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SYFUL ISLAM 2021-01-26 08:12:43
The prolonged tariff preferences have hardly helped Bangladesh boost exports to the Chinese market due to narrow product basket, stringent value addition requirement and the lack of competitiveness, s...
-- 2021-01-25 17:10:35
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said there are 334,982 loan defaulters in banks and other financial institutions in Bangladesh at present. Kamal highlighted the steps taken by the government f...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-25 16:33:16
Stocks extended the losing streak on Monday, with the key index of the major bourse dipping below 5,800-mark, as cautious investors continued their profit booking on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the pri...
FE REPORT 2021-01-25 12:53:08
Global inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) showed a steep fall of US$859 billion in 2020 from $1.5 trillion a year earlier as the fallout of Covid-19, says a UN report. The provisional estimate...
FE REPORT 2021-01-25 12:50:58
The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of Taufika Foods & Agro Industries, which produces ice cream under the brand name of 'Lovello', to be held tomorrow (Tuesday). The event will begin...
FE Report 2021-01-25 12:35:50
Disagreeing with a recent survey that showed upper poverty rate reaching 42 per cent in the country in December 2020, Planning Minister M A Mannan on Sunday said current poverty rate might be within 2...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-01-25 12:35:38
The Bridges Division, failing to implement projects in time, has proposed to surrender more than 43 per cent of its fund allocations in the development budget, officials said on Saturday. The divisio...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL 2021-01-25 12:28:04
More than 50 per cent of the active BO (beneficiary owner's) have no role in the country's capital market as those accounts have either 'zero' balance or 'never' been used for trading purpose. The nu...
-- 2021-01-24 16:24:14
Stocks ended marginally lower on Sunday, snapping a three-day positive session, as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid persistent profit-booking tendency. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhak...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-24 11:20:41
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a positive note amid soaring turnover in the early trading on Sunday as investors went on buying spree on major sector stocks. Beximco Pharma’s share soared...
FE Report 2021-01-24 10:19:51
The securities regulator has addressed 88 per cent of the total complaints submitted online by investors since the introduction of online complaint module. After introduction of Customer Complaints...
FE REPORT 2021-01-24 08:54:30
Upper poverty rate in Bangladesh almost doubled to 42 per cent in December 2020 from 21.6 per cent in 2018 for Covid-19, according to a latest household survey. Lower or extreme poverty rate also inc...
FE REPORT 2021-01-24 08:47:32
Despite the single-digit interest regime, the private sector investment has remained stagnant because of both corruption and some weakness of the country's judicial system, an economist says. "The go...
FE REPORT 2021-01-23 09:54:32
The country's current account balance recorded a surplus for the fifth consecutive month, reaching US$ 4.1 billion in November 2020, as against a deficit of $1.4 billion recorded in the same period...
RAIHAN AMIN 2021-01-22 10:13:20
Financial security during old-age affects almost everyone. Bangladeshis, who can afford, tend to acquire property. While this strategy may increase wealth, especially in view of rising prices, the inc...
FE Report 2021-01-22 10:00:46
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a directive to introduce the new system of allotment of IPO shares among the general investors within March 31. From April 1, there...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-01-22 08:29:07
The country's merchandise exports exceeded the pre-Covid-19 level in December, showing a rebound in shipment, despite sluggish import. Some 55,905 twenty-foot equivalent units were shipped in Decembe...
FE REPORT 2021-01-21 09:26:11
Baraka Patenga Power's bidding to explore the cut-off price of its shares will commence on February 15 which will raise Tk 2.25 billion under the book-building method. The power generation company's...
Doulot Akter Mala 2021-01-21 08:50:49
The National Board of Revenue's (NBR) Customs Wing has given permission to re-export fertiliser to Nepal after importing it from China, under entrepot trade, imposing a condition of 10 per cent local...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-21 08:14:19
The surplus liquidity in the banking system might fuel inflationary pressure in the country in the near future, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has said in its just-published annual report for the fiscal y...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-20 18:02:40
Bangladesh is in talks with several African countries to sending workers and Sudan and Kenya have already agreed to take Bangladeshi farmworkers, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday....
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-20 16:27:11
Stocks posted a marginal gain on Wednesday after choppy trading as investors booked profits with cautious positioning. The market swung between positive and negative in the very beginning due to pers...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-20 11:28:18
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early trading on Wednesday as bargain hunters continued to put fresh bets on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s margina...
FE Report 2021-01-20 09:01:54
Bangladeshi women domestic workers receive the lowest wage in Oman, according to a study. It has showed that Filipino women call the highest rate of pay as elsewhere in the gulf region. The minimu...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-01-20 08:45:24
The Planning Commission (PC) has taken a tough stance against the projects in the Barishal region that have made very poor progress, in terms of their execution. Planning Minister M.A. Mannan himse...
FE REPORT 2021-01-20 08:40:11
The securities regulator has sought a 'comprehensive' business plan of ten years from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The regulatory instruction came Tuesday at a meeting held at the office of the...
-- 2021-01-19 20:14:15
The government has appointed Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor Ahmed Jamal as the director of the Board of Directors and the member of the executive committee of the bank for the next three years....
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-19 11:03:28
Stocks on Dhaka bourse witnessed a downward trend in the early trading on Tuesday as risk-averse investors continued their profit booking sell-offs on quick-gaining stocks. However, Energypac Power G...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-01-19 09:03:23
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has sought 10 per cent higher funds than its allocation to finance some mega projects ahead of the annual development programme (ADP) revision, officials said o...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-01-19 08:59:14
Amid the skyrocketing prices of edible oils in the local market, a government body has suggested withdrawing value-added tax (VAT) to tame inflation. The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC)...
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