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Japan confirms $158m loan for MRT-6

Japan confirms $158m loan for MRT-6

FE REPORT 2022-03-30 08:53:57

Japan on Tuesday confirmed US$158 million worth of loan for the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT-6) extension work from Motijheel to Kamlapur. In this regard, the Japan International Cooperation Agen...

Poorest people lose 97.17pc of income to calamities: BBS

Poorest people lose 97.17pc of income to calamities: BBS

FE REPORT 2022-03-30 08:35:00

Some 97.17 per cent of total income of the poorest people in the disaster-prone areas in Bangladesh is lost for damages - caused by the natural calamities, official data showed. The loss is 10 time...

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka for early conclusion of PTA to boost trade

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka for early conclusion of PTA to boost trade

-- 2022-03-29 18:59:26

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have laid emphasis on the early conclusion of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with the hope that it will “widen” the bilateral trade significantly between t...

Bangladesh, Nepal eye broader cooperation in key areas

Bangladesh, Nepal eye broader cooperation in key areas

-- 2022-03-29 17:19:03

Bangladesh and Nepal have underlined the necessity of intensifying the bilateral relations including the exchange of high-level visits as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of dipl...

Stocks extend positive streak

Stocks extend positive streak

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-29 16:59:51

Stocks posted a modest gain for two consecutive sessions on Tuesday after choppy trading as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence. After witnessing high volatility, DSEX, the key i...

JMI Hospital Requisite makes debut Thursday

JMI Hospital Requisite makes debut Thursday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-29 16:52:33

JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing will make its shares trading debut on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday (March 31) under the ‘N’ category. JM...

Stocks see modest rise at opening

Stocks see modest rise at opening

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-29 11:31:03

The market opened higher on Tuesday as the investors are expecting a positive outcome from the upcoming coordination meeting. Following the previous day’s modest rise, DSEX, the prime index of...

World Bank approves $358m to help Bangladesh improve road safety 

World Bank approves $358m to help Bangladesh improve road safety 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-29 11:13:23

The World Bank on Tuesday approved $358 million of financing to help Bangladesh improve road safety and reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes on selected high-risk highways and dist...

Excess liquidity risks fuelling inflation

Excess liquidity risks fuelling inflation

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-03-29 08:38:56

Excess liquidity in the country's banking system is likely to fuel inflationary pressure on the economy, the central bank cautions over money-supply upturn. "Excess liquidity stemming from the stimul...

Seasonal poverty drives rural migration

Seasonal poverty drives rural migration

FE REPORT 2022-03-29 08:36:41

Seasonal poverty in several parts of Bangladesh remains a concern for rural economy and affects socioeconomic lives of marginal people, leading to their crowding in urban areas. An economics professo...

‘Ukraine crisis won’t put stability of Bangladesh’s macro-economy at great risk’

‘Ukraine crisis won’t put stability of Bangladesh’s macro-economy at great risk’

-- 2022-03-28 21:45:00

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine does not affect the country’s macro-economic stability right now, even though the crisis generally affect...

Government braces for increased interest payment on borrowings

Government braces for increased interest payment on borrowings

-- 2022-03-28 18:49:24

The government's payment on interest for loans will increase in the coming days despite reducing the rate of interest on borrowings, according to an official document. The government has to pay some...

Bitopi Group to invest $9.58m in DEPZ

Bitopi Group to invest $9.58m in DEPZ

-- 2022-03-28 17:55:20

M/s. Sonar Manufacturing Limited, a sister concern of Bitopi Group, is going to establish a Readymade Garments Industry in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) with an investment of $9.58 million. Thi...

Stocks post modest gain after single-day break

Stocks post modest gain after single-day break

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-28 16:17:30

Stocks posted a marginal gain on Monday, after a single-day break, as the bargain hunters put fresh funds on sector-specific issues following the news of the upcoming coordination meeting. The mark...

Stocks open higher riding on coordination meeting news

Stocks open higher riding on coordination meeting news

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-28 11:55:05

The market opened higher on Monday as the bargain hunters were putting fresh funds on sector-specific stocks following the news of the coordination meeting. Following the previous day’s modest...

Two companies' prices keep rising sans PSI

Two companies' prices keep rising sans PSI

FE REPORT 2022-03-28 10:58:27

Share prices of two companies -Gemini Sea Food and Oimex Electrode-- are rising without any price sensitive information (PSI). Within 12 trading days, the stock price of Gemini Sea Food jumped 36 per...

