Daily News Flash 6th September 2017

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DSEX 4463 Gold (Ounce) $133910 Dollar 8070 (Buy) 8070 (Sell) CSCX 10312 Oil (Barrel) $4855 Euro 9599(Buy) 9601(Sell)

IMPROVED TRADE FACILITATION CAN REDUCE COSTS IN ASIA PACIFIC ADB ESCAP 2

PRICES OF FINE-GRADE RICE RISE AFTER EID 2

GOVT MOVES TO SET UP DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD 3

WB SUGGESTS NBR CARRY ON TAX ADMIN AUTOMATION FOR SMOOTH ROLL-OUT 4

MULTINATIONALS TO PASS DECISION ON OFFLOADING SHARES TO PARENT COMPANIES 5

SPICE MARKET HEATS UP AHEAD OF EID-UL-AZHA 6

GOVT RESUMES BORROWING FROM BANKS TO MEET BUDGET DEFICIT 7

DSE TURNOVER HITS ONE-MONTH HIGH 8

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IMPROVED TRADE FACILITATION CAN REDUCE COSTS IN ASIA PACIFIC ADB ESCAP Improved trade facilitation - the simplification modernization and harmonization of export and import processes - can reduce trade costs by up to 9 percent in Asia and the Pacific according to a new joint report by the ADB and ESCAP The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched the report Tuesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum in Yogyakarta said a media release The report Trade Facilitation and Better Connectivity for an Inclusive Asia and Pacific highlights the benefits of better trade facilitation in the region such as promoting customs improvements and cross-border cooperation among countries with the implementation of the provisions under the World Trade Organizations (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) which entered into force in February of this year Partial implementation of the TFA for instance could reduce trade costs in the region by 5 percent annually while full implementation would yield a 9 percent reduction in costs - or $219 billion of savings every year Trade facilitation increases trade flows and lowers trade costs making it critical for development in Asia and the Pacific said Yasuyuki Sawada ADBs Chief Economist Were hopeful that the findings of the report can further help our development partners in improving trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in the region Yasuyuki Sawada added The report features findings of a global survey on trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation revealing various improvements across the region The region marked improvements in general trade facilitation paperless trade and cross-border paperless trade with the average implementation rate rising to 504 percent in 2017 from 465 percent in 2015 Subregionally East Asia has the highest implementation rate at 737 percent after Australia and New Zealand (850) Digitalization along with institutional coordination is seen as a great tool to further enhance trade facilitation implementation and reduce trade costs The analysis in the report suggests that going fully paperless when implementing the measures in the WTO TFA could help reduce trade costs in the region by 16 percent instead of just 9 percent The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific can accelerate implementation of digital trade procedures in the region said Hong Joo Hahm ESCAPs Deputy Executive Secretary Three countries already formally signed this new UN treaty last week Bangladesh Cambodia and the Peoples Republic of China It is a promising start and we look forward to more countries joining soon Hong Joo Hahm added The report also highlights the efforts to improve trade facilitation in major subregional cooperation initiatives like the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) In the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) area for example the report finds that a 10 percent reduction in time at the border could lead to an increase in trade by 2-3 Source httpwwwdaily-suncompost252572Improved-trade-facilitation-can-reduce-costs-in-Asia-Pacific-ADB-ESCAP

PRICES OF FINE-GRADE RICE RISE AFTER EID The prices of fine-grade rice increased on both wholesale and retail markets in capital Dhaka after Eid-ul-Azha that was celebrated on Saturday

