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NBR asks banks to freeze Robi accounts

NBR asks banks to freeze Robi accounts

FE Online Report 2018-02-26 17:44:04

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday asked commercial banks to freeze bank accounts of telecom operator Robi Axiata for next three days alleging evasion of Tk 187 million VAT and SD...

RMG female workers deprived of rights

RMG female workers deprived of rights

FE Online Report 2018-02-26 17:20:06

Many Readymade Garment (RMG) female workers are deprived of their lawful rights including appointment letter, identify card, pay slip, service book and attendance card, according to a watch report. T...

150 disable persons get job in job fair

150 disable persons get job in job fair

FE Online Report 2018-02-26 16:47:31

Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) has organised a job fair, where over 150 persons with disabilities got job. The BBDN, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and Access Bangladesh Fo...

Union Bank holds BAMLCO Conference

Union Bank holds BAMLCO Conference

FE Online Desk 2018-02-26 14:35:12

Union Bank Limited has arranged Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (BAMLCO) conference at its training institute recently. Mijanur Rahman Joddar, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank w...

BRAC Bank conducts workshop on credit assessment

BRAC Bank conducts workshop on credit assessment

FE Online Desk 2018-02-26 14:11:16

BRAC Bank Limited has organised a four day-long workshop on “Fundamental of Credit Relationship” for its newly recruited Management Trainees (MTs). The objective of the workshop was to im...

Three Int'l flights of Biman Bangladesh miss arrival schedules

Three Int'l flights of Biman Bangladesh miss arrival schedules

FE Online Report 2018-02-26 14:08:09

Three international flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. BG 126 from Muscat reached the airport at 8:25am...

Walton eyes 1.8m-fridge sale this year

Walton eyes 1.8m-fridge sale this year

FE Online Desk 2018-02-26 12:49:10

Walton has set a target of selling 1.8 million pieces of fridges in the local market in the current year. The target is about 27 per cent higher than that in the previous year.  It says both the...

Global value chain figures in Global Economic Summit

Global value chain figures in Global Economic Summit

-- 2018-02-26 12:24:47

Jahangir Bin Alam, Secretary and CEO of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at the February 22-24 Global Economic Summit of the World Trade Center Mumbai on global value chain on...

New NAFTA talks may clear path to toughest issues

New NAFTA talks may clear path to toughest issues

-- 2018-02-26 12:05:29

Mexico and Canada aim to finish reworking less contentious chapters of the NAFTA trade deal with the United States in new talks that began on Sunday, hoping to clear the path for a breakthrough on the...

Foreign banking software elbowing out local ones

Foreign banking software elbowing out local ones

FE Report 2018-02-26 10:53:28

Local banking software makers are gradually losing market to the rival foreign companies due to 'poor functionality' of their products although these are cheaper in cost, a BIBM research has revealed....

Container handling at private ICDs in Ctg shoots up

Container handling at private ICDs in Ctg shoots up

Pankaj Dastider 2018-02-26 09:59:51

With consistent growth of container traffic through Chittagong seaport in last one decade, the container handling by the private inland container depots (ICDs) has marked a considerable rise in 2017....

With growing Xoom use, freelancers  cry for full-fledged PayPal service

With growing Xoom use, freelancers cry for full-fledged PayPal service

SM Najmus Sakib 2018-02-25 22:17:39

The growing number of freelancers across the country has reiterated their call for launching full-fledged online payment services of Paypal in Bangladesh. They, however, admitted to have tasted some...

Hedayetullah Al Mamun to lead Janata Bank

Hedayetullah Al Mamun to lead Janata Bank

-- 2018-02-25 19:27:41

Former Senior Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamun is going to be the chairman of the state-owned Janata Bank. Financial Institutions Division Deputy Secretary M Rizwanul Huda confirmed the media on Sunda...

BD seeks robust ties with Vietnam, targets $1.0b trade

BD seeks robust ties with Vietnam, targets $1.0b trade

-- 2018-02-25 18:36:53

Bangladesh is looking for a strong trade and investment ties with Vietnam and is preparing to make the best use of the upcoming visit of the Vietnam President to Bangladesh.  Vietnam President T...

BIFFL arranges blood donation programme

BIFFL arranges blood donation programme

FE Online Desk 2018-02-25 14:21:25

Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) recently arranged a voluntary blood donation programme on the occasion of ‘The International Mother Language Day’. S M Formanul Isla...

