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'Ensure gender equality in listed companies'

FE Report 2019-03-08 11:18:18

Speakers at a roundtable have called on the stock exchanges to play a vital role in ensuring gender equality in the listed companies. Women's economic empowerment is a key driver of sustainable devel...

Saudi team sees BD as ‘new Asian Tiger’

FE Report 2019-03-08 10:01:40

Saudi Arabia's commerce and investment minister Dr Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qosaibi on Thursday termed Bangladesh a "new Asian Tiger" and expressed his country's interest to bring the existing relations...

Fiscal policies ill-equipped for women entrepreneurs

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-03-08 09:33:05

The country's fiscal policies are yet to be fully equipped to support start-up women entrepreneurs at grass-roots level, experts said. Barring the income tax law, no other fiscal law, be it Value Add...

BD’s domestic demand to expand at slower pace

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-03-08 09:26:36

The Washington-based IIF said Bangladesh's broad-based domestic demand expansion would continue in the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, and also in the next FY, 2019-20, albeit at a slower pace. Th...

BB sets deadline for banks to adjust ADR, IDR limit

-- 2019-03-07 19:20:49

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday asked the scheduled banks to adjust their Advance Deposit Ratio (ADR) or Investment Deposit Ratio (IDR) limit within September 30 this year in line with the central ba...

DSE turnover dips below Tk 5.0b-mark

FE Online Report 2019-03-07 19:05:33

Stocks witnessed another flat session on Thursday when daily transactions declined on lower demand. Brokers said the market ended flat as a section of investor bagged profit while some others were bu...

Trade deficit drops slightly in July-Jan period

FE Online Report 2019-03-07 16:52:26

Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world declined slightly in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compare to the same period of the past fiscal year. Central...

Bourses see downturn in early trading

FE Online Report 2019-03-07 12:05:14

The prices of most of the shares on both the bourses witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Thursday as cautious investors were selling shares. Following the previous two days’ marginal...

Silco Pharma's IPO subscription begins today

FE report 2019-03-07 10:10:51

The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Silco Pharmaceuticals begins today (Thursday), aiming to raise Tk 300 million from the capital market. The subscription for shares of the pharma comp...

Empower BB to sack high-ups of SoBs, expert opines

FE Report 2019-03-07 09:26:58

The existing Banking Companies Act (BCA) should be reformed to empower the Bangladesh Bank (BB) with the authority of dismissing the chairmen and directors of the state-owned banks (SoBs), said BB for...

Markets open on positive note

FE Online Report 2019-03-06 11:38:19

The prices of most of the shares on both the bourses witnessed a positive trend in early trading on Wednesday as some investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the...

Non-profits’ part in economy growing

Yasir Wardad 2019-03-06 10:38:20

The contribution of non-profit organisations to the national economy has been substantial in recent years as the sub-sector is growing rapidly. Such non-profits tend to provide services rather than p...

BSEC approves 'alternative investment' draft rules

FE Report 2019-03-06 10:32:43

The securities regulator has approved the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Alternative Investment) draft Rules, 2016 after some amendment. The BSEC move will help promote venture fina...

BD eyes $15b Saudi investment

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-03-06 09:24:01

Bangladesh eyes investment worth around US$ 15 billion from Saudi Arabian investors, as a high-profile delegation of the country is going to arrive in Dhaka today (Wednesday). "We are expecting a sub...

Inflation rises slightly in February

-- 2019-03-05 17:29:28

A rise in food inflations slightly pushed up the general inflation rate last month. "The general point-to-point inflation rate increased to 5.47 per cent in February," Planning Minister MA Mannan sai...

Economic zone for Japanese investors gets ECNEC nod

-- 2019-03-05 16:54:07

The government has initiated a project for setting up an economic zone, dedicated for Japanese investors, at Araihazar in Narayanganj. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC)...

DSE daily turnover hits two-month low

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 16:30:21

The daily trade turnover on the prime bourse fell below Tk 6.0 billion-mark once again on Tuesday, hitting more than two months low, as most of the investors were reluctant to make fresh investment in...

NCC Bank to issue Tk 7.0b subordinated bonds

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 12:51:21

The board of directors of NCC Bank Limited has decided, in principle, to issue non-convertible subordinated bonds worth Tk 7.0 billion, said an official disclosure on Tuesday. The bank will issue the...

Stocks on both bourses gain in early trading

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 12:01:59

The prices of most of the shares on both the bourses witnessed an upward trend in early trading Tuesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous tw...

Linde BD recommends 375pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 11:51:36

The board of directors of Linde Bangladesh has recommended 375 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come during the annual general meeti...

Paramount Insurance recommends 5.0pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 11:36:12

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

Runner to allocate 13.93m shares

FE Report 2019-03-05 10:38:08

Runner Automobiles will allocate 13.93 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held on Monday. The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw w...

Govt slaps tax on Facebook, YouTube ads

-- 2019-03-05 09:30:58

The government has decided to collect 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) from the advertisements on internet platforms like Facebook and YouTube.    The authorities have not been collec...

Foreign fund in stocks keeps soaring on DSE

Babul Barman 2019-03-05 09:11:31

Net foreign investments in Dhaka bourse soared more than 84 per cent month-on-month in February as overseas investors continued to put fresh funds after the national elections. Net foreign fund in st...

ADB lowers growth forecast to 7.5pc

FE Report 2019-03-05 09:05:21

Bangladesh economy is likely to grow at a rate of 7.5 per cent in the ongoing fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected afresh. The newly forecasted gross domestic pro...

'BD team to sit with defendants of reserve heist case'

-- 2019-03-04 20:27:07

A team of Bangladesh Bank officials and lawyers will sit with the Filipino defendants of a case over the central bank cyber-heist to recover the stolen funds. The delegation will depart for the Phili...

BSEC yet to release its annual report

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 17:12:38

More than eight months after the end of fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18), country’s stock market regulator is yet to release its annual report. The latest annual report, available on the website of B...

DSXE dips below 5,700-mark as major sectors plunge

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 17:04:34

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped below 5700-mark on Monday after two months as risk-averse investors sold shares on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said investors were mos...

24pc of total bank investments come from Islamic banks

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 16:15:12

Around 24 per cent of the total investments of the country’s banking sector come from the Islamic banks, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that total Investments...

Monno Ceramic’s share price keeps soaring sans PSI

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 13:17:59

The share price of Monno Ceramic Industries was soaring despite having no price sensitive information (PSI). The company's share price surged further by Tk 27.60 each or 6.67 per cent to close at Tk...