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2

IMPROVED TRADE FACILITATION CAN REDUCE COSTS IN ASIA PACIFIC ADB ESCAP Improved trade facilitation - the simplification modernization and harmonization of export and import processes - can reduce trade costs by up to 9 percent in Asia and the Pacific according to a new joint report by the ADB and ESCAP The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched the report Tuesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum in Yogyakarta said a media release The report Trade Facilitation and Better Connectivity for an Inclusive Asia and Pacific highlights the benefits of better trade facilitation in the region such as promoting customs improvements and cross-border cooperation among countries with the implementation of the provisions under the World Trade Organizations (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) which entered into force in February of this year Partial implementation of the TFA for instance could reduce trade costs in the region by 5 percent annually while full implementation would yield a 9 percent reduction in costs - or $219 billion of savings every year Trade facilitation increases trade flows and lowers trade costs making it critical for development in Asia and the Pacific said Yasuyuki Sawada ADBs Chief Economist Were hopeful that the findings of the report can further help our development partners in improving trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in the region Yasuyuki Sawada added The report features findings of a global survey on trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation revealing various improvements across the region The region marked improvements in general trade facilitation paperless trade and cross-border paperless trade with the average implementation rate rising to 504 percent in 2017 from 465 percent in 2015 Subregionally East Asia has the highest implementation rate at 737 percent after Australia and New Zealand (850) Digitalization along with institutional coordination is seen as a great tool to further enhance trade facilitation implementation and reduce trade costs The analysis in the report suggests that going fully paperless when implementing the measures in the WTO TFA could help reduce trade costs in the region by 16 percent instead of just 9 percent The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific can accelerate implementation of digital trade procedures in the region said Hong Joo Hahm ESCAPs Deputy Executive Secretary Three countries already formally signed this new UN treaty last week Bangladesh Cambodia and the Peoples Republic of China It is a promising start and we look forward to more countries joining soon Hong Joo Hahm added The report also highlights the efforts to improve trade facilitation in major subregional cooperation initiatives like the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) In the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) area for example the report finds that a 10 percent reduction in time at the border could lead to an increase in trade by 2-3 Source httpwwwdaily-suncompost252572Improved-trade-facilitation-can-reduce-costs-in-Asia-Pacific-ADB-ESCAP

PRICES OF FINE-GRADE RICE RISE AFTER EID The prices of fine-grade rice increased on both wholesale and retail markets in capital Dhaka after Eid-ul-Azha that was celebrated on Saturday

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Retailers said that the prices of Miniket rice and BR-28 rice increased by Tk 2 a kilogram on the retail markets as the wholesale prices of the items soared by Tk 100 a bag (50 kg) after Eid They however said that the prices of coarse varieties of rice remained unchanged on the market The prices of BR-28 rice increased by Tk 2 a kg and its coarse variety was retailing at Tk 50-52 a kg in the city markets while its fine variety was selling at Tk 52-54 a kg on Tuesday The coarse variety of Miniket rice was retailing at Tk 56-57 a kg while its fine variety was selling at Tk 58-60 a kg Mizanur Rahman proprietor of Hazi Mizan Store at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka told New Age that the wholesale prices of BR-28 and Miniket rice increased by Tk 100 a bag and the items were selling at Tk 2400-2450 a bag and Tk 2700-2750 a bag respectively on Tuesday lsquoAfter Eid-ul-Azha wholesalers raised the prices of rice on the pretext of a supply shortage during the Eid vacationrsquo he said Mizanur said that it was a common phenomenon that the prices of rice increased in the city markets after every Eid as wholesalers used transport crisis and vacation at the rice mills as an excuse for raising the prices lsquoAfter Eid-ul-Azha the prices of rice witnessed an upward trend in the city markets and the prices of all type of rice increased by Tk 1-2 a kg on both wholesale and retail marketsrsquo Md Maksud a retailer at cityrsquos Mohammadpur Nobodoy Bazar said He said that a supply shortage of BR-28 and Miniket took place in the city markets as the transportation and production of rice remained suspended due to the Eid vacation Maksud however said that the prices of coarse variety of rice remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 44-46 a kg One of the wholesalers at the Mohammadpur Krishi Maket said that just before Eid the mill owners increased the prices of rice Fine variety of Miniket rice was selling at Tk 52-53 a kg while BR-28 rice was selling at Tk 47-48 a kg at mill gate he said Source httpwwwnewagebdnetarticle23392prices-of-fine-grade-rice-rise-after-eid

