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BD to be leading actor in global  footwear market, say experts

BD to be leading actor in global footwear market, say experts

FE Report 2017-11-16 12:47:38

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, flanked by other dignitaries, poses for a photograph during the inauguration of the 36th International Footwear Conference (IFC) 2017 of the Confederation of Internatio...

Lenders oppose WB move to make movables into surety

Lenders oppose WB move to make movables into surety

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-11-16 12:00:00

A World Bank move to make intangible movables such as 'accounts receivables', 'intellectual property', 'derivatives products' into collateral against credits faced opposition from lenders in Banglades...

Uncertainty still hovers over Padma rail link

Uncertainty still hovers over Padma rail link

Munima Sultana 2017-11-16 12:00:00

Financing Padma rail link, part of a dream project on communications infrastructure, still looks uncertain as the designated Chinese bank delayed signing loan agreement, sources said. They said Bangl...

Bourses back to green zone

Bourses back to green zone

FE Online Desk 2017-11-16 12:00:00

Bourses returned to the green zone on Thursday although the turnover edged lower than the previous session as investors opted for buying riding on sector-specific issues. The last trading session of...

Eight more cos disclose EPS

Eight more cos disclose EPS

FE Online Report 2017-11-16 11:51:22

Eight more listed companies disclosed their first quarter (Q1) un-audited earning per share (EPS) for July-September 2017 on Thursday, according to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website. EPS is the...

Stocks mixed in cautious trade

Stocks mixed in cautious trade

FE Online Report 2017-11-16 11:29:35

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw negative trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend in early trading on Thursday as investors followed cautious stance. Following the prev...

Record 4.96m tonnes of vegetables produced in FY17: BBS

Record 4.96m tonnes of vegetables produced in FY17: BBS

-- 2017-11-16 09:13:44

Country has witnessed a record production of over 4.96 million tonnes of vegetables in the last fiscal year (FY17), up by 300,000 tonnes from previous fiscal year (FY16), according to Bangladesh Burea...

Amu for SME research centre among D-8

Amu for SME research centre among D-8

-- 2017-11-16 07:11:54

A research centre on small and medium enterprises (SME) is essential to further develop the sector among the D-8 member countries. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu opined this on Thursday while s...

Food production drops by 943,000 tonnes: BBS

Food production drops by 943,000 tonnes: BBS

-- 2017-11-16 05:31:39

Untimely floods in Bangladesh have caused food production to drop by 943,000 tonnes in fiscal 2016-17, says the government. The figures by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics were revealed at a media bri...

BGMEA requests govt to form wage board for RMG workers

BGMEA requests govt to form wage board for RMG workers

Monira Munni 2017-11-15 12:00:00

A move has been initiated to raise the minimum monthly wages of the workers of the country's ready-made garment sector in line with a provision of the labour law. This, industry insiders say, would...

Trade cost cut lies at core of regional integration

Trade cost cut lies at core of regional integration

Asjadul Kibria 2017-11-15 12:00:00

It is cheaper for Sri Lanka to trade with Brazil than Nepal which is geographically much more closer. High trade cost due to lack of better connectivity bars Sri Lanka and Nepal from expanding their b...

DSE, CSE witness positive trend

DSE, CSE witness positive trend

FE Online Report 2017-11-15 12:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Wednesday as optimistic investors remained active on sector-wise issues. After hitting record high of the m...

Bangladesh further down in wealth distribution report

Bangladesh further down in wealth distribution report

-- 2017-11-15 12:00:00

The citizens of Bangladesh with some other low-income countries in Asia have slid further down the wealth distribution pyramid, reveals a study. According to the latest Credit Suisse Global Wealth Re...

ICAB holds members’ confce on corporate leadership

ICAB holds members’ confce on corporate leadership

FE Online Desk 2017-11-15 11:02:41

A members’ conference on Corporate Leadership was arranged by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)recently, said a statement. Wg Cdr Md. Tabarak Hossain Bhuiyan, psc (Retd)...

July-Oct witnesses only 14.51pc ADP implementation

July-Oct witnesses only 14.51pc ADP implementation

-- 2017-11-15 08:38:40

The implementation rate of the Annual Development programme (ADP) during the July-October period of the current fiscal year (FY18) reached 14.51 per cent with an expenditure of Tk 238.15 billion. The...

