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Industry leaders seek long-term policy support

Industry leaders seek long-term policy support

FE Report 2019-01-01 00:25:20

Textile and apparel industry leaders want to see in the New Year the continuation of the business- and investment-friendly climate and steps to address the challenges facing the sector. The challen...

Trading on bourses to resume Tuesday

Trading on bourses to resume Tuesday

FE Online Report 2018-12-31 11:58:05

Trading and official activities on both bourses resumed tomorrow (Tuesday) after a four-day vacation, officials said. The trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)...

Secondary trading of treasury bills, bonds dips sharply

Secondary trading of treasury bills, bonds dips sharply

FE Report 2018-12-31 11:49:42

Secondary trading of the government's fixed income securities declined drastically in the outgoing calendar year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that the value of t...

FDI inflow sees uptrend

FDI inflow sees uptrend

FE Report 2018-12-31 11:24:04

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first ten months of the outgoing year, 2018, witnessed a moderate rise as was indicated initially. The full data of FDI is available for the first...

Mkt cap to GDP rises marginally in 2018

Mkt cap to GDP rises marginally in 2018

FE Report 2018-12-31 10:56:13

The market cap to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio, which reflects the depth of the capital market, marginally rose in the premier bourse at the end of 2018. But the ratio is still much lower than...

DSE mobile app users' growth jumps 62pc

DSE mobile app users' growth jumps 62pc

FE Report 2018-12-31 10:44:54

Share trading through DSE-mobile app continued to rise as the number of users of the application rose 62 per cent year-on-year in 2018. The number of active users of the DSE mobile application increa...

Portfolio investments see 26pc fall in 2018

Portfolio investments see 26pc fall in 2018

FE Report 2018-12-30 10:52:19

Share transactions in portfolio investments declined 26 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous year. According to information of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the portfolio investments witnessed tra...

Khulna Power, United Power jointly grab top position

Khulna Power, United Power jointly grab top position

FE Report 2018-12-30 10:43:08

Top 10 turnover leaders featured a total transaction of above Tk 262.60 billion on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing calendar year. During the year, the premier bourse featured a total t...

Economy battles triple woes in 2018

Economy battles triple woes in 2018

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-12-30 08:13:49

The outgoing year saw Bangladesh's economy buckle under increasing pressure, with balance of payment deficit, banking crisis, and weak local currency exacting a toll on the macroeconomic health. The...

An impetus added to LNG import

An impetus added to LNG import

M Azizur Rahman 2018-12-29 21:00:00

Bangladesh started importing 'expensive' LNG (liquefied natural gas) in 2017 to meet the mounting domestic demand by expanding the country's energy sources.Currently, the state-run Petrobangla has bee...

Some PCBs earn higher operating profit in 2018

Some PCBs earn higher operating profit in 2018

Siddique Islam 2018-12-29 10:48:43

The operating profits of the country's private commercial banks (PCBs) witnessed a healthy growth in the outgoing year, even if soured loans are on the rise, bankers said. Most of the banks, exceptin...

Weekly analysis: Index edges higher

Weekly analysis: Index edges higher

FE Report 2018-12-29 10:39:45

The prime index of the major bourse posted a 2.29 per cent return in the last week of 2018 that ended on Thursday, as the key sectors led by banking and telecoms performed well. Ahead of the national...

OTC share trading jumps 99pc

OTC share trading jumps 99pc

FE Report 2018-12-29 10:36:53

Although the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dived 14 per cent year on year in 2018, share transactions on the OTC market jumped 99 per cent in the outgoing calendar year. Shares of the com...

BD witnesses high investment flow in 10 years

BD witnesses high investment flow in 10 years

-- 2018-12-28 17:05:58

Bangladesh witnessed high volume of investment from both local and foreign sources over the last 10 years as the government offered a number of incentives by adopting a time-befitting industrial polic...

Stock dividends to increase cos’ capital up 27pc in 2018

Stock dividends to increase cos’ capital up 27pc in 2018

FE Report 2018-12-28 10:46:56

A total of 154 listed companies increased their capital by over Tk 35.57 billion through issuing stock dividends in the outgoing year, 27 per cent up from the previous year. These companies have issu...