GOVT MOVES TO SET UP DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD The government has taken a move to form a dairy development board for bolstering the growth of the dairy sector promoting production of milk and dairy products as well as developing entrepreneurship in the sector The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has already finalised the draft of a law Bangladesh Dairy Development Board Act-2017 to facilitate formation of the board The act would soon be placed before the cabinet for its approval officials of the ministry said They said that the draft of the law was finalised in an inter-ministerial meeting held on August 21 at the ministry with its secretary Maksudul Hasan Khan in the chair According to the draft law the board will take various steps to develop the dairy sector set various standards of milk for use of different-age people including children give registration to cooperatives in dairy farming and conduct research and other promotional and regulatory activities Milk farm milk processing and dairy products industry will have to take registration from the board by paying fees set by the government once the board is formed The board will be a statutory and autonomous body and run by a board of directors headed by fisheries and livestock minister or state minister as chairman The board comprising representatives from public and private sectors will also be able to set up milk farm processing industry dairy products production and marketing farm with prior permission of the government

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The board will prepare and develop a plan for producing milk as safe food commercially and individually provide incentives on milk production preservation and processing and create market for milk and milk products According to the Department of Livestock Services total production of milk in the last fiscal year of 2016-2017 was 9283 lakh tonnes which was 7275 lakh tonnes in FY 2015-2016 It said that milk production was increasing over the years due to increasing commercial farming of cattle for milk and meat production The production however remained far below the annual demand of milk at 146 crore tonnes The production of other dairy products such as pasteurised milk UHT milk milk powder flavoured milk yoghurt butter cheese curd ghee and infant milk foods is below requirement The board will also provide trainings to producers and traders on scientific technical and financial management of dairy sector and implement projects for development of the sector It will also take initiative to create entrepreneurship for milk production and create milk farm and milk industrial zone and provide loan to farmers for milk production at individual and cooperative level The board will collect sample and examine the quality of milk and dairy products and take legal actions against those who will fail to maintain the standards According to the draft law the board will also set several standards of milk as a safe food for people of different ages including children and the farms will have to obtain standard certificates from the board for certain periods by paying certain fees It will also withdraw the certificates and destroy the products if any farm deviates from the standards Production preservation and sales of low quality milk and dairy products will be considered as criminal offences for which maximum two years in imprisonment and Tk 50000 in penalty will be applicable according to the draft law The offences will also come under the jurisdiction of mobile court It will also arrange awareness campaign about dairy health production preservation and processing The board will hold meeting at every three-month The board will form a fund with donation and loan from the government foreign governments international agency fees received from giving various services and resources get from other sources Source httpwwwnewagebdnetarticle23393govt-moves-to-set-up-dairy-development-board

WB SUGGESTS NBR CARRY ON TAX ADMIN AUTOMATION FOR SMOOTH ROLL-OUT The World Bank has suggested that the National Board of Revenue should go forward with its efforts to automate the tax administration focusing on broadening the tax base boosting compliance rates and expanding tax withholding mechanisms to ensure a smooth roll-out of the new VAT system in 2019 The multilateral lending agency has also suggested that the NBR should develop an action plan to ensure that all key elements are in place by the time The suggestions came following a deferral of implementation of the new Value-Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act-2012 for two more years The new law was supposed to come into force from July this year The NBR can utilise the time it has got due to the postponement of implementation of the law to be better prepared for the new VAT system The global lender is financing $60 million for the VAT Online Project adopted to implement the 2012 VAT act and automate the countryrsquos VAT system with the total cost of $74 million A WB mission visited Bangladesh in July-16-20 to assess the situation of the project in the context of the postponement of the law until July 1 2019