15 mills produce 60,000 tonnes sugar: Amu

15 mills produce 60,000 tonnes sugar: Amu

-- 2017-11-15 05:42:36

The country has produced nearly 60,000 tonnes of sugar in the last fiscal 2016-2017, said Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu. "The 15 sugar mills across the country produced 59,984.55 tonnes sugar...

Bourses slip into red

Bourses slip into red

FE Online Report 2017-11-15 03:52:51

Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, after the prime index of the major bourse reaching record high in the previous day, as cautious investors booking profits on large-cap stocks. Market insider...

BAPLC organises seminar on capital market

BAPLC organises seminar on capital market

FE Online Report 2017-11-15 02:46:44

Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) has organised a seminar to raise awareness on various aspects of the capital markets of Bangladesh recently. Finance Minister AbulMaal Abdu...

46 more cos disclose Q1 EPS

46 more cos disclose Q1 EPS

FE Online Report 2017-11-15 01:00:17

Some 46 more listed companies disclosed their first quarter (Q1) un-audited earning per share (EPS) for July-September 2017 on Wednesday, according to separate disclosures posted on the Dhaka Stock Ex...

Rahima Food decides to change nature of business

Rahima Food decides to change nature of business

FE Online Report 2017-11-14 12:20:44

The board of directors of Rahima Food Corporation Limited has decided to change the nature of existing business of the company, according to a statement posted on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) websit...

Economy underperforms for some shortcomings

Economy underperforms for some shortcomings

FE Report 2017-11-14 12:13:28

Bangladesh economy goes on underperforming for some limiting factors like infrastructure deficits, and gas and power problems, notwithstanding some progressive growth, says a premier trade body. The...

IATA to help BD aviation sector grow

IATA to help BD aviation sector grow

-- 2017-11-14 12:00:00

IATA (International Air Transport Association) has expressed its keen interest to provide all kinds of cooperation in further development of Bangladesh’s aviation sector. The association’...

DSE, CSE rise on GP shares

DSE, CSE rise on GP shares

FE Online Report 2017-11-14 11:31:23

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Tuesday as optimistic investors are taking position on Grameenphone shares. Each share price of Grameenphon...

Remittance surge by 6.9pc in four months

Remittance surge by 6.9pc in four months

-- 2017-11-14 09:02:05

Remittance in the first four months of current fiscal surpassed last fiscals corresponding period by a decent amount. Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith said this to treasury bench lawmaker M Mam...

5 valued ratios that every investor needs to know

5 valued ratios that every investor needs to know

-- 2017-11-14 08:51:31

An unaware investor would say, "The stock is cheap, its current price is only Tk. 5." However, a smart investor would say, “The stock value means nothing. This stock’s EBITDA multiple is n...

GDP growth 7.28pc, per capita income $1,610

GDP growth 7.28pc, per capita income $1,610

FE Online Report 2017-11-14 07:49:16

The Bangladesh economy has recorded 7.28 per cent growth in the 2016-17 financial year (FY), a 0.04 percentage points up from the provisional data which was released six months ago. Official data rel...

DSEX hits all-time high

DSEX hits all-time high

FE Online Report 2017-11-14 04:11:42

Stocks rebounded on Tuesday, after a single-session break, with prime index of the major bourse reaching record high since its inception on January 27, 2013. Dealers said the market returned to highe...

ECNEC clears ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ project

ECNEC clears ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ project

-- 2017-11-14 02:44:01

The government has initiated a project to set up ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ on a 965-acre land at Lebukhali along the Payra River in Barisal involving an estimated cost of Tk 16.99 billion...

NCC Bank holds workshop on  online forex transaction

NCC Bank holds workshop on online forex transaction

FE Online Desk 2017-11-13 12:31:13

  NCC Bank Training Institute arranged a day-long workshop on "Online Foreign Exchange Transaction Reporting" for its officers' of Head Office and branches recently. Managing Director & C...

MNCs should increase free float of share volumes: Experts

MNCs should increase free float of share volumes: Experts

Babul Barman 2017-11-13 12:00:00

Public float of shares of large-cap listed companies and MNCs should be increased to raise the depth of the market, experts said. "Free float shares of the existing multinational companies should be...