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BSTI urges 20 companies to supply quality foods during Ramadan

BSTI urges 20 companies to supply quality foods during Ramadan

-- 2020-04-13 16:28:03

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has urged 20 companies to manufacture and market quality food items in the upcoming Ramadan. The Ministry of Industries gave the information th...

Ctg clothing traders fear Eid losses

Ctg clothing traders fear Eid losses

-- 2020-04-13 15:56:14

The novel coronavirus outbreak has dealt a massive blow to clothing retailers ahead of the Bangla New Year, but now traders in Chattogram are also fearing the worst for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, bdnew...

BSCIC to support units involving food, medical equipment

BSCIC to support units involving food, medical equipment

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-13 15:45:58

The authorities of BSCIC have decided to provide support to industrial units involved in producing food, manufacturing medical equipment and doing their marketing in the country amid the ongoing coron...

Grameen communications giving relief goods to 1,500 people

Grameen communications giving relief goods to 1,500 people

-- 2020-04-13 15:30:48

Grameen Communications has taken an initiative to provide relief goods to 1,500 people of 300 families for three months in different districts. As part of their initiative, they have already distribu...

Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers

Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers

-- 2020-04-13 13:11:13

Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a wait list and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritise orders from existing customers buying food online during the...

A message from AB Bank chairman on occasion of 38th anniversary

A message from AB Bank chairman on occasion of 38th anniversary

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-13 12:13:23

AB Bank Limited chairman Mohammad A. (Rumee) Ali on Monday congratulated all on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the bank. He conveyed the congratulation in a message on Monday, which also tou...

India plans to resume some manufacturing amid lockdown

India plans to resume some manufacturing amid lockdown

Reuters 2020-04-13 11:09:48

India is planning to restart some manufacturing after April 15 to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources said, even as it weighs extending the loc...

Hajj agencies seek interest-free Tk 15 billion working capital

Hajj agencies seek interest-free Tk 15 billion working capital

-- 2020-04-13 10:00:29

The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has demanded the government provide interest-free working capital of Tk 15 billion (1,500 crore) to cover their losses due to the outbreak of coronav...

Rice prices rising, ginger spikes

Rice prices rising, ginger spikes

FE REPORT 2020-04-13 09:35:05

Prices of rice, ginger and potato continued to increase in the last two days, inflicting further pain on consumers amid shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Medium and finer quality rice saw a pri...

BD victims of trafficking languish in Algeria amid virus fear

BD victims of trafficking languish in Algeria amid virus fear

ARAFAT ARA 2020-04-13 09:21:27

A group of Bangladeshi human trafficking victims are living in a vulnerable condition in Algeria as they have no required supports to stay safe in the coronavirus-hit North African country, workers...

Ins policy for frontline public servants under scrutiny

Ins policy for frontline public servants under scrutiny

SYFUL ISLAM 2020-04-13 08:49:28

The government is devising an insurance policy for its officials and employees, who are directly involved in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, sources have said. The state-owned Jiban Bima Co...

Move to shift rural markets to open spaces for social distancing

Move to shift rural markets to open spaces for social distancing

-- 2020-04-12 21:42:50

The government has ordered local administrations and public representatives to relocate rural marketplaces from traditional bazaars to open grounds and spaces in order to ensure social distancing. Th...

BSCIC postpones loan collection for 3 months

BSCIC postpones loan collection for 3 months

-- 2020-04-12 16:40:42

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has decided to postpone loan installment collection for the next three months under its Own Credit Programme. The decision was taken in...

BGMEA reports $3.15b order cancellation due to coronavirus

BGMEA reports $3.15b order cancellation due to coronavirus

-- 2020-04-12 13:40:43

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth US$ 3.15 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus. So far, 1,134 facto...

BMPMA seeks working capital to survive

BMPMA seeks working capital to survive

FE REPORT 2020-04-12 09:07:37

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Manufacturing Association (BMPMA) has sought its share in the government-declared stimulus package to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. All the mobile handset assembly plan...