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5

Following the mission the WB has sought support of the revenue board for accelerating implementation of some issues including automation of the VAT system and process simplifications which are critical to the achievement of project objectives There is a need for an enhanced emphasis on automation of the VAT system and process simplification it said in its report sent to the NBR on August 13 Automation plays a key role in decreasing the cost of compliance both for the tax administration and taxpayers increasing transparency of tax administration and fostering voluntary compliance thereby broadening the tax base it said According to a microsimulation model developed by the WB for Bangladesh automation may bring additional revenues ranging from 03 to 07 per cent of GDP in the current fiscal year The postponement of implementation of the new law provides an opportunity to improve the preparedness of the NBR to ensure a smoother roll-out of the new VAT law in 2019 the WB said A time-bound action plan is warranted to ensure that all key elements are in place by the time the new VAT law is implemented it added It said that the revenue board had completed a number of tasks including procurement of hardware registration process tax returns collection and payment processes The remaining key tasks including tax return submissions payment and accounting refunds risk management and the audit framework are expected to be completed by February 2018 The revenue board may also consider some policy measures for additional revenue as the deferral of the law has lowered the prospect of revenue mobilisation it said Greater yield will most readily come from a combination of efficiency gains from automation making administrative improvements in business processes to facilitate compliance introduction of carbon tax changes in the tax structure of tobacco taxation and rationalising tax incentives and exemptions it said Source httpwwwnewagebdnetarticle23394wb-suggests-nbr-carry-on-tax-admin-automation-for-smooth-roll-out

MULTINATIONALS TO PASS DECISION ON OFFLOADING SHARES TO PARENT COMPANIES The Ministry of Industries (MOI) has asked multinational companies including Unilever Bangladesh Ltd to place proposals to their parent firms to offload their shares an inside source has confirmed The decision was taken at a meeting with representatives of multinational companies presided over by MOI Senior Secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan In addition to Unilever Bangladesh Sanofi Bangladesh Ltd and Novartis Pharma Ltd were also present The source said the ministry will inform all the stakeholders and arrange a high-level meeting for offloading the shares if the Financial Institutions Division takes an initiative regarding the move In the meeting the representative of Unilever Bangladesh Ltd said the ministryrsquos proposal cannot be fulfilled unless Unileverrsquos parent company in the United Kingdom allows it ldquoThe proposal needs to be approved by the parent companyrsquos boardrdquo he said ldquoWe will give a written statement to the ministry after our managing director gives his consentrdquo The representative said Unilever Bangladesh does not need extra funds from the stock market due to its nature operation in Bangladesh and that it is also not possible to offload its shares in the stock market because there is a shortage of existing paid-up capital The Novartis Pharma Limited representative expressed his companyrsquos interest in offloading their shares but also said they do not have enough paid-up capital After issuing two right shares Novartisrsquo paid-up capital stands at Tk1175 crore ldquoHowever Novartis will place the proposal to offload shares as per the ministry instructionsrdquo the representative said

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6

The representative from the Bangladesh arm of Sanofi a French multinational pharmaceutical company said the Bangladesh government holds a total of 45 of their shares ldquoWe have no choice We have to place the proposal in our next board meeting with the parent officerdquo he said No representative from Karnaphuli Fertiliser Limited a company owned by a Japanese firm attended the meeting so its decision was not discussed Earlier Finance Minister AMA Muhith said at a meeting that the government was considering the possibility of offloading 10 of its shares in Unilever Bangladesh Limited ldquoThe government owns a 3925 share of Unilever but Unilever is not interested in offloading it in the local stock marketrdquo he said ldquoMultinational companies like Unilever are also not interested to increase their share in the market although they are making huge profits hererdquo According to the banking division the government currently also holds 4532 of Sanofi Bangladesh Limited 1292 of Novartis Pharma Limited 51 of Fisons (Bangladesh) Ltd 1292 of Organon Bangladesh Ltd 064 of British American Tobacco and 4388 of Karnaphuli Fertiliser Limited It also has 48 stake in Hoechst Bangladesh Ltd 2188 in Industrial Promotion Development Corporation (IPDC) Finance Ltd 20 in Mirpur Ceramics Works Ltd and 379 in Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd Source httpwwwdhakatribunecombusinessstock20170905govt-multinational-companies-place-offload-share-proposal-parent-firms

