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DSE holds workshop for EIs to ensure logical IPO bidding

DSE holds workshop for EIs to ensure logical IPO bidding

FE Report 2018-04-23 10:33:32

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday arranged a workshop for eligible investors (EIs) to ensure logical bidding of IPO shares under book building method. The premier bourse arranged the workshop fo...

Z-category stocks see sharp rise

Z-category stocks see sharp rise

FE Report 2018-04-23 10:31:32

Rahima Food Corporation witnessed highest gain on Sunday following increased earnings disclosure for the January-March quarter, when the 'Z' category company registered capital gain on sale of land....

GP, GSK Q1 earnings slide

GP, GSK Q1 earnings slide

FE Report 2018-04-23 10:28:42

Some 12 more listed companies, including the largest-market cap company Grameenphone (GP), disclosed un-audited financial reports for the January-March quarter of 2018 on Sunday. Of them, the earni...

Classified loans: Strong judiciary support a must for fast recovery

Classified loans: Strong judiciary support a must for fast recovery

Siddique Islam 2018-04-23 10:06:57

Country's banking sector has sought strong judiciary support to speed up recovery process of classified loans, saying that it would also help improving financial health and growth of the banks. "We n...

Public entities' DSLs keep on swelling, cross Tk 1.0t mark

Public entities' DSLs keep on swelling, cross Tk 1.0t mark

Rezaul Karim 2018-04-23 09:53:58

Debt service liabilities (DSLs) of state-owned entities, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies soared to Tk 1.02 trillion at the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2016-17, according to official statist...

Asia Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

Asia Insurance recommends 10pc cash dividend

FE Online Report 2018-04-22 20:20:49

The board of directors of Asia Insurance Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, official said. The final approval of the dividend will come during...

EBL cardholders  to get 15pc discount at Garlic ‘n Ginger

EBL cardholders to get 15pc discount at Garlic ‘n Ginger

-- 2018-04-22 16:49:25

SR Group will offer 15 per cent discount to the cardholders of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL). EBL cardholders can enjoy the discount offer at Garlic ‘n Ginger restaurant, a venture by SR Group, at...

Stocks start week on negative note

Stocks start week on negative note

FE Online Report 2018-04-22 16:26:01

Stocks ended lower on Sunday, snapping two-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors booked quick-profit on sector-wise stocks. Market insiders said the market slipped into the red as most of the...

Bangladesh National Insurance recommends 10pc dividend

Bangladesh National Insurance recommends 10pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-04-22 11:59:03

The board of directors of Bangladesh National Insurance Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure Sunday. The fina...

Markets witness volatile trading session

Markets witness volatile trading session

FE Online Report 2018-04-22 11:40:37

Stocks witnessed volatility in early hour of trading Sunday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence amid ongoing quarterly earnings disclosure. Following the previous two days’...

Eastland Insurance recommends 15pc dividend

Eastland Insurance recommends 15pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-04-22 11:17:08

The board of directors of Eastland Insurance Company Limited has recommended 7.50 per cent cash and 7.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of the div...

Modern Steel holds IPO road show today

Modern Steel holds IPO road show today

FE Report 2018-04-22 10:11:52

Modern Steel Mills Limited holds the IPO (initial public offering) road show today (Sunday) for the eligible institutional investors. The company will hold the road show as part of going public under...

Number of tax payers hasn't increased: NBR chief

Number of tax payers hasn't increased: NBR chief

-- 2018-04-21 20:25:44

The number of tax payers has not increased though the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased in recent time. National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiya made the remarks on...

Women entrepreneurs leading SME business

Women entrepreneurs leading SME business

-- 2018-04-21 16:09:27

Women entrepreneurs are leading the country’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business, overcoming various obstacles in the male-dominated society. Their participation in the SME fairs...

Inflow of FDI slows in July-February

Inflow of FDI slows in July-February

FE Online Report 2018-04-21 14:31:21

Inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) have slowed in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. Latest statistics, released by the central bank, showed that the net inflow of FDI registe...

