FE REPORT 2021-09-18 10:18:24
Commerce minister Tipu Munshi has urged all parties to support a 12-year extension proposal by the LDC Group in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The extension will help the LDCs get preferential t...
FE REPORT 2021-09-18 09:55:28
Dhaka bourse closed the week with a marginal loss in terms of both index and turnover value, as investors adopted a cautious stance following a standoff between the central bank and the securities reg...
FE REPORT 2021-09-18 08:38:37
Bangladesh can emulate Vietnam's development experiences by adapting their policies to its context in the changing paradigm, including increasing investment on innovation and technology, research and...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2021-09-18 08:34:50
As Bangladesh struggles to keep its position as the second-largest apparel exporter of the world, the country is desperately in need of policy support to make a solid foothold on potential man-made fi...
FE REPORT 2021-09-17 11:30:08
All the existing companies will not be allowed to operate in the OTC (over-the-counter) markets of the country's two bourses after one month. Some of the companies will be shifted to the exchanges' S...
FE REPORT 2021-09-17 10:08:20
The securities regulator has approved 23 proposals of new TRECs (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate) to be issued by Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). To this effect, the Bangladesh Securities and...
FE REPORT 2021-09-17 09:45:33
Some 49-66 per cent of Bangladesh's social-safety-net-allowance-and food-support beneficiaries are not poor, says the World Bank, indicating porous delivery system for the state annuity. It is one of...
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Popular social media Facebook, e-commerce giant Amazon, and American multinational technology company Google have deposited Tk 4,60,73,460 as VAT to the state coffer. These three giants paid the amou...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-09-16 13:16:52
Social Protection Programmes remain central to Bangladesh’s sustainable development policy and are progressively benefitting the poorer households, says the World Bank. It adds that by improvin...
FE Report 2021-09-16 10:27:51
The securities regulator has strengthened its efforts to contain rumours which are spread through social media to influence market prices of listed securities. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-09-16 08:27:50
The central bank now tightens noose around loose-run lending operations by non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) limiting their loan or lease rescheduling to only thrice. Officials of the Bangla...
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Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited will offload another 4.03 per cent of its shares for public sale over three years.Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Walton and two other compani...
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Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the per capita foreign debt of Bangladesh citizens is now Tk 24,890. The minister revealed this information in parliament while replying to a tabl...
FE Report 2021-09-15 09:56:49
Shares of four listed companies which recently saw abnormal price hike lost prices ranging between 4.68 per cent and 9.70 per cent on Tuesday. One of those companies became the worst loser a day afte...
FE REPORT 2021-09-15 08:42:57
Beximco has completed a share-purchase agreement with Sanofi Bangladesh to acquire its majority stake. As per the agreement, the company will purchase 54.60 per cent of shares of Sanofi. The agreeme...
FE REPORT 2021-09-15 08:21:32
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Fazle Kabir on Tuesday termed the state of governance in the financial sector lax and underscored its improvement for the sake of sound economic health of the country. H...
FE REPORT 2021-09-15 08:14:33
Only a day after the central bank opposed the use of undisbursed dividend of banks and non-banking financial institutions by the capital market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) in stock trading, Finance Mi...
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Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to set up a Tk 30 billion refinance scheme for the agriculture sector to deal with the financial crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic. "The Tk 30 billion fund, named "A...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-14 18:39:08
Bangladesh requested Oman to pursue the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for DFQF market access for Bangladeshi products, foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The GCC is a coalition of six gulf countries...
FE REPORT 2021-09-14 09:17:53
Share prices of three large-cap companies on Monday declined significantly a day after the securities regulator asked them to increase free float shares up to 10 per cent of their paid-up capitals....
REZAUL KARIM 2021-09-14 08:48:27
Facing LDC graduation drawbacks for the current crisis, Bangladesh urges the UK to simplify its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) system through amending its 'goods graduation' provision. The g...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-09-14 08:36:41
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has amended the relevant rules granting the exporters an extended time to avail bonded warehouse facility, as imported raw materials get stuck following external ma...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-09-14 08:26:46
The central bank has ruled out the use of unclaimed or undisbursed dividends of banks and non-banking financial institutions by the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF). Bangladesh Bank officia...
FE REPORT 2021-09-13 08:52:23
Experts at a virtual dialogue on Sunday emphasised the need for redefining SMEs and startups in the proposed National Industrial Policy to ensure adequate financing - to have a vibrant private sector...
FE REPORT 2021-09-13 08:35:07
The public hearing to review the pricing formula to fix the retail price of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) will be held today (Monday). It will continue on Tuesday too if the hearing is not finished...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL AND BABUL BARMAN 2021-09-13 08:32:34
Capital gains largely lure investors into staking big bets on stocks which spur steady rally of the bourses as returns on bank deposits and other investment tools shrink, according to market analysts....
FE REPORT 2021-09-12 10:19:31
Top 10 companies saw rise in investors' participation in last week compared to previous week on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). In last week, top 10 companies grabbed 21.28 per cent of weekly turnover...
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Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam expressed his firm optimism about the durability of the current capital market buoyancy, saying that no...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-09-12 10:09:43
Bangladesh's budget deficit amounted to a record Tk 1.87 trillion in the past financial year as stimulus packages and emergency health payouts bloated public spending against revenue shrinkage for p...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-09-12 10:03:27
Bangladesh finally attains 1.0- per cent share in the Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) as the country has been offered one of three fortunate shareholders after the five founding BRICS nati...
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