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Stocks inch up in thin trading at opening

Stocks inch up in thin trading at opening

FE Online Report 2018-08-29 11:20:36

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the pre...

Talks on to set agendas for BIMSTEC Summit

Talks on to set agendas for BIMSTEC Summit

FE Report 2018-08-29 11:11:32

Foreign secretary level officials of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states held a pre-summit meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesd...

Share price of Samata Leather soaring despite capital shortage

Share price of Samata Leather soaring despite capital shortage

FE Report 2018-08-29 10:37:36

The share price of Samata Leather Complex, a "Z" category company, is soaring despite the company facing shortage of working capital. In five trading days, the share price jumped nearly 38 per cent o...

United Power tops turnover chart of DSE

United Power tops turnover chart of DSE

FE Report 2018-08-29 10:32:24

Top ten traded companies captured 30 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday while United Power topping the list. Market insiders said investors were mostly active on Unit...

DSEX crosses 5,600-mark after four months

DSEX crosses 5,600-mark after four months

FE Online Report 2018-08-28 17:12:05

Stocks backed to higher on Tuesday, after single-day break, with core index of the prime bourse crossing the 5,600-mark after four months. Analysts said the market returned to higher amid increased p...

IPO subscription of Kattali Textile opens

IPO subscription of Kattali Textile opens

FE Online Report 2018-08-28 12:18:46

The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Kattali Textile opened today (Tuesday) at 10:00am, according to DSE website. Applicants will be able to apply for the IPO subscription of the company...

Bourses mostly higher on buying spree

Bourses mostly higher on buying spree

FE Online Report 2018-08-28 12:04:10

The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses saw an upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector specific stocks. Following the previ...

DSE gets fund from Chinese strategic partner 'in a week'

DSE gets fund from Chinese strategic partner 'in a week'

FE Report 2018-08-28 10:11:52

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is set to receive the fund from its Chinese strategic partner, which is a consortium of two stock exchanges, within a week against the DSE's shares sold to the partner....

No 'headway' yet in BSEC e-data move

No 'headway' yet in BSEC e-data move

Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-08-28 09:40:16

The proposed Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system of the securities regulator has not made any visible progress yet, though the move was initiated two years ago. The Bangl...

DSE slip into red after five days

DSE slip into red after five days

FE Online Report 2018-08-27 15:32:00

Dhaka stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a five-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors opted to book some profits. Following the previous five days’ upward movement, the Dh...

Stocks soar at opening, DSEX jumps

Stocks soar at opening, DSEX jumps

FE Online Report 2018-08-27 11:28:56

The prices of most of the stocks on both bourse witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday with core index of the prime bourse crossing the 5,600-mark. Following the previous five da...

ME job markets: BD to bank on Madrasa teachers' Arabic skills

ME job markets: BD to bank on Madrasa teachers' Arabic skills

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-08-27 11:06:05

The government is now aiming to train thousands of Madrasah teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) and modern Arabic to increase their employability overseas, especially to tap fur...

Low-cap shares under watch still rising

Low-cap shares under watch still rising

FE Report 2018-08-27 10:42:43

Share prices of eight low-cap companies, which are under the regulator's scanners, continued to soar without any price sensitive information (PSI). The companies are: Kay & Que, Samata Leather...

Silva Pharma IPO lottery draw Thursday

Silva Pharma IPO lottery draw Thursday

FE Report 2018-08-27 10:39:30

The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of Silva Pharmaceuticals would be held on Thursday (August 30), officials said. The event will be held at 10:30 am at the auditorium of the Institution...

Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCB

Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCB

FE Desk 2018-08-27 10:11:13

The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) opined that the influx of Rohingya refugees created pressure on economy and overall security of Bangladesh. "The Rohingya crisis has created a...

FDI inflow curve heads downward again

FDI inflow curve heads downward again

Asjadul Kibria 2018-08-27 09:30:16

The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh dropped again in the past fiscal year (FY) after three years of gaining, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. Provisional data of...

