-- 2020-04-15 14:15:56
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Bangladesh’s GDP growth would come down to 2 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY2019-2020) due to the global coronavirus pandemic. I...
-- 2020-04-14 20:02:44
Terming Chattogram Port as economic lifeline of the country, speakers at a meeting have underscored the need for comprehensive measures to ensure smooth delivery of containers in the port to protect t...
-- 2020-04-14 18:13:43
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a guideline for the stimulus package of Tk 200.00 billion announced by the government for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises to boost production and to ov...
Babul Barman 2020-04-14 09:51:19
The year-long depressed capital market trend sent at least one-fourth issues below their face value of Tk 10 in the Dhaka Stock Exchange. According to DSE data, some 92 issues, including 35 mutual fu...
FE Report 2020-04-14 09:44:14
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has moved to look into the legal notice served by its brokers challenging the exchange's opinion already submitted on the draft rules formulated for issuing new TREC to th...
REZAUL KARIM 2020-04-14 09:20:26
The government has exhorted its missions abroad to explore new business opportunities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The missions may seek such prospects and give necessary rec...
-- 2020-04-13 22:14:16
As Bangladesh will see a sharp decline in export earnings following the suspension of all trade activities across the globe amid the coronavirus onslaught, economists have underscored need for devisin...
-- 2020-04-13 16:40:12
The lending rate for credit under the Tk 50.0 billion stimulus package for farmers has been revised down to 4 per cent from 5 per cent. Banks participating in the scheme will receive a refinancing be...
FE Online Report 2020-04-13 11:30:20
The DSE Brokers Association has sent a legal notice to the DSE board, claiming the bourse has given the consent to the draft rules on issuing new TREC licence ignoring the interest of the DSE members...
FE DESK REPORT 2020-04-13 09:41:51
An international institutional investor has demanded resumption of trading on Bangladesh's stock market. "The indefinite closure of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Bangladesh SEC's circular in...
FE Report 2020-04-13 09:39:24
A director of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has demanded financial package along with waiving tax at source from brokerage commission. DSE director Minhaz Mannan Emon made the demand as the market recen...
FE REPORT 2020-04-13 09:10:13
Bangladesh's economic growth will be between 2.0 and 3.0 per cent in the current fiscal in the aftermath of coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has forecast. The WB has made the forecast on Banglade...
Monira Munni 2020-04-13 08:50:52
Apparel makers say export income from the country's readymade garment might decline by around US$5.0 billion between March and May due to the impact of pandemic. They feel that the $38.20 billion-exp...
FE Online Report 2020-04-12 21:28:03
Welcoming the government's announcement of Tk 50 billion stimulus package for agriculture sector, Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of SANEM suggested some steps to make the disbursement of the pack...
-- 2020-04-12 20:18:57
Bangladesh Bank has raised advance to deposit ratio (ADR) by 2.0 percentage points, enabling banks to lend more during the coronavirus lockdown. ADR, which measures loans as the percentage of deposit...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2020-04-12 09:32:45
The country's capital market was mainly driven by pharmaceuticals and chemicals sector in March following investors' increased participation in share transactions. On the trading sessions executed...
Babul Barman 2020-04-12 09:23:00
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd has posted the ever highest earnings per share in 2019 thanks to closure of its unprofitable pharmaceuticals business in Bangladesh. The UK-based pharmaceuticals giant...
DoulotAkter Mala 2020-04-12 08:40:21
Businesses are facing difficulties in submitting VAT returns due to country-wide shutdown induced by COVID-19 outbreak. The deadline for return is April 15, 2020. Staffers of many business houses...
-- 2020-04-11 21:16:32
Informal Sector Industry Skills Council (ISISC) has demanded an emergency fund for around 20 million people involved in informal sector in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The council also urged the...
-- 2020-04-11 19:37:37
Cargo handling activities have increased in Chattogram port as import of essential commodities targeting the upcoming Ramadan has increased to a great extent in the port. The activities have increase...
FE Online Report 2020-04-11 17:57:53
The country’s two bourses will remain closed until April 25 as the government further extended the ongoing holiday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government has furt...
Babul Barman 2020-04-11 09:06:44
Earnings of most of the listed cement manufacturers slumped in the recent quarters compared to the same period in the previous year. Out of the seven cement makers listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange,...
FE DESK 2020-04-11 09:00:32
Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd (CSE) said a taskforce can be developed by the government for the proper implementation of the bail-out package, announced by the Prime Minister to stave off the economic...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2020-04-11 08:57:16
MJL Bangladesh, the country's largest lubricant company, distributed almost same amount of dividends in last three fiscal years (FY) amid its mixed performance observed in EPS during the same period...
Kamrun Nahar 2020-04-11 08:48:40
The domestic tourism industry, hardest hit by coronavirus, has downsized its manpower by 5,085 in the past three months since January, according to a survey. In its report styled 'Impacts on Banglade...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-11 08:10:25
The government has sought US$500 million budgetary support from the World Bank to help finance the annual public expenditure, officials said on Friday. The Economic Relations Division, or ERD, has re...
FE Online Report 2020-04-10 20:21:17
The country’s two bourses will remain closed until April 25 as the government further extended the ongoing holiday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government has further extend...
-- 2020-04-10 19:06:21
Bangladesh is seeking $700 million in financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, Tokyo-based Nikkei Asian Review reports. "We...
-- 2020-04-10 17:50:46
The Bangladesh Bank has instructed all banks to shut down their branches in the areas put under lockdown by the government or local administration to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The central ba...
-- 2020-04-09 19:20:19
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-fixed the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 4.0 per cent on bi-weekly average basis with a provision of minimum 3.5 per cent on a daily basis effective from April 15, 2020. ...
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