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'BD needs comprehensive e-commerce strategy'

'BD needs comprehensive e-commerce strategy'

-- 2019-04-01 21:06:35

Bangladesh has laid an 'essential foundation' for a technology-driven and skill-based digital economy but it still needs a comprehensive e-commerce strategy and improved delivery logistics, says a rep...

Stocks edge up with increased turnover

Stocks edge up with increased turnover

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 16:00:48

Stocks closed marginally higher Monday, the first session of April, as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said some investors were active in the...

CSE gets new independent director

CSE gets new independent director

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:53:31

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved the appointment of Mr. S. M. Abu Tayyab as Independent Director of Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. Mr.Tayyab is Managing Director of Indep...

LankaBangla approves 15pc cash div

LankaBangla approves 15pc cash div

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:43:35

The 22ndAnnual General Meeting of LankaBangla Finance Limited was held recently at MIDAS Center. Chairman of the company Mr. Mohammad A. Moyeen, presided over the meeting and welcomed the shareholder...

IPDC approves 15pc dividend

IPDC approves 15pc dividend

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:37:42

The 37th Annual General Meeting and 15th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of IPDC Finance Limited was held on Sunday at Gulshan in Dhaka. The AGM approved 8.0 per cent stock and 7.0 per cent cash divid...

Premier Bank recommends 15.50pc stock dividend

Premier Bank recommends 15.50pc stock dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 13:16:16

The board of directors of Premier Bank Limited has recommended 15.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come during the Annual Genera...

Marico Bangladesh declares 200pc dividend

Marico Bangladesh declares 200pc dividend

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 12:04:41

The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Limited has recommended 200 per cent (Third) interim cash dividend on the basis of audited financial statements for 11 months period for the period ended on...

Stocks start April on positive note

Stocks start April on positive note

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 12:03:47

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Monday, the first day of April, as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Follo...

SBAC to go public

SBAC to go public

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:08:45

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, a fourth generation private commercial bank, has taken initiative to go public under the fixed price method. As part of offloading shares, the SBAC...

Eastern Lubricant's price soaring sans PSI

Eastern Lubricant's price soaring sans PSI

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:03:59

Share price of state-run Eastern Lubricants was soaring despite having no price sensitive information (PSI). Despite the country's capital market passing a bearish trend throughout the month amid low...

Most ten-traded cos snare 36pc transaction

Most ten-traded cos snare 36pc transaction

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:02:18

Most ten-traded firms grabbed more than 36 per cent transaction on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Sunday while United Power dominated the chart for the second day in a raw. Market analysts said inves...

Reliance Insurance approves 25pc stock dividend

Reliance Insurance approves 25pc stock dividend

-- 2019-04-01 11:01:05

The 31st Annual General Meeting of Reliance Insurance Limited was held on Sunday at the Hotel Lake Shore, Gulshan-2, Dhaka. Mr. Shamsur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the me...

DSEX slumps below 5,500-mark

DSEX slumps below 5,500-mark

FE Online Report 2019-03-31 16:04:29

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped below 5,500-mark on Sunday after three months as worried investors continued their selling binge. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down...

DSE, CSE open positive despite low turnover

DSE, CSE open positive despite low turnover

FE Online Report 2019-03-31 11:25:17

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a positive trend in early trading on Sunday as some investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previo...

Esquire Knit makes debut in first week of April

Esquire Knit makes debut in first week of April

FE Report 2019-03-31 10:47:48

Esquire Knit Composite Limited is set to make its share trading debut in the first week of April on the bourses under 'N' category, officials said. The company's initial public offering (IPO) shares...

Coppertech subscription opens today

Coppertech subscription opens today

FE Report 2019-03-31 10:10:03

The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Coppertech Industries opens today (Sunday). The company will raise a fund worth Tk 200 million from the capital market under the fixed price method....

300,000 job prospects in 28 hi-tech parks

300,000 job prospects in 28 hi-tech parks

-- 2019-03-30 20:09:03

Over 300,000 youths both boys and girls will get jobs within next couple of years in 28 hi-tech parks now being constructed outside the capital. Posts, Telecommunications and Information and Communic...

Weekly analysis: Stocks keep bleeding

Weekly analysis: Stocks keep bleeding

Babul Barman 2019-03-30 10:25:16

Stocks plummeted for the ninth straight week that ended on Thursday, while turnover continued its downtrend as edgy investors kept dumping financial shares. The ongoing pessimism coupled with lower...

Two banks, one NBFI declare dividend

Two banks, one NBFI declare dividend

FE Report 2019-03-30 10:21:56

Two listed banks and a non-bank financial institution (NBFI) declared dividend last week. BRAC Bank: The board of directors of BRAC Bank has recommended 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended...

ICB seeks Tk 50b fund to stabilise stock market

ICB seeks Tk 50b fund to stabilise stock market

Syful Islam 2019-03-30 09:28:43

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has proposed creation of a Tk 50-billion 'market support fund' to help make the stock market stable. Sources said the corporation made an appeal to the...

Ten cos account for 40pc transactions on DSE

Ten cos account for 40pc transactions on DSE

FE Report 2019-03-29 10:30:53

The ten most traded companies accounted for more than 40 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with the United Power Generation & Distribution Company making its...

FSIBL, BD Finance declare 10pc stock dividend each

FSIBL, BD Finance declare 10pc stock dividend each

FE Report 2019-03-29 10:28:26

The First Security Islami Bank Ltd. (FSIBL) and the Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd. have declared dividends for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The board of directors of First Sec...

Stocks inch up after choppy trading

Stocks inch up after choppy trading

FE Online Report 2019-03-28 15:29:53

Stocks inched up on Thursday after choppy trading, with turnover hitting fresh three months low, as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Market analysts said the ongoing pessimism, liquidity sh...

BD Finance recommends 10pc div

BD Finance recommends 10pc div

FE Online Report 2019-03-28 12:03:21

The board of directors of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will com...

Bourses open positive with sluggish turnover

Bourses open positive with sluggish turnover

FE Online Report 2019-03-28 11:59:46

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early trading on Thursday as some investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day...

Wata Chemicals to enhance production capacity

Wata Chemicals to enhance production capacity

FE Online Report 2019-03-27 12:36:47

The board of directors of Wata Chemicals Limited has approved BMRE by setting up of units and plants at the factory to enhance production capacity. The company said through a disclosure on Wednesday...

DSE, CSE see downturn in early trading

DSE, CSE see downturn in early trading

FE Online Report 2019-03-27 11:34:59

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Following the previous day’s marginal gain, the...

BSEC to hold investors’ conference in Dhaka Mar 28

BSEC to hold investors’ conference in Dhaka Mar 28

FE Online Report 2019-03-27 10:37:12

The stock market regulator is going to organise “Investors’ & Entrepreneurs’ Conference-2019” in Dhaka and Chittagong to create awareness of investors about stock market in...

'BD to become poverty-free country by 2030'

'BD to become poverty-free country by 2030'

-- 2019-03-26 16:20:55

Bangladesh will become a 100 per cent poverty and hunger-free country by 2030 as various poverty alleviation programmes are being implemented across the country. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal ma...

Third Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum in Kathmandu Thursday

Third Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum in Kathmandu Thursday

-- 2019-03-26 13:33:35

  The third episode of the Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum (NBBF) is going to be held in Kathmandu Thursday to promote and strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. It is a joint initiative of...