The Financial Express (Bangladesh)

The Financial Express (FE) is Bangladesh's pioneering financial newspaper published in English. It is owned by International Publications Limited, a company that was established in 1993 under the Companies Act.

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Regulator decides against keeping cash dividends idle before AGM

1 week ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

FARHAN FARDAUS Published : Apr 15, 2025 18:28 Updated : Apr 15, 2025 18:28 The securities regulator has decided to change the rules tied to the handling of cash dividends paid by listed companies, including banks, aiming to facilitate efficient use of the funds and protect the interest of shareholders. Currently, when a company's board recommends a cash dividend, the equivalent cash must be deposited into a separate bank account within 10 days after the announcement.
Most major cities unprepared for earthquake disaster, says IPD | The Financial Express

3 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd

The Institute for Planning and Development (IPD) has stated that most major, medium, and small cities, including Dhaka and Chittagong, are completely unprepared to handle the consequences of an earthquake disaster. In a press release sent to the media, the IPD emphasised that the recent 7.7 magnit
IDRA should liquidate cos for insurance claims

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

Stakeholders in the insurance sector have proposed selling off assets of defaulting companies to settle customer claims against the backdrop of a further decline in claim settlement rates. Life insurance companies in the country settled 72.43 per cent of all claims in 2023, down from 74.28 per cent the year before, according to the latest data of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).
Toronto excludes Tesla from EV incentive due to US trade war | The Financial Express

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd

Toronto is no longer providing financial incentives for Tesla vehicles purchased as taxis or ride shares due to trade tensions with the United States, the city's mayor, Olivia Chow, said on Monday. The city is promoting the adoption of electric vehicles purchased as vehicles for hire by giving dri
Merger is the answer to dysfunctional insurance industry: Studies

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

Stakeholders in the country's insurance sector have suggested that weak companies should be merged with better performers to ease competition and improve service quality. The recommendation has been made in a research paper recently submitted to the chief of the insurance regulator. Brig. Gen.
Arefin Siddique: Journalism loses a guardian

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan

I was in deep sleep in the middle of the night, when the call came with the shocking news of my dear friend Arefin’s passing away. A few days earlier I had heard Arefin fell ill while trying to draw some money at an ATM booth at Dhaka Club. He was immediately rushed to the ICU at BIRDEM. His only daughter Propa reached out to me in Singapore and asked if I could help contact some hospitals to see if they would be able to treat her father.
Sunlife Insurance yet to show promise, despite costs down under new owners

2 months ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

Sunlife Insurance has made some progress in reducing costs under its new ownership, but it has yet to achieve revenue growth to make an impact on its overall business performance. While the company is set to publish its financial results for 2024 soon, optimistic investors have already driven share price up by 43 per cent to Tk 75.4 each in the past 13 months following the ownership change in December 2023.
Dhaka bourse's faulty IPO list confuses market investors

2 months ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

Investors are kept in the dark about upcoming IPOs (Initial public offerings) for reasons unknown. The premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) -- is the primary access point for investors to plan future investments in IPOs. According to its website, there are 12 IPO proposals but the securities regulator, which is the ultimate regulatory body to approve IPOs, told The FE that only one IPO remains in the pipeline. The remaining 11 proposals have already been rejected.
Govt to curtail bonds to cure securities market

2 months ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Rezaul Karim

Seemingly like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, government authorities move to cut the number treasury bonds to help cure the bearish securities market, subject to bond-investors' responses, sources said. The interim government, which is pursuing a course of wide-scale reforms, prepares to cut the quantity of such bonds from the next financial year (2025-26). With the assistance of Bangladesh Bank (BB), finance division is supposed to start liability-management activities in this connection.
Does Far Chemical's elevated status portray its true picture?

Jan 22, 2025 | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

Far Chemical Industries will be elevated to the status of B category stock from existing Z category as it has paid 1.0 per cent dividends to investors. Earlier, the stock market watchdog placed it on the list of junk stocks for the company's failure to disburse the dividends it had recommended. When a company is in the Z category, share transaction settlement takes a longer time. This gives investors a signal that the investment is risky.