FE Report 2018-02-19 11:25:29
Bangladesh ought to double its tax-GDP ratio from the current 10 per cent or miss the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a leading economists forewarned, citing some recent target failu...
FE Report 2018-02-19 10:07:26
The auditor has identified mismatches in the financial statement of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) for the year ended on June 30, 2017. Following the mismatches, the auditor said on the basi...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-02-19 00:13:28
The government is in a quandary over whether or not to discard Tk8.56 billion-worth two power projects as the executing agency only bought cars but failed to start work in five years, officials said....
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Country’s prominent economist Professor Rehman Sobhan has stressed the need for increasing institutional capacity and creating value chain for boosting regional trade in South Asia. "Regional...
FE Online Report 2018-02-18 20:19:29
The central bank has honoured Dr Azizur Rahman and Dr Mahbub Hossain (Posthumous) through the Bangladesh Bank Award-2017 in recognition of their contribution to the economy. Finance minister AMA Mu...
FE Online Report 2018-02-18 17:40:23
Stocks tumbled on Sunday, extending the losing streak for the second consecutive day, as investors sold shares in bulk amid growing tension over selection of strategic partner. Analysts said growing...
FE Online Report 2018-02-18 17:32:07
The United Kingdom (UK) has lifted ban on direct cargo flights from Bangladesh after nearly two years, excepting for state-owned Biman. The development comes as the Western country has expressed...
FE Online Report 2018-02-18 11:40:57
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early hour of Sunday trading as many investors followed cautious stance ahead of divided declarations. Following the last...
FE Report 2018-02-18 10:26:10
The IPO (initial public offering) subscription of Advent Pharma will close tomorrow (Monday). The company opened its IPO subscription on February 11. The Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commiss...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-02-18 10:12:08
Dhaka Stock Exchange is expected to propose to the securities regulator for approving Chinese consortium's offer as it qualified in the bidding as the bourse's 'strategic partner', outbidding its chal...
M Azizur Rahman 2018-02-18 09:36:11
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has placed a proposal with the relevant ministry for a substantial hike in prices of petroleum products to "avoid losses" following oil-price ris...
FE Report 2018-02-18 09:22:01
Government's chief investment promoter aired frustration over investment prospect for ballooning bad loans and huge loan-case backlog as experts at a seminar Saturday suggested legal amendments for a...
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FE ReportSpeakers at a conference on Saturday stressed the need for a 'fair process' in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) along with ensuring 'good enough governance' at different levels...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-17 20:40:49
The revenue authority has planned to go tough against foreign nationals who are working in Bangladesh for long, but not paying income tax. National Board of Revenue (NBR) has chalked out the plan in...
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The central bank is going to honour two eminent personalities with 'Bangladesh Bank Award-2017' in recognition of their contribution to economy. A BB media release said Professor Emeritus of Universi...
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Mobile phone tower company edotco Bangladesh has decided to help the country materialise the government’s vision of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In compliance with th...
FE Report 2018-02-17 16:06:03
Majors sectors witnessed a positive return this week as investors renewed their appetite for sector-wise stocks. Thursday was the last trading day of the week. Of the 19 sectors listed with the pr...
FE Online Report 2018-02-17 14:47:27
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has asked the bankers to properly scrutinise all the project proposals they get and follow the know-your-client formula to make the loans risk-free. "There are two major...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-02-17 10:35:18
An international survey finds Bangladesh's institutional quality and business environment deficient in weathering potential economic shocks while assessing 25 frontier markets' potential vulnerabiliti...
Babul Barman 2018-02-17 10:12:29
Stocks rebounded strongly this week amid increased turnover as investors, relieved to see the clouds of political tensions start disappearing, went on buying spree. Market operators said the investor...
Syful Islam 2018-02-17 09:55:53
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has started realising 15 per cent VAT on tariffs of all 60 types of services it provides to port-users, with consent from the shipping ministry, officials said. In...
Rezaul Karim 2018-02-17 00:06:29
A hefty amount of over Tk 1.70 trillion of different banks remained stuck in 0.127 million money suits while a good number of them are facing liquidity crunch, sources said. ...
FE Online Report 2018-02-16 11:58:45
Dividend yield of the MSCI Bangladesh Index increased marginally to 1.64 per cent at the end of January this year from 1.63 per cent at the end of December last. The yield is much lower compare to...
FE Online Report 2018-02-16 11:12:28
The third annual economists’ conference of the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM) will kick off on Saturday morning in Dhaka. The theme of the two-day event is: ‘Leave no o...
FE Report 2018-02-16 10:41:27
Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities have been asked to speed up the implementation work of four projects, including the Akhaura-Agartala rail link project, financed by the Indian grant and the first L...
FE Report 2018-02-16 10:40:43
Net foreign investment in the country's capital market increased 27.14 per cent year-on-year in 2017 as many overseas investors considered the Bangladesh stock market as a frontier and emerging mark...
FE Report 2018-02-16 10:36:54
The ten top-traded companies accounted for nearly 25 per cent of the total transactions on the country's premier bourse on Thursday, with Unique Hotel & Resorts topping the list. Analysts said...
FE Report 2018-02-16 10:04:55
The current volume of non-performing loan (NPL) is not a big problem for the economy as it still remained at a lower level than many other countries, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Thursday....
FE Report 2018-02-16 09:48:29
A leading trade body has stressed ensuring political harmony in the country apart from facing properly the challenges of rising geo-political tensions and the Rohingya refugee crisis to achieve the co...
Ismail Hossain 2018-02-16 00:33:58
Authorised persons involved in managing 'deposit insurance fund' at the central bank will get indemnity under a proposed law styled, the Deposit Protection (DP) Act, 2017. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) ha...
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