ACCA holds workshop on financial reporting

ACCA holds workshop on financial reporting

FE Online Report 2018-02-25 13:57:19

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh has recently organised a workshop on the importance of financial reporting in Dhaka. Professionals from finance and accounting de...

BKB holds view exchange meeting

BKB holds view exchange meeting

FE Online Desk 2018-02-25 13:15:54

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has recently organised a review meeting of the branch managers of its Chandpur main region. The Managing Director of BKB Md Ali Hossain Prodhania attended the meeting as...

Buffett advises not to invest in bonds for so long

Buffett advises not to invest in bonds for so long

-- 2018-02-25 11:11:59

Billionaire Warren Buffett prodded ordinary investors on Saturday to stay invested in US stocks, ignoring price swings, guidance from people with fancy credentials and the temptation to load up on bon...

Venezuela eyes 70pc recovery of oil output decline

Venezuela eyes 70pc recovery of oil output decline

-- 2018-02-25 10:40:59

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro promised on Saturday to recover 70 percent of the country’s lost oil production in the first half of 2018.  “I can tell you, the unprecedented in...

Study suggests pressing for living wage in RMG sector

Study suggests pressing for living wage in RMG sector

FE Report 2018-02-25 10:30:23

To ensure living wage for the country's garment sector, a new study report released on Saturday suggested pushing continuously to increase the minimum wage. "Bangladesh is currently at the minimum st...

Govt moves to make gold-import policy

Govt moves to make gold-import policy

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-02-25 10:01:09

The government moves to remove the bar to gold import with a twin objective: check smuggling and make the precious metal available on the domestic market. Under the move-in the wake of a desperate...

ADB supports DBBL to boost trade

ADB supports DBBL to boost trade

-- 2018-02-24 20:11:20

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) to provide $10 million in loans annually to support trade in Bangladesh. The ADB’s Trade Finance P...

Norway suggests BIDA for ‘one-stop service’

Norway suggests BIDA for ‘one-stop service’

-- 2018-02-24 18:36:54

Sidsel Bleken, Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka, suggested the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to work on one-stop service in the country. She said it will be very good if the BIDA ma...

FranGlobal sets footprints in Bangladesh

FranGlobal sets footprints in Bangladesh

FE Online Desk 2018-02-24 15:01:14

Singapore-based Franchise consultancy firm, FranGlobal set its footprints in Bangladesh officially with Bangladesh’s first ever International Franchise and Retail Expo Saturday at The Westin Dha...

EBL inks deal with Shanta Multiverse

EBL inks deal with Shanta Multiverse

FE Online Desk 2018-02-24 14:37:06

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently signed a customer benefit agreement with Shanta Multiverse Limited in Dhaka. M Khorshed Anowar, head of business, retail banking of the bank, and Mayesha Khond...

Two int’l flights miss arrival schedule

Two int’l flights miss arrival schedule

FE Online Report 2018-02-24 12:41:54

Two international flights failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday. Of the flights, one belongs to Kuwait Airways (KA) and another to Emirates Airl...

Warren Buffett to retire from Kraft Heinz board

Warren Buffett to retire from Kraft Heinz board

-- 2018-02-24 12:12:02

Kraft Heinz Co said on Friday billionaire investor Warren Buffett has decided to retire from the company’s board following the end of his term in April to reduce travel commitments. HJ Heinz Co...

Sharp fall in mustard output hits farmers, beekeepers

Sharp fall in mustard output hits farmers, beekeepers

Yasir Wardad 2018-02-24 10:30:05

Mustard output has dropped sharply this season due to flooding and waterlogging, causing huge losses to farmers as well as beekeepers. The beekeepers estimated that honey production has plummeted by...

EEU trade deal gets delayed as Dhaka not ready

EEU trade deal gets delayed as Dhaka not ready

Syful Islam 2018-02-24 10:04:08

Signing of a deal with Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to expand trade with East European countries mainly targeting duty-free market access to Russia was deferred again as the text of the agreement cou...

Haldia as transshipment port under consideration

Haldia as transshipment port under consideration

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-02-24 09:40:36

A move is underway to make India's Haldia as "transshipment port" for Bangladesh's export-import trade as an alternative arrangement to leapfrog shipping congestion, amid some reservations, though. S...