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Toothless Tigers, clueless approach, helpless result

Toothless Tigers, clueless approach, helpless result

Neel Rahman 2022-08-31 15:27:26

As the form guide kept on suggesting, Bangladesh have indeed succumbed to a defeat to Afghanistan in their opening match of the 2022 Asia Cup. But what was more unfortunate than the defeat was that a...

DSE turnover scales Tk 20b-mark again

DSE turnover scales Tk 20b-mark again

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-31 15:12:40

Stocks extended their winning streak Wednesday, with a turnover crossing Tk 20 billion-mark once again, as the enthusiastic investors put fresh funds on major sector shares amid high hopes. DSEX, the...

Stocks witness upbeat trend at opening

Stocks witness upbeat trend at opening

FE ONLINE REPORT    2022-08-31 11:59:42

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as optimistic investors continued their buying binge in major sector shares riding on the news of fuel price cut. Following the previous day’s upward...

Sonali Paper's new product line goes into operation

Sonali Paper's new product line goes into operation

FE REPORT 2022-08-31 10:33:55

Sonali Paper & Board Mills has started commercial production at its new product line, aluminum foil paper box unit. The company set up the new unit on its factory premises at Rupganj in Narayngan...

Debapriya points out deviations of economy: Poor pvt sector investment, low allocation in health sector

Debapriya points out deviations of economy: Poor pvt sector investment, low allocation in health sector

FE REPORT 2022-08-31 08:57:51

Renowned economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya on Tuesday said the country's economy is now facing four clear-cut deviations, including poor private-sector investment. The other three deviations are p...

Another NBFI on the anvil

Another NBFI on the anvil

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-08-31 08:36:52

One more non-bank financial institution, styled Nagad Finance PLC, is being born to facilitate financial-inclusion initiatives through serving more unbanked people, officials say. The board of direct...

Tigers up against records

Tigers up against records

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-08-30 18:50:38

Bangladesh are going to start their Asia Cup campaign at 8 pm Bangladesh Standard Time tonight at Sharjah stadium.  Sharjah is famous for high-scoring encounters. It is the highest scoring pitch...

Light engineering products to boost Bangladesh export basket

Light engineering products to boost Bangladesh export basket

-- 2022-08-30 18:48:05

As Bangladesh seeks to diversify its export basket the focus has been on engineering products and bicycles, which have high demand in the international market. The government has taken several develo...

Tigers' mission to solve power-hitting puzzle

Tigers' mission to solve power-hitting puzzle

Neel Rahman 2022-08-30 17:23:59

Bangladesh cricket team has never achieved anything close to success in the shortest format, and one reason behind their failure is that they can't hit big. When the T20 format first rolled out, Bang...

Playing Naim and Ebadot might be a good idea for the Tigers

Playing Naim and Ebadot might be a good idea for the Tigers

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-08-30 15:36:29

Due to plenty of injury problems and uncertainties, the first XI of Bangladesh is not clear enough. So it is to be seen what they finally opt for.  However, opening and seam bowling positions...

Stocks extend gaining streak after choppy trading

Stocks extend gaining streak after choppy trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-30 15:05:42

Stocks extended their gaining streak for the fourth straight session on Tuesday as the optimistic investors continued buying binge on major sector shares amid high hopes. The market opened higher and...

Stocks witness uptrend at open

Stocks witness uptrend at open

FE ONLINE REPORT       2022-08-30 11:46:58

Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as enthusiastic investors continued their buying binge in major sector shares amid high hopes. Following the previous day’s upward trend, DSEX, the prime index o...

Golden Harvest to shut down its e-com platform

Golden Harvest to shut down its e-com platform

FE REPORT 2022-08-30 10:27:45

Golden Harvest Agro Industries, a publicly traded company, has decided to shut down its e-commerce business a year after its launching, citing unstable economic outlook for the country. The board o...

Transparency in budget making: Bangladesh scores lowest in the region

Transparency in budget making: Bangladesh scores lowest in the region

FE REPORT 2022-08-30 08:08:49

Transparency in Bangladesh's budget-making process continues to deteriorate, slipping to the lowest stand in the subcontinent as per a latest revelation on global rankings. In the 8th edition of Open...

Bangladesh eyes purchasing fuel oil from India’s surplus

Bangladesh eyes purchasing fuel oil from India’s surplus

-- 2022-08-29 23:21:19

The government of Bangladesh is considering a long-term agreement with India to bring in fuel oil from its surplus amid the energy crunch, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said, according to bdne...