Import-GDP ratio to increase this fiscal year

Import-GDP ratio to increase this fiscal year

FE Online Report 2018-04-21 13:45:27

The country is expected to see an increase in its ratio of the imports of goods and services to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in current fiscal year 2018. The ratio may stand at 22.34 per cent as...

Weekly analysis: DSE witnesses mixed trends

Weekly analysis: DSE witnesses mixed trends

FE Report 2018-04-21 09:15:30

The Dhaka bourse performed mixed in last week as many investors were busy with 'rebalancing' their portfolio following the declarations of dividend and first quarter earnings. The premier bourse, how...

GP holds AGM, approves 100pc dividend

GP holds AGM, approves 100pc dividend

FE Online Desk 2018-04-20 12:26:52

Grameenphone (GP) Limited has organised its 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital. The board of directors approved 100 per cent c...

Top 10-traded stocks capture 40pc turnover

Top 10-traded stocks capture 40pc turnover

FE Report 2018-04-20 10:47:33

Top 10-traded stocks Thursday captured 40.4 per cent of the turnover featured by Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). On the day, the premier bourse featured a turnover of above Tk 5.77 billion. Beximco to...

Central bank tightens monitoring as demand for greenback grows

Central bank tightens monitoring as demand for greenback grows

Siddique Islam 2018-04-20 10:46:29

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has intensified its monitoring and supervision to gauge the real situation in the country's foreign-exchange market through scrutinising banks' statements. Under the latest m...

CSE holds meeting to increase turnover

CSE holds meeting to increase turnover

FE Report 2018-04-20 10:45:08

The management of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) held a meeting with their TREC (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate) holders on Thursday to discuss different issues including possible way of inc...

DBH approves 30pc cash dividend

DBH approves 30pc cash dividend

-- 2018-04-20 10:40:20

Chairman of Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DBH) Nasir A Choudhury presiding over the 22nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the company in the city on Thursday which was attended by Q. M. S...

PM for collaboration outside geographical positioning to harness blue economy

PM for collaboration outside geographical positioning to harness blue economy

-- 2018-04-19 22:28:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said countries need to collaborate with countries of other regions for capacity-building, technology sharing, research and to harness blue economy. "As the id...

USA export earnings mark 1.62pc growth in July-February

USA export earnings mark 1.62pc growth in July-February

-- 2018-04-19 17:09:59

Export earnings from the USA, one of Bangladesh's key destinations, witnessed 1.62 per cent growth in the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal (FY18) compared to the corresponding...

GSK holds AGM, approves 550pc dividend

GSK holds AGM, approves 550pc dividend

FE Online Desk 2018-04-19 16:03:55

The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Bangladesh Limited has organised its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Hotel Radisson Blu Chittagong. The board also approved the declaration of final cash dividend...

BD Finance recommends 10pc dividend

BD Finance recommends 10pc dividend

FE Online Desk 2018-04-19 12:30:25

The board of directors of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BD Finance) has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of th...

DSEX gets 32 point at opening

DSEX gets 32 point at opening

FE Online Report 2018-04-19 11:46:15

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses saw positive trend in early trading on Thursday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous days&rs...

BD among countries to gain most from BRI project

BD among countries to gain most from BRI project

-- 2018-04-19 11:37:42

Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Pakistan are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of the China-led US$1.5 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to a Nomura Group report. The report also hi...

BB asks BIAC, ABB to draft guideline on NPL recovery

BB asks BIAC, ABB to draft guideline on NPL recovery

FE Report 2018-04-19 10:16:35

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recently moved to formulate a guideline for realisation of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector and make amendment to relevant laws. During a recent tripartite m...

30 missions successfully achieve July-Feb export targets

30 missions successfully achieve July-Feb export targets

-- 2018-04-18 17:55:41

Around 30 Bangladesh missions abroad out of 57 have successfully achieved their respective export targets in the first eight months (July-February) period of the current fiscal (FY18). The key Bangla...