Stocks end higher first day after Eid

Stocks end higher first day after Eid

FE Online Report 2018-08-26 15:22:47

Stocks ended higher on Sunday, the first session after five-day Eid holidays, as investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise stocks. Market insiders said the bourses extended their winnin...

Stocks resume downturn after vacation

Stocks resume downturn after vacation

FE Online Report 2018-08-26 11:35:48

The prices of most of the shares on both bourse witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening session after five-day Eid vacation. Trading and official activities remaine...

Kattali Textile IPO subscription opens on Tuesday

Kattali Textile IPO subscription opens on Tuesday

FE Report 2018-08-26 11:14:02

The initial public offering (IPO) subscription period of Kattali Textile will start on Tuesday (August 28), according to DSE website. Applicants will be able to apply for the IPO subscription until...

Baraka Shikalbaha Power enters deal with BPDB

Baraka Shikalbaha Power enters deal with BPDB

FE Report 2018-08-26 11:07:13

The Baraka Shikalbaha Power Limited (BSPL) has signed a power purchase agreement with the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), according to a disclosure made by the BSPL. The agre...

Trading on DSE mobile app creeping up

Trading on DSE mobile app creeping up

FE Report 2018-08-26 10:46:12

Share trading through the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) mobile app is on the rise as the number of active users of the application exceeded the 34,000-mark recently. The app's features include market...

Country received record ODA from Japan last year

Country received record ODA from Japan last year

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-08-26 09:53:16

Japan provided a record amount of foreign aid to Bangladesh last year as the country was Asia's second largest Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipient, officials said on Saturday. Official so...

BD second largest LDC on importing commercial services

BD second largest LDC on importing commercial services

FE Online Report 2018-08-25 11:52:46

Bangladesh is the second largest importer of the commercial services among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Word Trade Statistical Review-2018, released by the World Trade Organization (WTO) las...

Industrial output soars in FY 2018

Industrial output soars in FY 2018

Rezaul Karim 2018-08-25 10:58:51

The industrial production marked a sharp increase in the first nine months of the last fiscal year (FY) compared to the same period of the previous fiscal. The industrial output surged due to the ris...

Shares keep gaining as financial stocks soar

Shares keep gaining as financial stocks soar

FE Report 2018-08-25 10:40:28

Stocks extended their winning streak for the fourth straight week that ended on Monday, in the short week before Eid holidays. Brokers said the market passed another positive week as optimistic inves...

KDS Accessories recommends 15 per cent dividend

KDS Accessories recommends 15 per cent dividend

FE Report 2018-08-25 10:34:02

The board of directors of KDS Accessories Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividends for the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2018. The final approval of the dividend wi...

BD third largest LDC on exporting commercial services

BD third largest LDC on exporting commercial services

FE Online Report 2018-08-24 18:30:58

Bangladesh is the third largest exporter of the commercial services among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The country exported commercial services worth $ 2.26 billion in the past year. Word T...

Work on Feni Bridge to start after Sept

Work on Feni Bridge to start after Sept

-- 2018-08-23 20:42:56

NEW DELHI: Work of the 150-meter bridge over river Feni connecting India and Bangladesh will start after September, reports www.sentinelassam.com. Disclosing this to The Sentinel, Satyabrata Sahu, Di...

Portfolio investment drops in FY18

Portfolio investment drops in FY18

FE Online Report 2018-08-23 13:56:11

Portfolio investment, generally known as foreign investment in the capital market, dropped by 20 per cent in the past fiscal year (FY18) over the previous year. Central bank statistics showed that ne...

Bangladesh 49th top merchandise importing country

Bangladesh 49th top merchandise importing country

FE Online Report 2018-08-23 13:39:44

Bangladesh has been ranked as the 49th top merchandise importing country in the past year, according to the World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2018. The report, released in July, also sh...