Universal pension management bill placed in parliament

Universal pension management bill placed in parliament

-- 2022-08-29 20:47:24

A bill aimed at bringing the country’s growing elderly population under a universal pension scheme was placed in the parliament on Monday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the Universa...

Chances for the Tigers to go through looks thinner

Chances for the Tigers to go through looks thinner

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-08-29 20:14:53

It was an absolute clinical performance by Afghanistan against Sri Lanka in the opening game of Asia Cup 2022. Sri Lanka had no answer to the brilliance of the Afghans. Although there was a hint of c...

Stocks keep rising for third straight day

Stocks keep rising for third straight day

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-29 15:08:14

Stocks extended their gaining streak for the third straight session on Monday as some investors put fresh funds on major sector shares. The market opened higher and the key index rose about 40 points...

Stocks open higher amid investor optimism

Stocks open higher amid investor optimism

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-29 12:01:22

Stocks opened higher on Monday as enthusiastic investors put fresh funds in major sector shares amid high hopes. Following the previous day’s upward trend, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, wen...

Increase IPO quota for MFs, asset management companies urge BSEC

Increase IPO quota for MFs, asset management companies urge BSEC

FE REPORT 2022-08-29 10:00:07

Asset Management Companies (AMCs) have made a set of proposals, including an increase in IPO (initial public offering) quota for mutual funds (MFs), to boost investors' confidence in such funds. Th...

Full digitisation of banking services in BB's focus

Full digitisation of banking services in BB's focus

-- 2022-08-29 08:57:56

Digitising core banking services and promoting mobile banking can play a significant role in financial inclusion of the people staying outside the coverage of formal banking, said Bangladesh Bank (BB)...

Bangladesh falling behind other South Asian nations in average productivity: Study

Bangladesh falling behind other South Asian nations in average productivity: Study

-- 2022-08-28 21:58:44

Bangladesh is falling behind other South Asian nations in average productivity due to a deficit in the trained labour force, revealed a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. BIDS,...

DSE turnover exceeds Tk 21b-mark

DSE turnover exceeds Tk 21b-mark

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-28 18:24:30

Stocks extended their winning streak on Sunday, with turnover crossing Tk 21 billion-mark after 11 months, as the buoyant investors put fresh funds on major sector shares amid growing confidence. Tur...

Indian businesses keen on large-scale joint ventures in BD

Indian businesses keen on large-scale joint ventures in BD

-- 2022-08-28 17:34:01

Indian entrepreneurs have expressed their interest in boosting bilateral trade and commerce through large-scale joint venture investments in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...

BB Governor sees end in sight to dollar crisis

BB Governor sees end in sight to dollar crisis

-- 2022-08-28 17:10:06

Bangladesh is on track to end a US dollar crisis soon in the country, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has said. "Dollar market stability depends virtually on our inflows of remittan...

DSE turnover crosses Tk 11b-mark in two hours

DSE turnover crosses Tk 11b-mark in two hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-28 12:04:16

Stocks opened higher on Sunday, with turnover crossing Tk 11 billion-mark after two hours, as the buoyant investors put fresh bets on major sector shares. Following the previous week’s upward t...

Most investors’ complaints addressed through CCAM

Most investors’ complaints addressed through CCAM

FE REPORT 2022-08-28 12:02:07

Around 91.1 per cent of the investors' complaints submitted online have been addressed through the securities regulator's Customer Complaints Address Module (CCAM) in nearly three years. The Banglade...

Tigers staring at Asia Cup oblivion

Tigers staring at Asia Cup oblivion

Neel Rahman 2022-08-27 14:22:24

The Bangladesh national cricket team is already in the United Arab Emirates for the first Asia Cup in four years and are waiting for a disaster. Bangladesh have been pitted in group B, where they wil...

Weekly market review: Stocks advance for second week

Weekly market review: Stocks advance for second week

BABUL BARMAN 2022-08-27 10:52:46

Stocks notched a second week of gains, as investors started coming off the sidelines to join the market rally, optimistic about improved economic outlook in coming days. Out of the five trading days...

Prospect of receiving soft ADB loans dims

Prospect of receiving soft ADB loans dims

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-08-27 08:07:42

Bangladesh's performance in major sectors has not improved in latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment, officials say, thus weakening its prospect of receiving concessional funds from the lend...