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Online reg for BICM contest closes today

Online reg for BICM contest closes today

FE Report 2018-10-05 11:30:22

Today (Friday) is the last day of registering with 'invest maestros', the first ever Inter-University Capital Market Case Competition. Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) and Dhaka Stock Ex...

BSEC to hold awareness events for investors

BSEC to hold awareness events for investors

FE Report 2018-10-05 11:24:30

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has urged the investors to avoid rumour-based investments for the sake of their own interests. The securities regulator laid emphasis on reduc...

Call for bringing unbanked under banking network

Call for bringing unbanked under banking network

FE Report 2018-10-05 11:20:35

A three-day international workshop ended in the capital on Thursday, with a call for bringing more unbanked people under the banking network through expediting financial inclusion campaigns across the...

Kattali Textile to allocate 34m primary shares

Kattali Textile to allocate 34m primary shares

FE Report 2018-10-05 11:16:33

Kattali Textile Limited will allocate 34 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held on Thursday. The event was held at the AGB Colony Communi...

Runner Auto appoints distributor in Bhutan

Runner Auto appoints distributor in Bhutan

FE Report 2018-10-05 11:08:51

Runner Automobiles has appointed authorised distributor in Bhutan as part of exporting motorcycles in the country. The State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB), a state-owned subsidiary company,...

BB sees growth, inflation outlook stable in FY '19

BB sees growth, inflation outlook stable in FY '19

Siddique Islam 2018-10-05 09:44:51

The central bank assumes that political tensions centring on next general election in the country will be insignificant and hence economic growth and inflation are likely to remain stable in the curre...

Stocks turn lower on profit booking

Stocks turn lower on profit booking

FE Online Report 2018-10-04 15:15:17

Stocks witnessed a marginal correction on Thursday as cautious investors booked quick-profit on sector-wise stocks. Brokers said the some investors booked profit on large-cap sectors like banking a...

BD Lamps recommends 20pc dividend

BD Lamps recommends 20pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-10-04 11:57:40

The board of directors of Bangladesh Lamps Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on 30 June 2018. The final approval of dividend will come during the annual general m...

Bourses advance narrowly at opening

Bourses advance narrowly at opening

FE Online Report 2018-10-04 11:55:16

The prices of most of the shares saw positive trend in early hour of trading Thursday as investors are showing buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s sharp gain,...

Top ten traded companies grab 35pc transaction

Top ten traded companies grab 35pc transaction

FE Report 2018-10-04 10:29:42

Top ten traded companies captured 35 per cent turnover of the major bourse on Wednesday while Khulna Power Company topping the chart. Market insiders said the investors continued to show their buying...

Govt aims to cut poverty by 1.8pc per year: Muhith

Govt aims to cut poverty by 1.8pc per year: Muhith

-- 2018-10-03 20:56:13

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Wednesday said that government has set a target to reduce the rate of poverty by 1.6 to 1.8 per cent a year through inclusive economy. "The government's pol...

DSEX crosses 5,400-mark on buying spree

DSEX crosses 5,400-mark on buying spree

FE Online Report 2018-10-03 16:10:31

Stocks ended higher on Wednesday as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks, particularly banking stocks. Market insiders said most of the investors were buying shares o...

BD will be the 26th largest economy in 2030: HSBC

BD will be the 26th largest economy in 2030: HSBC

FE Online Report 2018-10-03 15:47:05

Bangladesh is likely to make the biggest jump in the global rankings of the size of the economies by the next 12 years, according to a long-term projection of the HSBC Global Research. The country&...

Bangladesh to hold talks with Dubai firm for LPG terminal

Bangladesh to hold talks with Dubai firm for LPG terminal

Reuters 2018-10-03 11:53:20

Bangladesh will hold talks with Dubai-based Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to set up an liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the country, a Dhaka-based official said on Tuesday. “E...

ACME Laboratories recommends 35pc cash dividend

ACME Laboratories recommends 35pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2018-10-03 11:31:37

The board of directors of ACME Laboratories Limited has recommended 35 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on 30 June 2018. The final approval of dividend will come during the annual general me...