SPICE MARKET HEATS UP AHEAD OF EID-UL-AZHA Wholesalers have been taking advantage of skyrocketing market demand for spices ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha festival by hiking prices despite an adequate supply retailers have claimed The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said a section of dishonest traders was behind the price hikes in order to ldquomake a quick buckrdquo by creating an artificial crisis in the market ldquoThe government should intensify monitoring over commodity markets to check the price hikesrdquo CAB central committee Vice President SM Nazer Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune The prices have spiked despite a year-on-year increase in the volume of spices being imported into the country through Chittagong port According to data provided by port 182000 tons of spice items worth Tk1736 crore were imported in the fiscal year 2016-17 an increase of 21 on the previous FY ldquoSpice items are being sold at their highest rates for the last few days as the wholesalers have increased prices centring on Eidrdquo said Nurul Amin a retailer at Karwan Bazar ldquoThe price will drop and become normal soon after Eidrdquo Imran Khan a private service holder blamed slack monitoring by the government for the situation ldquoSuch price hikes before every Eid have become very common in Bangladesh leaving the low and fixed income groups troubledrdquo he said The prices of cardamom cinnamon clove cumin ginger and garlic have all soared in kitchen markets in the past few weeks ldquoAt the wholesale level cardamom was selling at Tk1400-Tk1800 per kg up from Tk1200-Tk1600 a month agordquo said Shafikul Alam a wholesaler at Karwan Bazar ldquoThe market prices often fluctuate based on supply and demand conditionsrdquo At the Karwan Bazar wholesale market yesterday locally grown ginger was being sold at Tk140 per kg while Chinese ginger was Tk90 per kg and Indian ginger was Tk80 per kg Local variety onions were being sold at Tk42 per kg and garlic at Tk100 per kg while Indian garlic was being sold at Tk110 per kg turmeric at Tk160-Tk220 per kg cinnamon at Tk300 per kg and bay leaves at Tk120 per kg

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According to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) imported onions were being sold at Tk35-Tk40 per kg while locally produced ones cost Tk45- Tk50 yesterday The TCB data of retail prices said a kilo of dry red chilli was going for Tk170-Tk200 ginger for Tk80-Tk120 cumin seeds for Tk360-Tk450 cinnamon for Tk340-Tk380 cloves for Tk1200-Tk1500 cardamom for Tk1400-Tk1800 and coriander seeds for Tk130 A rise in demand has also pushed up the spice prices in the wholesale markets of Chittagong At the Khatunganj wholesale market Indian cumin was going for Tk 360 per kg an increase from Tk315-Tk320 just ten days ago Each kilo of cardamom of LMG brand priced at Tk1180-Tk1190 just ten days ago was going for Tk1360 Cloves were being sold at Tk910 per kg compared to Tk840 a week ago while cinnamon was retailing for Tk210 a kg up from Tk200 last week Source httpwwwdhakatribunecombusiness20170830spice-market-heats-up-ahead-of-eid-ul-azha

GOVT RESUMES BORROWING FROM BANKS TO MEET BUDGET DEFICIT The government restarted borrowing from the banking system ending over a months suspension through auctioning its securities for part financing of budget deficit Exigencies of food import following crop losses and repairs of flood-damaged infrastructures especially roads are also seen as expedients for resuming the government bank borrowing As part of the latest moves the government borrowed Monday Tk 15 billion from banks by issuing 91-Day and 364-Day treasury bills (T-bills) at auctions held at the central bank headquarters in Dhaka It borrowed at cut rates of yield generally known as interest The rate on 91-Day T-bills came down to 397 per cent on the day from 401 per cent of the previous auction held on July 17 On the other hand the pared-down yield on 364-Day T-bills stood at 443 per cent in a fall from 447 per cent of the previous auction held on July 10 according to the auction results The interest rate on T-bills fell slightly on the day as the commercial banks rushed to offer their bids in auctions according to a senior treasury official of a leading private commercial bank (PCB) He also said the banks are now interested to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free government securities to minimise their cost of fund Meanwhile the volume of excess liquidity rose to Tk 110 trillion as on July 20 last from Tk 106 trillion in the last week of June according to the central bank officials However excess reserves generally known as excess over daily minimum cash reserve requirement (CRR) with the central bank rose to around Tk 50 billion during the period under review from Tk 45 billion According to the auction calendar issued by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) earlier the government borrowed Tk 10 billion issuing 91-Day T-bills while the rest came from the 364-Day T-bills The government is set to borrow Tk 78 billion in the month of September through issuing or re-issuing Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) and T-bills to meet its ongoing budget deficit partly Actually governments net borrowings from the banking system will be zero by the end of this month after making repayment of same amount against maturities of its securities said a senior official familiar with the government debt- management activities The government may borrow more by holding auction of 14-Day T-bills to meet its immediate expenses the official hinted He also said the exchequer had already started borrowing from ways and means advances (WMAs) facility Currently the government is empowered to borrow up to Tk 40 billion from the central bank under the WMAs to meet its day-to-day expenditures without issuing any securities