GP to invest more in digital expansion

GP to invest more in digital expansion

FE REPORT 2022-03-28 10:41:49

Leading telecom operator Grameenphone wants to contribute more beyond connectivity operations in Bangladesh to become a partner in the latter’s journey towards digital transformation. GP topbra...

Mir Akhter Hossain to form subsidiary company

Mir Akhter Hossain to form subsidiary company

FE REPORT 2022-03-28 10:28:43

Mir Akhter Hossain will form a subsidiary company-Mir Steel Mills- to meet the company's own demand for raw materials along with enhancing its profit through a new business wing. The company's board...

Fresh recovery scheme for CMSMEs launched

Fresh recovery scheme for CMSMEs launched

FE REPORT 2022-03-28 09:10:11

Bangladesh launches a fresh scheme worth nearly Tk 4.0 billion in aid to coronavirus-hit cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), as part of drives for economic recovery. The recovery p...

Stocks slide marginally after bumpy ride

Stocks slide marginally after bumpy ride

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-27 15:54:55

Stocks ended slightly lower on Sunday as investors turned cautious for making fresh bets on stocks amid lack of clear direction. The market moved between positive and negative several times before cl...

Stocks open week on mixed trend amid cautious trading

Stocks open week on mixed trend amid cautious trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-27 11:26:16

Stocks opened the week with a mixed trend on Sunday as investors traded cautiously amid a lack of clear direction of the market. Following the previous week’s modest correction, DSEX, the prime...

Bangladesh Angels announced the launch of Bangladesh Women Investors Network

Bangladesh Angels announced the launch of Bangladesh Women Investors Network

Ariyana Khan 2022-03-26 20:58:48

Bangladesh Angels Network (BAN) launched Bangladesh Women Investors Network (BWIN), its sister chapter to support women entrepreneurs and investors, yesterday.  Bangladesh Angels Network (BAN) i...

Supply chain challenges for e-commerce business in Bangladesh 

Supply chain challenges for e-commerce business in Bangladesh 

MOHAMMAD ASHRAFUL ISLAM KHAN  2022-03-26 16:43:30

While the global pandemic has shaken the world, certain sector has been booming as the imposition of lockdown brought about a significant change in consumer behaviour. People started buying products o...

Subscription to Star Adhesive shares begins tomorrow

Subscription to Star Adhesive shares begins tomorrow

FE REPORT 2022-03-26 09:45:38

The subscription to shares of Star Adhesive Ltd, a concern of Star Partex Group, through qualified investor offer (QIO) will begin tomorrow (Sunday), as the company aims to raise Tk 50 million under t...

Stocks down as weekly review shows investors stay cautious

Stocks down as weekly review shows investors stay cautious

BABUL BARMAN 2022-03-26 08:41:13

Dhaka stocks witnessed a marginal correction this week after bouncing back in the previous weak from the steep market fall, as investors stayed cautious due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and escal...

Growing orders signal Bangladesh's export surge

Growing orders signal Bangladesh's export surge

SYFUL ISLAM 2022-03-26 08:02:00

Additional container-handling orders are pouring in off-docks around Chittagong seaport in clear signs of significant export growth ahead for Bangladesh, sources say, amid global trade resurgence....

BSEC cancels primary approval to 12 applications

BSEC cancels primary approval to 12 applications

-- 2022-03-25 09:13:01

The securities regulator has cancelled primary approval to 12 applications earlier submitted seeking trading right entitlement certificate (TREC) required to conduct the operations as stock brokers....

Savar Refractories' price keeps rising sans PSI

Savar Refractories' price keeps rising sans PSI

FE REPORT 2022-03-25 08:50:34

The share price of Savar Refractories, a junk stock, is rising 'abnormally 'despite the company is incurring losses and not giving any dividends for many years. The stock price of the loss-making com...

Perpetual bonds won’t need provisioning

Perpetual bonds won’t need provisioning

FE REPORT 2022-03-25 08:44:09

The securities regulator has removed the mandatory condition of keeping provision by issuers of perpetual bonds. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) earlier set a condition of...

Uzbekistan keen to invest in oil, gas exploration sector in Bangladesh 

Uzbekistan keen to invest in oil, gas exploration sector in Bangladesh 

-- 2022-03-24 20:12:56

Uzbekistan has expressed its interest to invest in oil and gas exploration sector of Bangladesh.  Uzbek energy minister’s advisor Jumaev Jasur Khudaykulovich expressed his country’s...