DSE, CSE drift higher at opening

DSE, CSE drift higher at opening

FE Online Report 2018-10-03 11:20:16

The prices of most of the shares saw upward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are showing buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s marginal gain...

Govt's tax revenue from DSE slumps 30pc in Q1

Govt's tax revenue from DSE slumps 30pc in Q1

FE Online Report 2018-10-03 10:56:24

The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse fell 30 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) compared to the same quarter a year ago as trading volume was on the...

Experts blame BB for inadequate channelling of green financing

Experts blame BB for inadequate channelling of green financing

FE Report 2018-10-03 10:52:06

Channelling of green financing in Bangladesh remains largely inadequate, as the central bank's approach in this regard is hardly bearing any result, experts said at a seminar in the capital on Tuesday...

Kattali Textile's IPO lottery draw tomorrow

Kattali Textile's IPO lottery draw tomorrow

FE Report 2018-10-03 10:41:03

The IPO lottery draw of Kattali Textile will be held tomorrow (Thursday) to allocate 34 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants. The event will be held at 10:30 am at the AGB Colony...

ICSB delegation meets BSEC chairman

ICSB delegation meets BSEC chairman

FE Desk Report 2018-10-03 10:35:42

A delegation of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) led by its President Mohammad Sanaullah FCS called on Dr. M. Khairul Hossain, Chairman, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange C...

Share price of five small cap cos rising sans PSI

Share price of five small cap cos rising sans PSI

FE Report 2018-10-03 10:27:08

The share prices of five small cap companies were rising 'abnormally' despite having no disclosed price sensitive information (PSI) for the recent price hikes. Following the abnormal price hikes, the...

Remittance inflow rises by 32pc in September

Remittance inflow rises by 32pc in September

-- 2018-10-02 21:47:11

Remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased about 32 per cent in September compared to the same period of previous year. According to latest Bangladesh Bank statistics, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent...

Move to restore navigability of four rivers

Move to restore navigability of four rivers

-- 2018-10-02 18:57:15

The government plans to restore navigability of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punorbhoba rivers by June 2024 with an aim to ensure smooth and safe plying of river vessels. The Executive Committe...

World Bank forecasts 7.0pc growth for Bangladesh in FY19

World Bank forecasts 7.0pc growth for Bangladesh in FY19

-- 2018-10-02 15:51:05

The World Bank has forecast a growth rate of 7.0 per cent for Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of robust private investment, increased exports and remittance inflows. The projection is lower t...

Stocks edge higher in tentative trade

Stocks edge higher in tentative trade

FE Online Report 2018-10-02 15:45:22

Stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday after choppy trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence throughout the session. Market insiders said a section of investors sold shares to...

BB concerned over upward non-food inflation, inflation expectations 

BB concerned over upward non-food inflation, inflation expectations 

FE Online Report 2018-10-02 14:16:41

Rising non-food inflation and expectations for upward inflation may become the challenges for Bangladesh Bank to contain the overall inflationary pressure in the coming days. The latest quarterly rev...

Three cos share price soaring sans PSI

Three cos share price soaring sans PSI

FE Online Report 2018-10-02 12:07:29

Share prices of three companies –Stylecraft, SK Trims Industries, and Dulamia Cotton Spinning Mills –were rising despite having no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI). Following...

Bourses move in a narrow range

Bourses move in a narrow range

FE Online Report 2018-10-02 11:22:32

The prices of most of the shares witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s flat movement, the Dhaka S...

BSEC to organise investors' week October 07-11

BSEC to organise investors' week October 07-11

FE Report 2018-10-02 10:26:04

The securities regulator will organise the 'World Investor Week 2018' during October 7-11 to create awareness among the general investors. The week will be observed in accordance with the declaration...

Net foreign fund in stocks rebounds after five months

Net foreign fund in stocks rebounds after five months

Babul Barman 2018-10-02 10:20:36

Net foreign fund in stocks turned positive last month after remaining negative over the period of last five months as overseas investors were putting fresh funds to take advantage of 'lucrative' pri...