BD exports can fetch add’l $17.4b with existing ability

BD exports can fetch add’l $17.4b with existing ability

FE Report 2018-12-28 09:49:51

Bangladesh has the potentials of earning an additional amount of $17.4 billion from the global market with its existing export capacity, of which $11.4 billion can come from the European Union (EU)...

DSEX slumps 14pc, market cap sheds 8.42pc in 2018

DSEX slumps 14pc, market cap sheds 8.42pc in 2018

Babul Barman 2018-12-28 09:48:58

The capital market ended 2018, a gloomy year for it, as the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a 14 per cent loss amid lack of investors' confidence. People familiar with the capit...

BD to emerge as 24th economy in 2032: WELT

BD to emerge as 24th economy in 2032: WELT

FE Online Report 2018-12-27 17:03:09

Within a decade and three years, Bangladesh is set to enter the league of top 25 largest economies of the world, according to an international projection unveiled Thursday. It projects that the count...

Stocks end 2018 with positive note

Stocks end 2018 with positive note

FE Online Report 2018-12-27 15:35:57

Stocks ended on Thursday, the last trading session of this year, with a positive note as investors continued their buying appetite on selective large-cap stocks. Market insiders said the investo...

AMCL (PRAN) declares 32pc cash dividend

AMCL (PRAN) declares 32pc cash dividend

FE Online Desk 2018-12-27 15:24:22

Agricultural Marketing Company Limited (AMCL PRAN) has declared 32 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year 2017-2018. The approval of the dividend came during the 33rd Annual General...

Stocks open positive to end 2018

Stocks open positive to end 2018

FE Online Report 2018-12-27 11:36:13

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the 2018, as some investors are active on sector-wise issues. Br...

BSEC approves IPO of Coppertech

BSEC approves IPO of Coppertech

FE Report 2018-12-27 11:01:19

The securities regulator has approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of Coppertech Industries. The company will raise a capital worth Tk 200 million offloading 20 million shares under the...

KPCL tops turnover chart for fourth day

KPCL tops turnover chart for fourth day

FE Report 2018-12-27 10:57:00

Top ten traded companies captured 22 per cent turnover of the major bourse on Wednesday. Khulna Power Company Ltd (KPCL) dominated the chart for fourth day in a row. Brokers said the investors were a...

Footwear cos to expand exports to European markets

Footwear cos to expand exports to European markets

FE Desk Report 2018-12-27 10:56:08

Mr. Md. Saiful Islam, president of Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) & Managing Director of Picard Bangladesh Ltd, briefing Dr. René...

DSEX crosses 5,300-mark

DSEX crosses 5,300-mark

FE Report 2018-12-27 10:46:49

Stocks maintained the upward trend for the sixth straight day on Wednesday as investors showed their buying binge on financial issues. Brokers said the market kept gaining following the news that the...

Stocks advance amid political uncertainty

Stocks advance amid political uncertainty

FE Online Report 2018-12-26 11:35:22

The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as some investors are active on sector-wise issues amid cautious trading ahead of national el...

Fund raising through rights hits three-year low

Fund raising through rights hits three-year low

FE Report 2018-12-26 11:06:12

Funds raised by listed companies through issuance of rights shares fell sharply by 76 per cent year-on-year in 2018, hitting three years low. Two listed firms netted about Tk 2.68 billion by issuing...

Esquire Knit's IPO subscription to begin Jan 06

Esquire Knit's IPO subscription to begin Jan 06

FE Report 2018-12-26 10:47:35

The public subscription of Esquire Knit Composite will open on January 06, as the company is set to raise a capital of over Tk 562 million through IPO. The initial public offering (IPO) subscription...

Beximco approves 10 pc dividend

Beximco approves 10 pc dividend

FE Desk Report 2018-12-26 10:44:10

Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited (Beximco) approved 5.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend (bonus share) for the year ended on June 30, 2018 in its 45th annual general meeting (AGM)...

KPCL tops turnover chart for third day

KPCL tops turnover chart for third day

FE Report 2018-12-25 15:46:03

Top ten traded companies captured 29 per cent turnover of the major bourse on Monday. Khulna Power Company Ltd (KPCL) topped the chart for third day in a row. Market insiders said the investors show...