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Stocks witness slow trend amid virus tension

Stocks witness slow trend amid virus tension

-- 2020-06-03 11:48:51

Stocks witnessed very slow trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus pandemic in the listed companies’ earnings as well as country’s...

IPO subscription of Express Insurance now start June 14

IPO subscription of Express Insurance now start June 14

FE Online Report 2020-06-03 10:51:09

The public subsection of Express Insurance Ltd now will begin from June 14 as the insurer announced fresh date for IPO subscription on Wednesday. The IPO subscription for shares of the non-life ins...

BSEC gets another commissioner

BSEC gets another commissioner

FE Report 2020-06-03 09:55:58

Md. Abdul Halim, former secretary of the industries ministry on Tuesday joined the securities regulator as a commissioner. Mr. Halim has joined the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange (BSEC) following...

Interest on treasury bond rises slightly

Interest on treasury bond rises slightly

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-06-03 09:52:27

The interest rate on Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond (BGTB) increased slightly on Tuesday as banks were least interested in buying the instruments. The yield, generally known as coupon interest r...

RMG, footwear suffer most during pandemic

RMG, footwear suffer most during pandemic

MONIRA MUNNI 2020-06-03 09:40:10

Garment, footwear and construction sectors have suffered the biggest economic hit during the Covid-19 pandemic with supply chain disruption as the top challenge, according to a latest report. An esti...

Budget for FY 2021: Higher debt to drive up interest payment

Budget for FY 2021: Higher debt to drive up interest payment

FE REPORT 2020-06-03 09:28:34

With the government's bank and non-bank borrowing on a steep rise, the next fiscal's budget is likely to earmark an allocation of Tk 635.25 billion for paying interest. The allocation is up by Tk 64....

DSCC to collect tax from all 26 sectors

DSCC to collect tax from all 26 sectors

FE REPORT 2020-06-03 09:27:40

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will collect tax from all the 26 sectors, instead of the present nine, to increase the revenue income of the corporation without increasing tax burden on citizens...

This years’ budget is our 'survival budget'   

This years’ budget is our 'survival budget'  

-- 2020-06-03 00:59:44

This years’ budget must put thrust on ensuring our survival through strengthening health, medical and social security sector. Prominent economic analysts and experts shared such thought on up...

Inflation drops to 5.35pc in May

Inflation drops to 5.35pc in May

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 15:28:46

The point-to-point inflation rate in May dropped to 5.35 per cent compared to that of 5.96 per cent in the previous month (April), official data showed. A year ago in May 2019, the inflation rate was...

Stocks keep losing amid growing virus tension

Stocks keep losing amid growing virus tension

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 15:22:12

Stocks kept their losing streak on Tuesday amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus pandemic in the listed companies’ earnings as well as country’s overall economy. DSEX, the...

ECNEC clears two COVID-19 response projects worth Tk 24.92 billion

ECNEC clears two COVID-19 response projects worth Tk 24.92 billion

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 15:19:46

The government on Tuesday approved two COVID-19 response projects at a combined cost of Tk 24.92 billion aimed at combating the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Along with both the...

BB files new case over 2016 cyber heist

BB files new case over 2016 cyber heist

-- 2020-06-02 12:12:45

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has filed a fresh civil case against 17 Philippine entities to recover the 81 million US stolen in a 2016 cyber heist, reports philstar.com. The case has been filed against the e...

ADB expands trade finance to support private sector in BD

ADB expands trade finance to support private sector in BD

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 11:48:49

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded the Trade Finance Program (TFP) to support private sector in Bangladesh by raising its financing limit to US$755 million from $518 million at the end of l...

Bourses open lower amid thin participation

Bourses open lower amid thin participation

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 11:31:44

Stocks saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, maintaining the previous day’s downturn amid growing tension over the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic in the listed companies’ e...

Prime Bank’s EPS surges 13.5pc in Q1

Prime Bank’s EPS surges 13.5pc in Q1

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 10:56:11

Prime Bank’s consolidated earnings per share (EPS) rose 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) for January-March, 2020, according to an official disclosure on Tuesday. The board o...