Daily News Flash 6th September 2017

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Talking to the FE another official said the government borrowings from the banking system may increase in the coming months for meeting its budgetary expenses alongside reconstruction of 7130 kilometres of flood-hit roads in 21 districts across Bangladesh He also said higher import of food-grains particularly rice may also push up the government bank borrowings in the near future The government and the central bank have already relaxed policies to encourage rice import to cater a growing market demand The Ministry of Finance earlier had suspended its fresh borrowing from the banking system through cancelling auctions of its securities since July 23 till August 31 for ensuring proper cash management Besides the government injected around Tk 20 billion into the market through making payments against maturity of the BGTBs in August according to the officials Currently four T-bills are transacted on auction to adjust government borrowings from the banking system The T-bills have 14-day 91-day 182-day and 364-day maturity periods The T-bills are short-term investment tools issued through auctions conducted by the central bank on behalf of the government Furthermore five government bonds with tenures of 02 05 10 15 and 20 years respectively are traded on the money market Source httpthefinancialexpresscombdeconomybangladeshgovt-resumes-borrowing-from-banks-to-meet-budget-deficit-1504588315

DSE TURNOVER HITS ONE-MONTH HIGH Stocks extended the winning streak for the eight straight sessions on Tuesday with daily trade turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit one month high on Tuesday as investors put fresh stakes on stocks Turnover a crucial indicator of the market stood at Tk 1049 billion on the countryrsquos premier bourse climbing by 57 per cent over the previous dayrsquos Tk 667 billion t is the biggest single-day transaction in the last one month since August 7 this year when the turnover totaled a record Tk 1187 billion Along with rising turnover value continued to break its previous records as all three indices and market capitalisation of the prime bourse climbed to record high on the day DSEX the prime index of the DSE continued to hold its soaring momentum adding more than 44 points to settle at a historical high of 6083 points since its inception in 2013 Market insiders said stocks extended their record-breaking rally which started before Eid holidays as investors continued their buying appetite on banking issues DSEX added nearly 228 points in the past eight consecutive sessions The countryrsquos main bourse launched the DSE Broad Index (DSEX) on January 27 2013 with a base point of 405590 replacing the DSE General Index (DGEN) However DGEN the then key index of the DSE rose to an all-time high at 8918 points on December 5 2010 when the market was bullish before crash The two other indices -- the DS30 index and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) -- followed the suit to close at historical high of 2157 and 1334 points after advancing 1208 points and 483 points respectively The DSE launched the DS30 index on January 27 2013 with a base point of 146030 while DSE Shariah Index (DSES) was introduced on January 20 2014 with a base point of 94127 The total market capitalisation of the DSE rose to a record high to Tk 4054 billion exceeding the previous high of Tk 4033 billion recorded on the previous session The gainers took a modest lead over the losers as out of 321 issues traded 173 closed higher 118 lower and 30 remained unchanged on the DSE floor LankaBangla Finance topped the dayrsquos turnover chart with shares of Tk 448 million changing hands followed by National Bank IFIC Bank Fortune Shoes and UCB Atlas Bangladesh was the dayrsquos best performer posting a gain of 998 per cent while Kay amp Que was the dayrsquos worst loser plunging 654 per cent The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher with its Selective Categories Index ndash CSCX ndash soaring 103 points to close at 11421 points Gainers beat losers as 144 issues closed higher 83 lower and 21 remained unchanged on the CSE

