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Govt okays framework to assess SDG progress

FE Online Report 2018-01-24 12:00:00

The government has approved the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a bid to assess the implementation progress year-on-year.  The framewor...

Esquire Knit gets IPO approval

FE Report 2018-01-24 11:00:29

The securities regulator has allowed Esquire Knit Composite to determine cut-off price through electronic bidding as part of going public under book building method. The regulatory approval came at a...

Square, Beximco Pharma, GP dominate turnover chart

FE Report 2018-01-24 10:28:43

Top 10 traded companies accounted for more than 40 per cent transactions of the premier bourse Tuesday while Square Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharma and Grameenphone dominated the list. Dealers said t...

H R Textile Mills approves 10pc cash dividend

-- 2018-01-24 10:18:36

The 33rd Annual General Meeting of H R Textile Mills Limited was held at Spectra Convention Centre Limited in the city on Monday, said a press release. The company declared 10 per cent cash dividend...

Private-sector credit squeezes as banks tighten belt

Siddique Islam 2018-01-24 09:56:26

Credit to private sector squeezed in December after a preceding upturn as most banks tried to comply with strictly-enforced advances-deposit ratio (ADR) rules, bankers said. "Banks were more focused...

Stocks pause after recent gains

FE Online Report 2018-01-24 03:51:26

Stock markets took a pause on Wednesday after recent sharp gains, as cautious investor booked marginal profit on sector-wise issues. Market insiders said the stocks slipped into the red after four...

BBS Cables’ EPS surges 160pc in Q2 FY 2017-18

FE Online Report 2018-01-24 03:33:22

BBS Cables Limited posted 160 per cent rise in earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017-2018 fiscal year, compared to the same period a year ago, said an official disclosure. As...

Many listed cos see rise in foreign ownership

FE Report 2018-01-23 12:53:19

Many listed companies posted rise in foreign ownership at the end of 2017. Following increased participation by foreign shareholders, foreign stakes in some companies rose up to 41.28 per cent by D...

Low-cap cos dominate DSE gainer chart

FE Report 2018-01-23 12:51:40

Listed companies with low capitalisation dominated the gainer's chart of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday though they had no price sensitive information (PSI) or any expansion plan. The premie...

Marico declares 250pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-01-23 12:03:07

The board of directors of the Marico Bangladesh Limited has declared 250 per cent second interim cash dividend based on 9 months financials for the period ended on December 31, 2017. The record dat...

Banks under pressure for asset mismatch

Siddique Islam 2018-01-23 12:00:00

Banking sector bears some pressures from declining asset quality, particularly of the state-owned banks, and tighter liquidity in some fourth-generation private banks, said the central bank. The Bang...

Bourses open on positive note

FE Online Report 2018-01-23 12:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as optimistic investors are taking position on sector-wise large-cap stocks ahead of monetary...

ECNEC nods 14 projects including new VAT Act

FE Online Report 2018-01-23 12:00:00

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 14 development projects at a total cost of Tk 62.28 billion. The approval came from the 16th ECNEC meeting of the...

Central bank should enjoy more 'instrument independence'

FE Report 2018-01-23 11:25:28

Central banks in countries like Bangladesh should enjoy more 'instrument independence' in determining monetary policy, vital for moving an economy. Simultaneously, said a noted banker of India, there...

CSE Investment Fair kicks off Feb 1

Our Correspondent 2018-01-23 11:21:52

Chittagong Stock Exchange is organising its sixth Capital Market and Investment Fair at the city's GEC Convention Centre. The three-day CSE Fair will start on February 1 and be concluded on February 3...

NBR moves to set up TIU to check tax evasion

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-01-23 10:18:38

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to establish an automated tax information unit (TIU) with interconnectivity of data banks of other relevant entities to track large financial transactions...

Informality dominates BD, India job markets

FE Online Report 2018-01-23 09:40:43

The high incidence of informality is dominating the job markets in South and South-Eastern Asia, according to the World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2018. “Indeed, informality a...

NPLs bother banking sector very much: Muhith

FE Report 2018-01-23 04:04:30

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Monday the country's banking sector is bothered very much about the non-performing loans (NPLs) and argued that it has been a big problem since the independence when i...

Bourses keep gaining, riding on GP

FE Online Report 2018-01-23 03:32:13

Stocks witnessed yet another positive session Tuesday amid increased trading activities as optimistic investors showed their buying spree on largest market cap Grameephone’s shares. Traders s...

Stocks open mostly higher at opening

FE Online Report 2018-01-22 12:00:00

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid slow trend as many investors remained followed cautious stance ahead of monetary policy announcement. Following the previous da...

Imam Button’s share price rising sans PSI

FE Online Report 2018-01-22 12:00:00

Share price of Imam Button Industries Limited is soaring without any price sensitive information (PSI) as the company’s price surged 13.67 per cent within four trading days. In the last one m...

BJA urges govt to lift embargo

FE Online Report 2018-01-22 12:00:00

Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) has requested the government to withdraw the restriction on export of raw jute in the name of uncut BTR and BWR to protect their interests. The local raw jute export...

Five cos see mixed performance

FE Report 2018-01-22 11:21:40

Five listed companies have displayed mixed performance in October-December, 2017 compared to same period of the previous year. The companies are Alltex Industries, Eastern Housing, CVO Petrochemica...

Square Pharma stays atop for third day

FE Report 2018-01-22 10:38:49

The Square Pharmaceuticals dominated the premier bourse's transaction chart for the third consecutive session on Sunday as the top 10 traded companies accounted for 36 per cent of the turnover. Bro...

Beximco Synthetics' share price soaring sans PSI

FE Report 2018-01-22 10:36:28

Share price of Beximco Synthetics is soaring without any price sensitive information (PSI) as the company's price surged further by 7.69 per cent Sunday. In the last one month, the Z-category issue j...

Taxmen find fake tax clearance certificates

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-01-22 09:53:17

Taxmen have detected a number of forged tax clearance certificates at field-level tax offices that were prepared with the support of vested quarters including tax practitioners and supporting tax offi...

Muhith woos Norway to utilise FDI incentives

-- 2018-01-22 08:55:04

Finance Minister AMA Muhith urged Norway to invest in Bangladesh’s leather and pharmaceutical sectors. Muhith also said that Bangladesh offering various incentives to foreign investors for attr...

2.1m youths get self-employment training in eight yrs

-- 2018-01-22 08:36:15

Youth Development Department has trained some 2.1 million youths on different trades across the country in last eight years. The information was revealed as State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren...

Bourses extend gaining spell

FE Online Report 2018-01-22 03:45:02

Stocks extended the winning streak for the third running session on Monday as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise large-cap issues. Brokers said the market ended higher a...

Bourses open higher

FE Online Report 2018-01-21 12:36:16

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Sunday amid slow trend as many investors followed cautious stance ahead of monetary policy announcement. Following the previous week’s...