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Top 10 cos grab 37pc of market turnover

Top 10 cos grab 37pc of market turnover

FE Report 2019-10-10 10:37:03

Top 10 traded stocks grabbed 37 per cent of the market turnover featured by Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday. National Tubes topped the chart of top gainers following investors' increased pa...

Sour loans could derail growth momentum: BB

Sour loans could derail growth momentum: BB

Siddique Islam 2019-10-10 10:07:04

Managing higher troubled loans and tight liquidity condition on the domestic front alongside external challenges are likely to pose downside risk to the growth momentum, the central bank has said. Th...

GDP growth rate likely to reach targeted 8.20pc in FY20: BB

GDP growth rate likely to reach targeted 8.20pc in FY20: BB

FE Online Report 2019-10-09 13:06:29

Bangladesh Bank is expecting that the growth rate of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will achieve 8.20 per cent target in the current fiscal year (FY20). The Bangladesh Bank Quarterl...

Moderate optimism on improvement of business environment

Moderate optimism on improvement of business environment

FE Online Report 2019-10-09 12:15:42

Problems in the banking sector will have significant adverse impact in the country’s domestic businesses, according to the majority of the businessmen and entrepreneurs surveyed by a local think...

10 small cap cos to be listed on DSE's SME platform

10 small cap cos to be listed on DSE's SME platform

FE Report 2019-10-09 10:40:31

The country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be able to attract foreign investments through V-Next online platform introduced by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), discussants said. They said...

Bangladesh to seek better terms for Chinese financing

Bangladesh to seek better terms for Chinese financing

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2019-10-09 10:28:47

Bangladesh will seek relaxation of the terms and conditions of Chinese financing and a revision of the list of China-funded projects at the first meeting of the 'Bangladesh-China Working Group on Inve...

Japanese cos showing greater interest in BD

Japanese cos showing greater interest in BD

UNB 2019-10-08 13:04:51

Bangladesh’s continuous efforts to improve infrastructural facilities and the ease of doing business will encourage Japanese companies to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way, says a top Japanes...

CPD to launch BD Business Environment Study

CPD to launch BD Business Environment Study

FE Online Desk 2019-10-07 13:14:53

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will release the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 (GCR 2019) and present the findings of the Bangladesh Business Environment Study 2019 (whic...

ICAB takes actions against members

ICAB takes actions against members

FE Report 2019-10-07 10:41:28

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) has taken disciplinary actions against some of its members for professional 'misconducts'. The ICAB's actions include the suspension of members...

'Honorarium' culture eats up sizeable funds of projects

'Honorarium' culture eats up sizeable funds of projects

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2019-10-07 09:59:32

The government agencies are spending a sizeable amount of taxpayers' money every year offering 'honorarium' to the participants of project meetings, defying Prime Minister's order, officials said. Th...

Bangladesh now glittering in international index, finance minister says

Bangladesh now glittering in international index, finance minister says

BSS 2019-10-06 18:37:49

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that Bangladesh is now glittering in the international index of trade and commerce as the country had been on the peak of successes in social indexes for th...

Omera Petroleum to float IPO

Omera Petroleum to float IPO

Mohammad Mufazzal 2019-10-06 11:06:53

Omera Petroleum Ltd. (OPL), a leading operator in the country's LPG sector, has moved to raise capital through IPO (initial public offering) under the book building method. The company will raise cap...

Weekly review: Stocks slip into red amid volatile trading

Weekly review: Stocks slip into red amid volatile trading

Babul Barman 2019-10-05 10:42:39

Stocks slipped into the red in the outgoing week that ended on Thursday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid ongoing bearish market trend. Week on week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhak...

Golden Harvest's rights subscription to begin Dec 8

Golden Harvest's rights subscription to begin Dec 8

FE Report 2019-10-05 10:37:09

Rights shares subscription of Golden Harvest Agro Industries is set to begin on December 08, aiming to raise a capital worth Tk 899.32 million. Rights subscription of the "Food & Allied" sector c...

