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Asia Insurance recommends 10pc dividend

Asia Insurance recommends 10pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-29 11:46:52

The board of directors of Asia 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 the annual...

Asia Pacific Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

Asia Pacific Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-29 11:43:18

The board of directors of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will com...

Stocks open on bearish trend

Stocks open on bearish trend

FE Online Report 2019-04-29 11:33:35

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Monday as worried investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous day’s decline, the Dha...

Many listed banks' EPS see moderate rise in 2018

Many listed banks' EPS see moderate rise in 2018

Mohammad Mufazzal 2019-04-29 10:33:17

Most of the listed banks, which so far disclosed financial statements, have witnessed moderate rise in earnings per share (EPS) in 2018 compared to previous year. The officials said the banks which k...

Experts warn against fallouts from regional inequality

Experts warn against fallouts from regional inequality

FE Report 2019-04-29 09:51:01

Rising inequality could lead to economic destabilisation, which can snowball into social unrest, experts at a discussion warned Sunday. They feared a vested group could take the opportunity for advan...

Vibrant capital, bond markets seen as most potential answers to businesses

Vibrant capital, bond markets seen as most potential answers to businesses

FE Report 2019-04-29 09:31:45

Experts at an international conference have suggested developing vibrant capital and bond markets to create long-term financing options for businesses. Businesses in Bangladesh now totally depend on...

Govt paid Tk 819.45b against foreign loans in 10 fiscal years

Govt paid Tk 819.45b against foreign loans in 10 fiscal years

-- 2019-04-28 20:59:57

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government paid some Tk 819.45 billion against foreign loans in the last 10 fiscal years. "A total of US$ 10,705.3 million equivalent to Tk 819.45 bill...

Uttara Bank recommends 22pc dividend

Uttara Bank recommends 22pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 17:48:48

The board of directors of Uttara Bank Ltd has recommended 20 per cent cash and 2.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come during...

BD can prosper quickly with more, better jobs for women

BD can prosper quickly with more, better jobs for women

FE Online Desk 2019-04-28 17:25:56

Bangladesh can become more prosperous more quickly if more women get work with higher-quality and higher-paid jobs, says a new World Bank report. The report, Voices to Choices: Bangladesh’s Jo...

DSEX dips to fresh four-month low amid low confidence

DSEX dips to fresh four-month low amid low confidence

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 16:23:23

Stocks slipped back into the red on Sunday amid lack of investors’ confidence to the ongoing bearish market. Market analysts said the anxious investors continued their selling binge amid dearth...

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...