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FE Report 2018-02-26 09:48:00
The government should move to form a 'Banking Enquiry Commission' immediately to address the problems and irregularities that are 'eating away' at Bangladesh's financial sector, says an expert. "Th...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 22:27:52
Problems regarding infrastructure pose as one of the major problems affecting the country’s leather and leather goods (LLGs) export, as per a study by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI). ...
-- 2018-02-25 19:57:55
The central bank has asked the scheduled banks to use Bangla in loan approval letters for implementing the objective of the "Bengali Language Introduction Act, 1987”. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) cir...
-- 2018-02-25 19:34:48
Fast depleting gas reserve and lack of major initiatives to develop local coal have made it difficult to achieve a sustainable local primary energy source. According to an estimate, Bangladesh would...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 19:14:04
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session on Sunday – thereby extending the losing streak for the fifth day in a row – with the key index of major bourse going below 5,900-mark. Market...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 12:17:37
Shasha Denims Limited (SDL) will acquire 40 per cent stake of EOS Textiles Mills Limited worth approximately Tk 480 million, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The Shasha Denims said approximatel...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 12:08:23
The board of directors of Legacy Footwear has taken a number of decisions including raising fund from the existing directors/sponsors as per the requirements of the company. In this regard, the compa...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 12:02:46
The board of directors of United Finance has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final app...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 11:38:07
The board of directors of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has recommended 30 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final approval...
FE Online Report 2018-02-25 11:35:06
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors were on selling mood. Following the previous week’s sharp fall, the Dha...
Munima Sultana 2018-02-25 10:19:16
Cost of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has more than doubled due to an increase in budgets for its all components, sources said. They said Roads and Highways Department (RHD), leading implementi...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-02-25 09:46:49
Sonali Bank's classified credits bloated to Tk 137.98 billion in 2017 with its recovery drive dropping to 8.0 per cent as the defaulters allegedly duped the bankers. Sources in the biggest bank of...
FE Online Report 2018-02-24 19:12:12
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) requested political parties to refrain from hampering economic development for personal benefits ahead of national elections. “We call...
-- 2018-02-24 17:48:22
In Bangladesh rising GDP growth and rising income and wealth inequalities walk hand in hand, said the Norwegian envoy in Dhaka citing a study. A recent study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) h...
-- 2018-02-24 17:05:45
The government has designed a project to create more female entrepreneurs in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The 'She Power Project’, developed under the guidan...
FE Online Desk Report 2018-02-24 13:51:00
The CSE-50 Index has been revised on the basis of performance of the CSE-listed companies. The new index will be effective from March 05, 2018. CSE 50 index is reviewed twice in a year. Trust Bank L...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-02-24 10:19:32
Bangladesh's budgeting process is least transparent in South Asia as the system lacks sufficient public participation or oversight, says a survey that attributed the lapses to institutional shortcomin...
Yasir Wardad 2018-02-24 10:00:27
People are now increasingly taking recourse to putting their money in metal chests, commonly known as sinduk, to avoid extra costs and risks of saving with the banking system. A spot check revealed t...
FE Report 2018-02-24 09:51:36
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has called for an end to the sugarcane cultivation in the country, saying that the lands used for growing the produce should be used for cotton production instead. "It is...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-02-24 09:35:10
The much-awaited US$3.0 billion (Tk 247.49 billion) Chinese loan for the Padma Bridge railway link mega project is likely to be confirmed next month, as Bangladesh has removed the 'obstacle' to get th...
Babul Barman 2018-02-24 00:00:00
Stocks nosedived last week that ended Thursday, after single-week break, as investors sold shares throughout the week amid ongoing liquidity shortage. Market operators said the persistent liquidity...
-- 2018-02-23 19:09:34
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Friday emphasised the need to increase cotton production in order to meet ready-made garment (RMG) sector as the sector relies heavily on imported cotton. "Now, the raw ma...
-- 2018-02-23 16:34:44
Norway has said Bangladesh needs to make sure that the benefits of economic growth continue to reach the poor to remove inequalities in the country. "It's important to keep up the focus on poor...
-- 2018-02-23 14:03:07
The central bank has lowered the required general provision against unclassified housing finance from 2.0 per cent to 1.0 per cent allowing banks to extend more loans for housing. Following an execut...
FE Online Report 2018-02-23 13:29:37
The total investment in the country’s Islamic banking sector jumped 19 per cent at the end of December 2017, over the same period of the previous year (2016). Statistics release by the central...
FE Online Report 2018-02-23 12:13:00
Country’s annual import from the United States of America (USA) crossed the US$1 billion-level again after two years in 2017. Statistics release by the US Census Bureau showed that the annual e...
FE Report 2018-02-23 10:02:26
The securities regulator BSEC formed a four-member committee on Thursday to look into the proposal from the Dhaka Stock Exchange to pick a Chinese consortium as a strategic partner of Bangladesh's pre...
FE Report 2018-02-23 09:31:38
Ten top-traded companies accounted for over 27 per cent of transactions on the country's premier bourse on Thursday, with Square Pharmaceuticals topping the turnover list. Market-insiders said fund...
FE Report 2018-02-23 00:29:50
The revenue authority issued a show-cause notice to the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on Thursday, claiming payment of Tk 358 million 'unpaid' Value Added Tax (VAT). BPDB coll...
-- 2018-02-22 19:00:45
The government will bring down the price of rice at Tk 10 per kilogram for ultra-poor people from next month. Five million ultra-poor families across the country will get rice at Tk 10 per kilogram t...
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