dev Award 2019

Islamic Relief Bangladesh wins Bond Int'l Dev Award 2019

FE Online Report 2019-04-24 12:38:11

Islamic Relief Bangladesh has won the Bond International Development Award 2019 in innovation category for eliminating extreme poverty of orphaned children and widows in Bangladesh. This Alternative...