Thomson Reuters Foundation 2020-05-28 12:07:17
Bangladeshi manufacturers said on Wednesday that they would blacklist Western fashion brands that “exploit” them by failing to pay their bills due to the new coronavirus crisis, days after...
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Power Grid Company of Bangladesh’s earnings per share (EPS) rose 11.5 per cent year-on-year in nine months for July, 2019 to March, 2020. The board of directors of the company in a virtual meet...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-27 18:10:22
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in Bangladesh in partnership with The Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society reached out to 3000 he...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-27 12:32:18
The Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing, China has sent a rejoinder to a news item published on the The Financial Express (Online) on May 23, 2020 under the headline ‘China exit: Japanese firms keen o...
FE Online Report 2020-05-26 11:22:03
The ratio of the Dhaka Stock Exchange’s market-cap to the GDP remained low in the region amid lack of listing of new big issues and price erosion of large-cap companies. The present market capi...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-25 17:36:31
In a landmark, Bangladesh joined the select group of countries that manufacture world-class, large-scale Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by shipping 6.5 million PPE gowns to US brand Hanes, for ul...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-25 11:03:19
Kamrul Hossain, a stock investor who lives at Gopibagh in Dhaka, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in 2019 with an enthusiastic and festive mood with his family. He bought new dresses for all six members of the...
FE Online Report 2020-05-24 18:13:35
Tradings on both the stock exchanges are set to resume from May 31, after a 66-day break, due to Covid-19 pandemic. Trading and settlement activities will resume on the day even if the countrywide ge...
FE Online Report 2020-05-24 17:07:47
Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) leaders greeted Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam on assuming his office as the chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (B...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-23 12:16:11
At least 34 Japanese companies operating in China have shown interest to relocate their units to Bangladesh. The embassy of Bangladesh in Beijing informed the development to the ministry of foreign a...
FE Report 2020-05-23 10:16:40
The net profit of RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) fell more than 18 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) for January-March, 2020 due to lower sales amid ongoing pandemic. The board of director...
FE Report 2020-05-23 10:11:35
Three more pharma & chemicals sector companies - Kohinoor Chemical, Orion Pharma and Orion Infusion- disclosed their third quarter (Q3) earnings for January-March, 2020 period. The companies' ear...
FE Report 2020-05-23 10:07:53
Linde Bangladesh's net profit rose nearly 11 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) for January-March, 2020 driven by higher income. However, the company's net operating cash flow per share...
Siddique Islam 2020-05-23 09:21:44
The government has slashed its non-bank borrowing target by half to Tk 150 billion to finance the budget deficit of the current fiscal year ending on June 30, officials said. The government's net non...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-22 23:31:04
Speakers at a virtual seminar have demanded to prioritise agriculture sector in the budget of 2020-21 fiscal year to minimise the economic impact during post-pandemic period. They also said the gover...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2020-05-22 10:28:26
The country's capital market has considerable opportunities to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19. In that case, potential policy measures will have to be adopted to increase investors' participati...
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The youth and sports ministry has taken up a Tk 70 billion project to create self-employment and alleviate poverty. It aims at making the huge portion of the population, who have left the cities due...
FE Report 2020-05-22 10:04:20
National Credit and Commerce Bank's consolidated earnings per share jumped 110 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) for January-March, 2020 despite ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The board of...
FE Report 2020-05-22 09:56:01
Speakers at a virtual seminar on Thursday stressed the need for giving priority to the health sector in the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 and utilising allocation properly to revive the coronavirus-r...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-05-22 09:49:35
The cyclone Amphan has dealt a body blow for mango farmers in the Rajshahi region, already reeling under the coronavirus outbreak, victims and officials said on Thursday. The very severe storm that p...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-21 23:18:35
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading conglomerates of Bangladesh is distributing food items to more than 11 thousand poor families across the country. The organization has started food distribution in t...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-21 18:40:24
More than 50 lawmakers from different areas of the country have submitted demi official (DO) letters to the Prime Minister and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) recommending reduction of existing ta...
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The Centre on Budget and Policy (CBP), University of Dhaka, recently held a virtual dialogue, titled ‘Pre-Budget Virtual Dialogue 2020’ on the upcoming budget amid the COVID-19 crisis. D...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-21 15:35:10
A significant number of garment factories remained closed for the last two months since March due to shortage of work orders followed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said. Many...
Siddique Islam 2020-05-21 10:45:43
The inter-bank call money rate remained almost stable on Wednesday, the last working day before the Eid vacation, despite higher cash withdrawal from banks, bankers said. The weighted average rate (W...
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The government has decided to devise a strategic plan on incentives and other benefits to be offered to prospective foreign investors who will relocate their businesses to Bangladesh in the post-Covid...
FE Report 2020-05-21 10:35:45
The public subscription for Express Insurance shares has been delayed further as the stock market remained shut in line with the government holidays. The government has extended the ongoing shutdow...
FE Report 2020-05-21 10:31:04
The government has appointed two commissioners at the securities regulator to make the commission functional removing the quorum crisis. The ministry of finance (MoF) confirmed their appointment fo...
FE Report 2020-05-21 10:04:32
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 22.9 per cent people of the country below poverty line apart from officially- recognised 20.5 per cent existing poor, according to a rapid survey report. The report s...
-- 2020-05-20 23:40:08
The Ministry of Industries has said it is not possible to shut down tobacco industry in a hurry without creating awareness. The statement was made in a press release issued on Wednesday by industries...
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