Jamalpur Economic Zone ready for factory building

Jamalpur Economic Zone ready for factory building

BSS 2019-10-04 20:41:23

The interested investors can start setting up industrial units in Jamalpur Economic Zone (JEZ) as all development works have almost been completed.  “Land development works will be complet...

IMF focuses five issues for sustainable growth of BD

IMF focuses five issues for sustainable growth of BD

BSS 2019-10-04 17:32:09

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prioritised five issues to sustain Bangladesh’s economic growth and ease transformation to higher middle income country from the present position. &ldq...

Sluggish turnover hits govt earning from DSE

Sluggish turnover hits govt earning from DSE

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:39:36

The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse slumped 25 per cent year-on-year in first quarter (Q1) of the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 as trading volume was on the decline. Market analysts sa...

National Tubes generates highest DSE turnover

National Tubes generates highest DSE turnover

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:36:00

Ten most traded companies grabbed one-fourth transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with the National Tubes generating the highest turnover. Market insiders said investors were a...

Foreign loan fuels bank liquidity

Foreign loan fuels bank liquidity

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:24:44

The growth of liquidity in the country's banking system is positively linked with the change in foreign credit flow, according to a study conducted by some researchers of the Bangladesh Bank (BB). Th...

Regulator plans curb on newly listed firms

Regulator plans curb on newly listed firms

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:04:09

The securities regulator plans to contain the unusual price hike in the shares of listed companies in initial trading sessions, even in debut trading. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commissio...

Stocks end flat again amid choppy trading

Stocks end flat again amid choppy trading

FE Online Report 2019-10-03 15:50:26

Stocks witnessed another flat session on Thursday amid choppy trading as investors were mostly cautious amid ongoing volatile market trend. The market opened on positive note and the key index of t...

Stocks manage some gains in early trading

Stocks manage some gains in early trading

FE Online Report 2019-10-03 11:27:38

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as a section of investors are showing their appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s marginal correction...

Foreign fund in stocks sinks

Foreign fund in stocks sinks

Babul Barman 2019-10-03 10:34:18

Net foreign investment in Dhaka bourse remained negative for the seventh straight month in September as the overseas investors continued to pull out their fund amid lack of confidence. Market analyst...

BSEC now clarifies cash bonus issue

BSEC now clarifies cash bonus issue

FE Report 2019-10-03 10:25:52

The securities regulator has clarified its earlier notification regarding the recommendation and distribution of cash dividend. Being compliant with securities rules, listed companies will be able to...

Govt starts giving 2.0pc incentive on remittance

Govt starts giving 2.0pc incentive on remittance

-- 2019-10-02 19:50:56

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the government has started giving 2.0 per cent cash incentive on money remitted by expatriate Bangladeshis to remove the burden of increased expens...

Stocks edge down amid volatile trading

Stocks edge down amid volatile trading

-- 2019-10-02 17:33:18

Stocks finished marginally lower on Wednesday as investors were mostly cautious amid ongoing sluggish market trend. Market analysts said investors remained worried about the recent volatility of the...

How Bangladesh’s economic growth is stealing India’s thunder: The Indian Express

How Bangladesh’s economic growth is stealing India’s thunder: The Indian Express

-- 2019-10-02 13:38:27

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), on its latest economic outlook update, has shown how Bangladesh, and not India, is the standout economy in terms of growth momentum in South Asia. The Indian Express,...

CDC commits debt to BRAC Bank

CDC commits debt to BRAC Bank

FE Online Desk 2019-10-02 12:54:29

CDC Group plc (“CDC”), the UK’s development finance institution, on Tuesday announced a US $30 million debt commitment to BRAC Bank Limited, which has largest market capitalization i...

Stocks mixed as investor sentiment remains fragile

Stocks mixed as investor sentiment remains fragile

FE Online Report 2019-10-02 11:45:58

Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous day’s flat ending, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (D...

Independent directors 'can turn to BSEC'

Independent directors 'can turn to BSEC'

FE Report 2019-10-02 10:53:06

Independent directors of the listed companies should exercise their power effectively and put priority on the ethical standards for the sake of minority shareholders' interests and good governance in...