Two more MFs get another 10-year extension

Two more MFs get another 10-year extension

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-02 10:46:00

Two more close-end mutual funds, managed by ICB Asset Management Company, each have got their tenure extension for another 10 years, said an official disclosure on Tuesday. Closed-end mutual funds ar...

BB, BSEC hold parley to develop capital market

BB, BSEC hold parley to develop capital market

FE Report 2020-06-02 10:11:09

The central bank and the securities regulator took a set of decisions in a meeting on Monday, including disbursement of the listed banks' cash dividends only among small investors, considering their w...

MBL puts thrust on financing health sector, MSME

MBL puts thrust on financing health sector, MSME

Siddique Islam 2020-06-02 10:01:14

Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL) has taken a series of measures to bring un-banked people into the banking network through boosting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) across the country. "We a...

Remittance inflow falls more than 14pc in May

Remittance inflow falls more than 14pc in May

FE REPORT 2020-06-02 09:36:11

The flow of inward remittance fell by more than 14 per cent in May following the coronavirus outbreak in different parts of the world, officials said. Remittance from Bangladeshis working abroad was...

FY'21 budget: Deficit could reach 5.7 per cent of GDP

FY'21 budget: Deficit could reach 5.7 per cent of GDP

FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-06-02 09:28:12

The deficit in the upcoming budget is likely to hit a new high of 5.7 per cent due to the government's "expansionary" fiscal approach aimed at weathering the coronavirus effect on the economy, officia...

NBR extends deadline for tax submission

NBR extends deadline for tax submission

FE Online Report 2020-06-01 17:55:12

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submission of corporate and other tax returns until June 29. The extended deadline would be valid for the taxpayers who have missed t...

Stocks back to downturn amid growing virus tension

Stocks back to downturn amid growing virus tension

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-01 15:41:44

Stocks got back into the red on Monday, the second trading session after a long closure, amid a growing tension over the Covid-19 outbreak as the country is set to emerge a new global hotspot for the...

Experts for top priority to health sector in next budget

Experts for top priority to health sector in next budget

FE Online Report 2020-06-01 15:24:18

Health sector should get utmost priority in the upcoming budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal in a bid to reduce COVID-19 effects and provide basic health security for vulnerable population, speakers said...

Stocks fall at opening as virus fears mount

Stocks fall at opening as virus fears mount

FE Online Report 2020-06-01 11:32:04

Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid mounting fears over coronavirus outbreak as the country is set to emerge a new global hotspot for the virus. The presence of in...

Uttara Bank revises dividend declaration for 2019

Uttara Bank revises dividend declaration for 2019

FE Online Report 2020-06-01 10:55:37

The board of directors of Uttara Bank Limited has revised the recent dividend declaration for the year ended on December 31, 2019 due to the central bank’s dividend policy circular, said an offi...

Tax waiver withdrawn for economic zone factories

Tax waiver withdrawn for economic zone factories

FE REPORT 2020-06-01 09:26:16

Factories producing essential products, including edible oil, sugar, flour, cement and steel, inside economic zones will no longer be eligible for tax exemptions. In a regulatory order, the National...

ICSB event on Covid-19 and its impact

ICSB event on Covid-19 and its impact

FE Online Desk 2020-06-01 00:54:39

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) organized a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme on "COVID-19 and its impact on the National Economy” on May 30, 2020 o...

Export earnings from jute increase by 14pc in 10 months

Export earnings from jute increase by 14pc in 10 months

-- 2020-05-31 19:07:34

Export earnings from jute and jute products have increased by 14 per cent in the first ten months (July-April) of the current fiscal year 2019-20, compared to corresponding period of the previous fisc...

Four listed cos’ shut factories due to Covid-19 pandemic

Four listed cos’ shut factories due to Covid-19 pandemic

FE Online Report 2020-05-31 17:34:00

Four listed companies – Tallu Spinning Mills, Usmania Glass Sheet Factory, Monno Ceramic Industries and Monno Stafflers- have shut down their factories due to COVID-19 pandemic. The factory of...

Stocks end first session higher after long closure

Stocks end first session higher after long closure

FE Online report 2020-05-31 15:39:52

Stocks on both the bourses ended higher on Sunday, the first trading session after a 66-day closure, thanks to regulatory move to boost the ailing capital market. DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock E...