Daily News Flash 6th September 2017

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The port city bourse traded 2549 million shares and mutual fund units worth more than Tk 596 million in turnover Source httpthefinancialexpresscombdstockdse-turnover-hits-one-month-high-1504612147

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Source httpwwwkalerkanthocomprint-editionindustry-business20170906539491

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Source httpwwwkalerkanthocomprint-editionindustry-business20170906539481

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২০১৪ ৬৯৬

(১৩ )

১ ২০১৫ ২৯

Source httpwwwprothom-alocombangladesharticle1313631

খ এ এ এখ ৭১ ২০১৬

- খ এ

lsquo rsquo ১০০ এ

এ খ

এ

১০০ এ ৩ ৭১ খ

২০ এ ২০১০

এ এ ৭৭

এ এ

এ খ

এ এ এ এখ

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৯-১০ এ ১১ খ

এ

২০১৬ ২৩ খ ৪৬ ৯০৯ এ (২০১৫)

১৫ ৯ ৭৬ ৭১-এ

খ ২০১২ ২০১৬ ৬৭ এ

১৩

এ

খ খ এ

এ এ

খ এ খ খ এ এ খ এ

এ এ

খ ১০০ ২০০৭ lsquo rsquo এ

lsquo rsquo ২০১২

এ এ এ

২০১৬ ১০০ ৫৫ ৪৯ খ এ

২০ ৩৬ ৫৫ ২০ ২৮ খ এ ৩

৮৩ খ ৯ এ এ খ ১৪

৪ ৯৩৬ এ

খ ৫০০

Source httpwwwprothom-alocomeconomyarticle1313186

২ ট খ খ এ

খ

২৫১ খ ৪১৮

এ

এ খ ৩ এ

- খ

এ খ খ

এ খ ২০ খ খ এ ১৫ খ

এ ৫ খ

Source httpwwwarthosuchakcomarchives369114

১৫ ২০১৬-১৭ ১৫

(এ এ ) এ এ

এ এ এ

খ এ

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Source httpwwwarthosuchakcomarchives369101

lsquo rsquo খ

খ এ এ এ

এ খ

৫ ১৩

এ এ

এ

১৯৯৪ ২০০৫ ১৮

২০১০ ২০১৪ ২৫ এ

এ এ

৫ ১৩ ১০

১৫ ৩০ ৮৯ খ ২০

৪৫ ৮৯ খ ২০

- এ ঋ এ

এ

এ

খ

এ খ এ

এ এ এ এ খ এ

এখ খ এ এখ এখ

এ এ

এখ খ খ এ খ

এখ এ খ

এ এ

এ এ

Source -

ট ট এ lsquo rsquo

( এ ) এ এ এ

এ এ

এ এ

এ এ

খ Ntilde এ

এ - এ এ

এ এ এ

এ

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এ এ এ

এ খ এ এ এ

- এ

এ এ

খ খ

এ এ এ

এ এ খ

এ

Source httpsharebiznetএ এ - -

এ খ এখ খ

খ ২০১০

এ এ

খ এ

এ ( ১০ ) ১০৯ ২০ এ খ

১৪ ১৫ এ

এ খ

এ এ এ

এ এ

এখ এ

এ

খ খ

১৩ এ ৪১ ১৪ ১০৯

১০

৩০ ৩০ ৩০ খ

২৮ খ ৭১ এ এ

- এ খ এ

এ ৯০ এখ

এ

এ এ

এ খ এ খ

এ এ

২২ ৪

এ

এ

(এ ) ৬০ খ

এ এ খ

এ

এ

( ) এ

এ

এ ২০ ৪০

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এ খ এ এ এ

২৩ ২ খ ৮০

এ খ

এ ( ) ৭৫ এ

এ এ এ

Source httpwwwsamakalcomtodays-print-editiontp-industry-tradearticle1709222 - - - -

