FE Report 2020-07-08 10:12:53
Local cement manufacturers have urged the government to ensure competitive vessel system for the sake of industry and consumers. Theyput forward the demand following a recent circular issued by the D...
FE REPORT 2020-07-08 09:43:33
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has developed a mobile application for reliably estimating mango yields. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data often contradicts with...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2020-07-08 09:27:17
The government is set to cut furnace oil price in the local market in a couple of days, a senior energy ministry official told the FE on Saturday. The decision on reducing the price came after the mo...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-07-08 09:20:12
The Dhaka WASA (DWASA) has failed to start works of Saidabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Project Phase-III even in five years, which has escalated its cost by 68 per cent now, insiders said on Tuesday...
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Fashion brands and retailers re-opening around the world to patchy demand, and carrying unsold stock from spring have cut fall orders by as much as two-thirds in moves spelling more pain for Asian sup...
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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed the VAT administration at the field level to take legal actions against those registered business firms which do not hang turnover tax certificates in...
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The first loan disbursement ceremony of Grameen Yemen Foundation (GYF) was held at Az Zuhrah branch, the first Microcredit Branch of Grameen Yemen in the Al Hudaydah Governorate of Yemen on Sunday. T...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-07 18:37:10
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in Bangladesh completed its first Receivables Finance transaction for M&J Group, one of the leading Ready-made Garment (RMG) exporters...
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The government has launched a digital haat, believed to be the biggest platform of such, for selling and buying sacrificial animals ahead of the coming Eid-ul Azha by maintaining social distancing. &...
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Ridesharing company Uber has started rentals service ‘Uber Rentals’ allowing riders to book a car and its driver for several hours at a stretch and make multiple stops on a journey. The n...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-07 16:03:59
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) provided relief materials for distribution among 2,000 poor families in Khulana City Corporation area, who are badly affected by Covid pandemic. Relief mat...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-07 15:56:49
A B M Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Managing Director of Union Bank Limited inaugurated the Tongi Branch as the chief guest through video conference from Head Office, Dhaka on 07 July. Deputy Managing Di...
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The government has decided to buy rice from abroad while reducing the import duty, as local millers refused to supply the staple at the agreed price. “The government will import rice to keep th...
REUTERS 2020-07-07 11:52:45
China’s aviation regulator said on Monday it has suspended a US-Bangla Airlines route between Dhaka and Guangzhou for one week due to some passengers on a recent flight having tested positive fo...
FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-07 11:26:51
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has called for urgent global actions on the Covid-19 recovery to stay on course for sustainable development. Governm...
FE REPORT 2020-07-07 11:13:22
Qatar eyes to tap the potential of the fintech (financial technology) sector in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, according to a top official of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). This is mainly due to...
REUTERS 2020-07-07 10:11:55
The Indian government is reviewing around 50 investment proposals involving Chinese companies under a new screening policy, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Under new rules announ...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2020-07-07 10:05:36
Export of LPG or liquefied petroleum gas to neighbouring India has remained halted for about three and a half months due to the coronavirus pandemic, market insiders said. LPG export to India has rem...
FE REPORT 2020-07-07 09:58:41
Textile and clothing sector leaders demanded allowing four per cent cash incentive to the exporters against their repatriation of export proceeds instead of value addition. Bangladesh Garment Manufac...
FE REPORT 2020-07-07 09:51:34
Speakers at a virtual discussion in Dhaka city said on Monday a state of fear and uncertainty has changed consumer behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic. Such insecurity has contributed to a reducti...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-06 15:41:17
Emirates SkyCargo, freight division of Emirates airline will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the month of July 2020. Some of the new cities added...
REUTERS 2020-07-06 14:52:16
Orders for German industrial goods rose by 10.4 per cent in May, rebounding from their biggest drop since records began in 1991 the previous month, data showed on Monday, as demand picked up after loc...
REUTERS 2020-07-06 13:20:27
US sanctions designed to restrict the ability of China’s Huawei to source advanced microchips for 5G equipment is likely to have a significant impact on the reliability of the supplier, Britain&...
REUTERS 2020-07-06 11:02:01
Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc has agreed on a deal to buy food-delivery app Postmates Inc in a $2.65 billion all-stock agreement, Bloomberg News reported late Sunday, citing people famili...
FE Report 2020-07-06 10:02:27
The Bangladesh Bank has prohibited former chairman of NRB Commercial Bank Farasath Ali from owning stake in any bank or non-bank financial institutions for two years for his alleged irregularities....
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India has finally allowed goods in from Bangladesh through Benapole Land Port in Jashore days after Bangladeshi exporters blocked imports from across the border, reports bdnews24.com. The local expor...
FE Report 2020-07-06 09:45:02
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) hasrequested the government to give registration to its associate-member buying houses, officials said. In this regard, the apex t...
MONIRA MUNNI 2020-07-06 09:34:03
Country's export earnings decreased by a record 17 per cent or $6.86 billion in the just-concluded fiscal since fiscal year (FY) 2001-02. The country fetched $33.67 billion in FY 2019-20 which was $4...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-07-06 09:32:29
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has tightened the vehicle-hiring scope for taxmen from this fiscal, creating difficulties for field-level tax inspection. From now on, tax, VAT and customs officia...
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines has halted all its flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi due to ‘unavoidable reasons’. The national flag carrier made the announcement in a press release on Sunday. Al...
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