DSEX 5,343.88 0.96% Gold (Ounce) $1,299.30 CSCX 9,976.69 1.21% Oil (Barrel) $76.79 Daily News Flash 3rd June 2018 Sell Sell Dollar 83.80 84.70 GBP 108.60 112.60 Sell Sell Euro 96.10 100.10 Rupee 1.25 1.32 Table of Contents Macro Economy ............................................................................................................ 1 NBR SEEMS NOT ON COURSE TO ATTAIN REVISED TARGET .................................................................................. 1 JAPAN INTENDS TO CONFIRM OVER $ 1.83B IN AID NEXT WEEK .......................................................................... 2 GOVT EXTENDS TIMELINE TO JUNE 30: CONDENSATE ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE REFINERIES ............ 3 RMG INDUSTRY FACING TOUGH TIMES ......................................................................................................................... 4 UPCOMING BUDGET TO HAVE A NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM........................................................................ 4 WHEN ANOMALIES RULE WORK ON MATARBARI POWER PLANT ...................................................................... 6 GOVT LIKELY TO ISSUE THREE-YR FLOATING RATE BOND .................................................................................. 7 BHBFC GIVES MORE LOANS TO AREAS OUTSIDE DHAKA, CTG CITIES .............................................................. 8 'FAST-TRACK' SEAPORT PROJECTS TREAD IN SLOW LANE ................................................................................... 9 LNG SUPPLY BEGINS JUN 12 ............................................................................................................................................... 10 CHINESE FIRM-LED CONSORTIUM TO CARRY OUT FEASIBILITY STUDY ....................................................... 11 GAS CRISIS HALTS PRODUCTION AT SHAHJALAL FERTILIZER FACTORY ..................................................... 11 15PC VAT ON INTERNET USE LIKELY TO BE REMOVED IN NEXT BUDGET ..................................................... 11 NBR LIKELY TO GET REVENUE TARGET WORTH TK 291,000CR .......................................................................... 12 MEGA PROJECTS TO GET TK 29,675CR IN FY19 .......................................................................................................... 13 PVT SECTOR CREDIT GROWTH REMAINS ABOVE BB TARGET ............................................................................ 14 ACCORD, ALLIANCE BEYOND DEC 31 NOT REQUIRED, SAYS TOFAIL ............................................................... 15 CUT CORPORATE TAX TO WOO BIG COMPANIES TO STOCK MARKET ............................................................ 15 BANGLADESH PER CAPITA INCOME TO SURPASS INDIA IN TWO YEARS ........................................................ 17 EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRY DEMANDS UNIFIED, LONG-TERM TAX POLICY ........................................... 18 'BANGLADESH NEEDS LONG TERM POLICIES TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT' ................................................... 19 BB TO JACK UP FARM LOAN TARGET ............................................................................................................................ 19 LNG PRICE SHOULD BE RATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 20 E-GOVERNANCE STILL A FAR CRY ................................................................................................................................. 21 EXPERTS CALL FOR BANKING REFORM COMMISSION .......................................................................................... 22 MAJOR BRANDS FAIL TO JOIN BANGLADESH FACTORY SAFETY ACCORD ................................................... 23 BANKS CALL FOR MORE DOLLARS FROM BB ............................................................................................................. 24 INTEREST PAYMENT TO GO UP 24PC ............................................................................................................................. 25 SMARTPHONE SALES DROP 8PC ....................................................................................................................................... 26 CUSTOMERS SWITCHING BANKS FREQUENTLY ....................................................................................................... 27 ACCORD TO STAY FOR SIX MORE MONTHS: HC ........................................................................................................ 27 EC SERVER CRASH DISRUPTS SIM SALES ..................................................................................................................... 28 HIGH TAX BARRIER TO HOUSING SECTOR DEV ........................................................................................................ 28 তিন বছরে ১ লাখ উর্যাক্তা তিতে কেরব তবডা ................................................................................................................................... 29 আকারে বারে বারেট বাস্তবায়রন পেছায় .......................................................................................................................................... 30 অগ্রাতিকাে আেও ৫ প্রকরে গতি পনই ............................................................................................................................................... 31 ২০ তকতি ের্যন্ত এলাকায় িাছ িোয় তনরেিাজ্ঞা পেরয়রছ পেররাবা廬লা ................................................................................................. 32 ১৩ িারেে েবযতনরে ওরেরকে জ্বালাতন পিল উরতালন ........................................................................................................................ 33 Bank and NBFIs ........................................................................................................... 33 BANKS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO MEET EXPECTATIONS ........................................................................................ 33 CITY BANK RECEIVES ENERGY-EFFICIENT FINANCING AWARD ....................................................................... 35 SINGLE-DIGIT LENDING RATE STILL ELUDES............................................................................................................ 35 BB ISSUES NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXISTING BANK CREDIT ............................................................................ 37 BANK OWNERS IN BANGLADESH PUT BB, POLICYMAKERS ON TROT .............................................................. 37 TOFAIL LAMENTS BANKS’ RELUCTANCE TO CUT INTEREST RATE DESPITE GETTING BENEFITS ....... 39 DISSATISFIED BANK CLIENTS CLOSED 16.52 LAKH ACCOUNTS IN 2017 ............................................................ 39 THE RAPID GROWTH OF AGENT BANKING IN BANGLADESH............................................................................... 40 বযা廬রকে পেবায় অেন্তুষ্ট গ্রাহক বােরছ ............................................................................................................................................. 41 অননুরিাত্ি েিরয় প ােণা ছাোই পেয়াে তবতি করেরছন োহোলাল বযা廬ক উর্যাক্তা! ................................................................... 42 বযা廬ক ও িাতলকাবতহর্ভয ি পকাম্পাতনে কেহাে কিরছ ......................................................................................................................... 43 Capital Market Specific................................................................................................ 44 DHAKA STOCKS DIP FOR 6TH WEEK AS PESSIMISM GRIPS MARKET ............................................................... 44 FUNDAMENTALLY POOR SHARES JUMP DESPITE MARKET FALL ..................................................................... 45 STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR INITIATIVES TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN UPCOMING BUDGET ................... 46 IPOS DON'T TEMPT BIG COMPANIES .............................................................................................................................. 47 GOLDEN HARVEST TO SET UP COLD STORAGE CHAIN .......................................................................................... 48 SHURWID FACES NO BAR TO REDUCE PAID-UP CAPITAL ...................................................................................... 48 DRAFT AMENDMENT TO MF RULES REMAINS SHELVED FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS ......................... 50 SHASHA DENIMS TO ACQUIRE TK 480M STAKE OF EOS TEXTILES .................................................................... 51 Z CATEGORY COS RULE DSE GAINERS' CHART ......................................................................................................... 52 েতিে েুনিভযলযায়নকৃি অর্য অনুরিা্ন করেরছ আতেে োইে .......................................................................................................... 53 ঊর্ধ্যিন কিযকিযার্ে আেততরি বা্ েেরছ অরনক প্রস্তাব ................................................................................................................ 53 টাকাে প্রবাহ করিরছ পেয়ােবাোরে ................................................................................................................................................. 54 িারেে পেে ত্রনও বে ্েেিন ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 প্রাতিষ্ঠাতনক তবতনরয়াগকােীর্ে পেয়াে পবরেরছ ১২ পকা綿 ................................................................................................................. 56 আিান কটরনে ো女্া গ্রহণ �쇁 আে ...............................................................................................................................................