এ এ ঋ ( ) এ

এ

এখ ঋ

এ

এ

এখ ঋ ঋ (এ

ঋ ) এ

এ ঋ ঋ

এ এ

এ এ ঋ ( )

খ এ এ

খ ৪ ৭২ ঋ ৯

৫৬ ৪ ৮৪

ঋ

খ

Source httpwwwsamakalcomtodays-print-editiontp-industry-tradearticle1709224 - - - -

- - -

৩০ ২৭ এ

এ এ ১৭৪

১১৮ এ ১৪৪ ৮৩ এ এ

খ এ খ খ এ খ এ

খ এ

খ খ এ

এ এ ৪৫ এ ৬০৮৩ খ

২০১৩ ২৭ এ এ

১৩৭ ৪ খ ৫ ৪২৯

এ

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খ খ খ ১৮ ১৩ খ এ

খ খ ১৮ ৮

১০ খ ৩৪ ১৪ ১৯ খ ২৮ ১৪

১২ খ ৪৮ ২৩ ১৭ এ খ

১৩ ৮ ১০ এ ১১

_ এ

এ

এ খ খ এ

৩২১ এ ৪৯ ৫৪ খ এ ৩০ ৩৬১

৪১ খ ৩৪ খ

খ এ খ খ ১০

এ খ ২৩ ১১১ এ খ খ ১৮

২০ খ

Source httpwwwsamakalcomtodays-print-editiontp-industry-tradearticle1709226 - - - -

_ এ এ

এ

এ ঋ

খ

এ এ এ এ

খ ৫ খ

১১ ঋ

এ

এ খ খ এ খ ৫২ ঋ

ঋ ১৯ ৬১০

এ

এ খ

এ এ এ _ এ খ

এ

( ) _ এ এ

খ খ খ এখ ২৮

এ ২০ খ

এ

- -

এ খ

এ এ

এ এ

এ - এ

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খ খ

এ এ এ

৬ ১

এখ এ

এ খ এ এ

এ

( ) এ

এ

খ এ

Source httpwwwsamakalcomeconomicsarticle1709191 - - - -

খ ২০১৬

২০১৬ খ এ এ

এ খ খ

২০১৬ খ এ

( এ)

২০১৫ ২০১৬ ২০১৪ ৬

এ

এ এ

lsquo এ

এ

rsquo

এ খ ২০১৬ ৫৮ ৬০ খ ২০১৫ এ

৮১ ৫৭ খ ২২ ৯৭ খ এ

২০১৬ ৬৫ ১ খ ৮২ ৭৪ খ

১৭ ৭৩ খ

২০১৬ এ এ ১০ ৮৫ খ

২০১৫ ২০ ৭১ খ ২৮৫ ৬৭ খ ২০১৬- ৩৩ ৮৭ খ

২৫১ ৮০ খ

২০১৬ ৫৭ ৯ খ ৭১ ৯৪ খ

এ ২০১৫ ৩৪৪ ৭৫ খ ২০১৬ ৩ ৬৪ খ

৩৪১ ১১ খ

২০১৬ খ ৩৫ ৫৮৬ এ ২০১৫ ২৯

৯৭০ ২০১৪ ১৩ ১৭৫

২০১৫ ২০১৬

১৪ ৮৪ খ ২৯ ৪ খ

এ ২০১৬ ৪

এ ৫ ৬২ খ

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২০১৩ এ ৫০ এ ৩৫ ৫ খ ৯০

এ খ ৩ ৫০ খ ৫৯ ৫০০ এ ৪১ ৯৯

২৭ ৯ ৩০ ৯২

এ ( এ ) এ ২২ ৬০ এ ২৭ ৭০

এ ১৬ ৭০

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