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BD to launch 'Poverty Environment Accounts' system

BD to launch 'Poverty Environment Accounts' system

-- 2017-10-10 12:00:00

The government is going to pilot a “Poverty Environment Accounts (PEA)” system to get coherent quantification and practical link between the poverty and environment aimed at formulating po...

Sponsor-directors go for more bank shares ahead of change in law

Sponsor-directors go for more bank shares ahead of change in law

Mohammad Mufazzal 2017-10-10 12:00:00

The country's capital market has become mostly dependent on the banking sector in recent times mainly due to increased participation in transactions of banks' shares by the sponsor-directors, accordin...

Stocks plunge as panic selling continues

Stocks plunge as panic selling continues

FE Online Report 2017-10-10 12:00:00

Stocks witnessed downward trend in early trading on Tuesday as market reacted negatively to the central bank’s action against the overexposed banks. The capital market has become mostly depende...

Agro investment crosses Tk 603.8b in eight years

Agro investment crosses Tk 603.8b in eight years

-- 2017-10-10 12:00:00

With a view to increasing production of crops and bringing agriculture inputs to the purchasing capacity of farmers, the government has invested Tk 603.8 billion in the last eight years. “The A...

Simtex Industries recommends 12pc div

Simtex Industries recommends 12pc div

FE Online Report 2017-10-09 12:39:18

The board of directors of Simtex Industries Limited has recommended 2.0 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure on Monday. The fi...

Islami Bank leads DSE turnover chart

Islami Bank leads DSE turnover chart

FE Report 2017-10-09 12:31:32

Top 10 traded companies, including six banks, captured nearly 34 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse on Sunday while Islami Bank Bangladesh dominated the chart. The total turnover on the Dhaka S...

PCL  recommends 5pc cash div

PCL recommends 5pc cash div

FE Online Report 2017-10-09 12:16:11

The board of directors of The Peninsula Chittagong Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final approval of...

Export earnings drop  9.83pc in Sept

Export earnings drop 9.83pc in Sept

FE Report 2017-10-09 12:00:00

The country's earnings from shipment of merchandise products declined by 9.83 per cent to US$ 2.03 billion in September 2017 over the corresponding month of 2016. The earnings in the third month of t...

Govt earnings from DSE soar 174 per cent in Q1

Govt earnings from DSE soar 174 per cent in Q1

Babul Barman 2017-10-09 12:00:00

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse marked a 174 per cent rise in first quarter (Q1) for July-September period of the current fiscal year compared to the same quarter a year ago as t...

Stocks plunge as panic seizes investors

Stocks plunge as panic seizes investors

FE Online Report 2017-10-09 12:00:00

Stocks suffered a sharp fall on Monday as investors went on panic sale after Bangladesh Bank (BB) fined seven banks for violating securities rules on share investment. Brokers said the investors went...

Rohingya effect on economy: Academics for more research

Rohingya effect on economy: Academics for more research

-- 2017-10-09 11:53:24

The influx of more than half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar since August is having a huge effect on Bangladesh, including on its economy. Many university groups in Bangladesh are protes...

Far East Knitting recommends 15pc stock div

Far East Knitting recommends 15pc stock div

FE Online Report 2017-10-08 12:00:00

The board of directors of Far East Knitting & Dyeing Industries has recommended 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final...

First 15 minutes see addition of 28 points on DSE

First 15 minutes see addition of 28 points on DSE

FE Online Report 2017-10-08 12:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Sunday as investors continued their buying appetite on sector-specific stocks. Following the previous week&...

Dhaka stocks end flat after bumpy ride

Dhaka stocks end flat after bumpy ride

FE Online Report 2017-10-08 12:00:00

Dhaka stocks ended almost flat in green Sunday after volatile trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence throughout the trading session. Market insiders said the optimistic investor...

Export earnings drop by 10pc in September

Export earnings drop by 10pc in September

-- 2017-10-08 12:00:00

Export earnings of Bangladesh dropped to $2.03 billion last month, which is around 10 per cent less than the same month last year. It also missed the target by 28 per cent, the Export Promotion Burea...

Stock market needs listing of sound cos

Stock market needs listing of sound cos

FE Report 2017-10-08 11:06:36

Discussants have said the country's capital market needs listing of more good companies to fetch more foreign investments. They stressed on importance of companies having good fundamentals on Saturd...

