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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...

Prices of building materials register significant rise

Prices of building materials register significant rise

Saif Uddin 2017-10-04 12:00:00

The prices of key construction materials, including steel rods and bricks, have marked a significant rise in the recent times, triggering anxiety among the realtors, sector insiders have said. They s...

Interest rates on bank deposits increase

Interest rates on bank deposits increase

Siddique Islam 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Interest rates on bank deposits increased further following higher credit growth particularly in private sector, officials said, citing latest disclosure. The weighted average interest rate on deposi...

Foreign funds in stocks up 202pc in 9 months

Foreign funds in stocks up 202pc in 9 months

Babul Barman 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Net foreign investments in stocks jumped 202 per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2017 as overseas investors poured more funds into the Bangladesh stock market. Positive macroeconomic in...

Stocks see mixed trend in early trading

Stocks see mixed trend in early trading

FE Online Report 2017-10-04 12:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors remained active both sides of trading fence. Following the...

MTB signs deal with RIC on payroll banking solutions

MTB signs deal with RIC on payroll banking solutions

FE Online Desk 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has recently signed an agreement with Resource Integration Centre (RIC) at a simple ceremony held at the RIC Central Office, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.   Under this agr...

City Bank allots equity to IFC

City Bank allots equity to IFC

FE Online Desk 2017-10-04 01:06:27

City Bank has recently issued 5.0 per cent of its outstanding number of common equity to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as per approval of relevant regulatory authorities. This allotme...

ERF buys office space at Paltan

ERF buys office space at Paltan

FE Report 2017-10-03 12:00:00

Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) has moved to purchase a floor space at Paltan in the city aiming to establish its permanent office and an institute to help sharpen the professional skill of business j...

India-BD to sign $4.5b LoC deal Wednesday

India-BD to sign $4.5b LoC deal Wednesday

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-03 12:00:00

Dhaka signs a deal with Delhi tomorrow (Wednesday) on a US$4.5 billion third line of credit (LoC) tagged with stringent conditions, officials said Monday. Besides, they said, the two sides will enter...

Stocks open higher in thin trade

Stocks open higher in thin trade

FE Online Report 2017-10-03 12:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors continued their buying binge on banking stocks. Following the previous day&rsq...

Dhaka Bank inks term sheet with Chandpur Power Gen

Dhaka Bank inks term sheet with Chandpur Power Gen

FE Online Desk 2017-10-03 12:00:00

Dhaka Bank Limited signed a Term Sheet with Chandpur Power Generations Limited - a concern of Doreen Group for arrangement of Syndicated Term Loan of USD 65.00 million Monday at the Corporate Office o...

IPDC Finance  builds home for flood affected people

IPDC Finance builds home for flood affected people

FE Online Desk 2017-10-03 12:00:00

IPDC Finance Limited has come forward to help the flood-affected people. The company with the cooperation of ex-cadets forum, an organisation of alumni and current students of Bangladesh National Cade...

DSEX crosses 6,100-mark on buying spree

DSEX crosses 6,100-mark on buying spree

FE Online Report 2017-10-03 05:05:03

Stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with key index of the major bourse crossing the 6,100-mark again, as optimistic investors were active on sector-wise stocks. Dealers said the market finished higher af...

Aamra Networks  makes  debut trading today

Aamra Networks makes debut trading today

FE Online Desk 2017-10-02 12:00:00

Aamra Networks will make its debut trading today (Monday) on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange. Aamra Networks, which received regulatory approval for going public from the B...

Producing skilled human resources to enhance productivity stressed

Producing skilled human resources to enhance productivity stressed

-- 2017-10-02 12:00:00

Speakers at a discussion have said skilled human resources can enhance productivity in every sector to attain sustainable development goals (SDGs) for building a middle income nation by 2021 and devel...

Muhith urges stock market investors to apply knowledge

Muhith urges stock market investors to apply knowledge

-- 2017-10-02 10:17:38

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday called on investors in the stock market to know, understand and analyse the market before investing money. He made the call while inaugurating the World Investor...

Women spend more time than men in unpaid works: Study

Women spend more time than men in unpaid works: Study

-- 2017-10-01 12:41:21

Women in Bangladesh spend more time than men in unpaid works, according to a recent research. The findings say women spend around eight hours on an average per day in unpaid caring works while their...

22-day Hilsa ban begins: Bangladesh contributes 65pc of total global output

22-day Hilsa ban begins: Bangladesh contributes 65pc of total global output

-- 2017-10-01 12:00:00

22-day ban on hilsa fishing begins in Chandpur Sunday. The government every year takes the move to increase the production of the popular fish species.   The government has imposed a ban on c...

UN fails to manage initial funds for Rohingyas in BD

UN fails to manage initial funds for Rohingyas in BD

-- 2017-10-01 12:00:00

The United Nations has not yet received even half of the funds it initially sought to respond to crisis Bangladesh is now facing with the newly arrived Rohingyas from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, re...

Muhith to open  'World Investor Week,  2017' Monday

Muhith to open 'World Investor Week, 2017' Monday

FE Online Desk 2017-10-01 12:00:00

  Finance Minister AMA Muhith will inaugurate 'World Investor Week 2017' formally in a programme Monday at 3.00 pm at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. The week will be observed acros...