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Photo: PENGPU, Yunnan: Customers buying cattle from vendors

2015-01-04 00:00:00

Myanmar to start govt bond auctions this month: Central bank

2015-01-04 00:00:00

YANGON, Jan 3 (Reuters): Myanmar will formalise sales of government debt via an auction system in Yangon this month, a central bank official said on Friday, the latest move to boost overstretched state coffers and reform the country's fledgling economy....

NAV of CAPM Unit Fund declared

2015-01-04 00:00:00

CAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 91,491,272.84 on the basis of cost price and Tk 92,510,141.73 on the basis of market price...

Asia stocks up in New Year trade

2015-01-04 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Jan 3 (AFP): Asian markets started 2015 on an upswing in limited trading on Friday, with mainland Chinese stocks surging in Hong Kong on speculation Beijing may ease monetary policy to boost slowing growth. Hong Kong rose 1.07...

Pakistani stocks end higher

2015-01-04 00:00:00

KARACHI, Jan 3 (Reuters): Pakistani stocks ended higher on Friday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange closing up 0.70 per cent, or 227.81 points, at 32,731.61. Local financial institutes were the main investors amid hopes that...

Sri Lankan stocks mark 6-wk closing high

2015-01-04 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Jan 3 (Reuters): Sri Lankan shares marked their six-week closing high on Friday, led by top lender Commercial Bank of Ceylon, amid low turnover as investors stayed on the sidelines due to political uncertainty before the presidential election next...

NAV of MTB Unit Fund disclosed

2015-01-04 00:00:00

The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk   295,504,157.28 on the basis of cost price and Tk 255,916,984.99 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 01 January 2015. The face value per...

Correction

2015-01-04 00:00:00

There was an inadvertent mistake in an item titled 'ICB AMCL discloses NAV of MFs' published in FE's January 2 issue. The closing business operation date of the total NAV of the mutual funds should be December 30, 2014 instead...

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL)

2015-01-04 00:00:00

Photo: EBL

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Photo: Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd.

2015-01-04 00:00:00

Wall Street opens 2015 flat as data weighs

2015-01-04 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters): US stocks closed little changed on Friday in the first trading session of 2015, finishing well off session highs as economic data short-circuited early gains. In a sign of tepid economic conditions, construction spending unexpectedly...

Bonds linked to WPI are being traded Rs 20 lower than their face value: Traders

2015-01-04 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 3 (ET Bureau): RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's inflation-indexed bonds may have been launched with the good intention of protecting savers from rising prices, but with the tide turning on prices, investors probably may end up relatively poorer -...

China property leads gains in Hong Kong shares

2015-01-04 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Jan 3 (Reuters): Hong Kong and Chinese enterprise shares ended higher on the first trading day of the new year on Friday and posted their best week in the last five weeks, with Chinese property and financials stocks...

Singapore bourse finishes lower

2015-01-04 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Jan 3 (RTT News): The Singapore stock market has finished lower now in consecutive trading days, although it has fallen less than 3 points in that span. The Straits Times Index remained just above the 3,365-point plateau, and now...

Indian equity market to remain buoyant in 2015: Assocham

2015-01-04 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (PTI): Indian equities are likely to continue its bullish run this year on the back of improved corporate earnings and RBI's action on interest rates coupled with positive global trends, says an Assocham study. The market...

AGM/EGM/Record Date (Last Updated on January 01, 2015)

2015-01-04 00:00:00

Photo: Dhaka Bank Limited

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Photo: First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL)

2015-01-04 00:00:00

IPO Diary

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IPO Diary

2015-01-04 00:00:00

CPD portrays not-so-rosy picture of economy

FE Report | 2015-01-04 00:00:00

Private policy think tank CPD Saturday said a relative political calm prevailing over the past one year couldn't convince the investors to make new investment decisions. As a result, the investment-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio is unlikely to reach its...

Govt reneging on oil price revision commitment

M Azizur Rahman | 2015-01-04 00:00:00

The government is reneging on its commitment made to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by not revising downward the domestic oil prices in line with the fall in prices of the same in the international market, industry insiders said. "It...

Miladunnabi today

2015-01-04 00:00:00

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country today (Sunday) with due religious fervour and solemnity, reports UNB. On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal...

BCL rally adds to traffic snarls in city

FE Report | 2015-01-04 00:00:00

A rally, brought out by the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on its founding anniversary, turned the traffic congestion in the city worse Saturday, causing commuters to suffer for hours. Witnesses said traffic movement in and around Shahbagh, Paltan, Gulistan, Elephant...

Move to act on global cues as rice market starts heating up

Rezaul Karim and Yasir Wardad | 2015-01-04 00:00:00

As the prices of most varieties of rice started increasing this week, the government has taken measures to avoid volatility in the domestic market by taking an initiative in advance, officials concerned said. As per the move, the ministry of...

Trader murdered in city

FE Report | 2015-01-04 00:00:00

A trader was killed Saturday at East Tejturipara in the capital. The victim was identified as Waliullah Kalu (40). The incident took place in the afternoon at a residential building at 87 East Tejturipara. Police arrested the alleged killer Alamgir...

Prayer Timings

2015-01-04 00:00:00

Cox\\\'s Bazar is fast losing its attraction

Nilratan Halder | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Teeming with thousands of people-tourists composing the bulk of the crowd-the beach area unfolds a picture of Dhaka's Sadarghat, launch terminal i.e; rather than the once peaceful paradise-like retreat of Bangladesh. Sure enough, the nauseating tar-like water of the Buriganga,...

Switching on to solar

Habib Torikul | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

A spark of light came from south corner of a muddy house early that evening. Above a wooden table different colourful books and khatas were scattered. Eight years old Lata sat under the solar lamp with her school books and...