Bangladesh pharma cos eye  Qatar market

Bangladesh pharma cos eye  Qatar market

-- 2017-10-08 09:04:29

As part of expanding its global footprint, Bangladesh’s fast-growing pharmaceutical sector is looking for opportunities in Qatar, ording to a report by www.thepeninsulaqatar.com.   A &l...

Govt borrows $1.0b loan for six entities

Govt borrows $1.0b loan for six entities

Rezaul Karim 2017-10-07 12:25:48

The government has borrowed nearly US$ 1.0 billion (100 crore) from international lenders in favour of its different entities, officials said. In late September, the standing committee on non-concess...

Deferred new VAT law faces further vetting

Deferred new VAT law faces further vetting

Doulot Akter Mala 2017-10-07 12:00:00

Government's revenue authorities have decided to conduct afresh an impact assessment of the new VAT law, pending its now-deferred enforcement, as skepticism cropped up. Sources said the National Boar...

City Bank appoints Adil Islam as AMD

City Bank appoints Adil Islam as AMD

FE Online Desk 2017-10-07 09:52:22

City Bank has recently appointed Adil lslam as its Additional Managing Director. He has more than 26 years of banking and business leadership experience, gained through working in various internationa...

Mercantile Bank holds Business Review Meeting

Mercantile Bank holds Business Review Meeting

FE Online Desk 2017-10-07 09:34:49

The ‘Business Review Meeting’ of Mercantile Bank Limited was held Saturday at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city. A total of 119 branch managers, All Divisional Heads and Executiv...

In-house training adds to RMG benefits: ILO

In-house training adds to RMG benefits: ILO

-- 2017-10-07 09:25:50

When skill shortage is seen a major constraint to steady growth of the country's apparel industry, in-house training for skill development of garment employees and workers has become a panacea bringin...

BSEC should exercise ‘its full  power’ without looking to govt

BSEC should exercise ‘its full power’ without looking to govt

FE Report 2017-10-06 12:00:00

The securities regulator BSEC should exercise its full power for the sake of development of the country's capital market, said State Minister for Finance MA Mannan on Thursday. He was speaking at a s...

Private sector credit growth rises notably, crosses target

Private sector credit growth rises notably, crosses target

-- 2017-10-06 09:52:14

Private sector credit growth increased significantly in August mainly due to higher trade financing by banks for settling import payment obligations, officials and bankers said. The growth in credit...

No rice crisis in country now: Minister

No rice crisis in country now: Minister

FE Report 2017-10-05 12:54:06

Food Minister Qamrul Islam speaks at a workshop on 'Eliminating Hunger and Malnutrition: Are Sustainable Solutions in Sight?' at a city hotel on Wednesday. International Food Policy Research Institute...

Stock mkt lacks depth, breadth

Stock mkt lacks depth, breadth

FE Report 2017-10-05 12:51:37

The country's capital market needs listing of more companies having good fundamentals along with introducing new products to attract investors from different level of income.Dr. Mashiur Rahman, the ec...

Ten cos snare 35pc transaction on DSE

Ten cos snare 35pc transaction on DSE

FE Report 2017-10-05 12:50:07

Top 10 traded companies, including seven banks, Wednesday captured nearly 35 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse while LankaBangla Finance topped the chart.The total turnover on the Dhaka Stock E...

Central bankers brainstorming sustainable finance

Central bankers brainstorming sustainable finance

FE Report 2017-10-05 12:00:00

A three-day meet on sustainable finance with delegates from central banks of Ghana, Nepal and Nigeria began in Dhaka Wednesday to promote sound environmental and social practices by banks. Bangladesh...

DSE, CSE open higher on buying spree

DSE, CSE open higher on buying spree

FE Online Report 2017-10-05 11:51:26

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Thursday as investors continued their buying appetite on sector-specific stocks. Following the previous day...

DSEX crosses 6,200-mark as bank shares shine

DSEX crosses 6,200-mark as bank shares shine

FE Online Report 2017-10-05 04:30:06

Stocks extended the winning spell on Thursday, with key index of the major bourse crossing the 6,200-mark again, as investors continued their buying spree on banking issues. Brokers said the market e...