Pvt ICDs push for enhanced charges

Pvt ICDs push for enhanced charges

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2020-04-12 08:58:26

Private off-dock operators in Chittagong are now pushing for realising their long-disputed rates from shipping lines. The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) issued a letter to the...

Shutdown deepens DPS holders’ worry

Shutdown deepens DPS holders’ worry

Jubair Hasan 2020-04-12 08:56:43

Deposit pension scheme, or DPS, account holders in banks and financial institutions worry about paying their monthly deposits owing to lockdown enforced to slow the spread of deadly coronavirus, saver...

Garment owners trim jobs defying govt plea

Garment owners trim jobs defying govt plea

 Monira Munni 2020-04-12 08:44:24

Thousands of garment workers have lost their jobs as factory owners are tightening their belts, despite closure of the units amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, industry people said. Factory autho...

Fiber Fashion donates PPE

Fiber Fashion donates PPE

FE Online Desk 2020-04-11 23:21:41

Fiber Fashion has recently donated 500 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to hospitals in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The clothing brand, with the support of mariners, manufactured t...

Grameen organisations come forward to tackle coronavirus

Grameen organisations come forward to tackle coronavirus

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-11 19:12:12

The Grameen group of organisations has taken initiatives to provide equipments for ensuring safety and protection of doctors, nurses and health workers in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. The organisat...

BSCIC suspends taking service charge from industries

BSCIC suspends taking service charge from industries

FE Online Report 2020-04-11 18:47:39

The authorities of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) decided to suspend taking service charges for three months from the industrial units located at BSCIC Industrial Estates,...

Biman flights to remain suspended until April 30

Biman flights to remain suspended until April 30

-- 2020-04-11 18:44:10

All international and domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will remain suspended until April 30. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) took the decision on Saturday as part of th...

DMP allows ECAB members to run online delivery services

DMP allows ECAB members to run online delivery services

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-11 17:08:59

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has allowed the members of the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (ECAB) to run their online delivery services as emergency products or services in the city amid...

Shops except drugstores to remain shut after 6:00 pm

Shops except drugstores to remain shut after 6:00 pm

-- 2020-04-11 16:16:11

The government has ordered all shops, except drugstores, to shut by 6:00 pm everyday in an effort to stem the coronvirus outbreak. According to bdnews24.com, it also asked citizens not to leave their...

Uber Eats to deliver essential supplies in Dhaka

Uber Eats to deliver essential supplies in Dhaka

FE Online Desk 2020-04-11 13:07:57

Uber is partnering with grocery chains and small independent businesses in Dhaka to deliver essential supplies to customers at their doorstep so that the ridesharing company can help contain the sprea...

Coronavirus pangs: Fashion industry staring at gloomy prospect

Coronavirus pangs: Fashion industry staring at gloomy prospect

Adnan Hossain Bhuiyan 2020-04-11 08:53:12

After losing their seasonal sales on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fashion and boutique industry is facing uncertainty over business viability during the upcomin...

Coronavirus pandemic: Kuwait, UAE to send back BD detainees

Coronavirus pandemic: Kuwait, UAE to send back BD detainees

Arafat Ara 2020-04-11 08:38:08

Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will send back Bangladeshis, serving in jails there, as a part of their move to free the prisons to help control further spread of coronavirus epidemic, offic...

E-commerce suffers on supply crunch

E-commerce suffers on supply crunch

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2020-04-11 08:27:48

Online marketeers have been suffering from supply chain disruptions, inadequate manpower and assistance from law-enforcement agencies amid the countrywide lockdown to check COVID-19, sector insiders s...

VAT office open on April 12-15 on limited scale

VAT office open on April 12-15 on limited scale

FE REPORT 2020-04-11 08:23:45

VAT (value added tax) circle offices will remain open from April 12 to April 15, 2020 on limited scale for facilitating submission of VAT returns during the ongoing general holidays. The National B...

Rice, pulse up, fish down; Onion jumps by Tk 10

Rice, pulse up, fish down; Onion jumps by Tk 10

FE REPORT 2020-04-11 08:20:28

The retail markets in the city saw prices of rice, pulse and onion go up further this week, adding to the woes of consumers during the stay-at-home orders. Disruption in supply chain due to shutdown...