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-- 2018-05-10 13:59:12
India and Bangladesh on Wednesday finalized framework agreement to implement the Line of Credit (LOC) worth $500 million given by India last year for defence equipment needs of Bangladesh, according t...
-- 2018-05-10 11:56:14
The World Bank (WB) has forecasted a growth rate of 6.90 per cent for Cambodia this year, compared with a 6.8 per cent in 2017, driven by a recovery in textile exports, tourism and agricultural sector...
FE Report 2018-05-10 10:22:45
Bangladesh economy is set to grow by 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY), according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Fund's regional economic outlook for...
Siddique Islam 2018-05-10 10:15:56
Country's foreign exchange reserve (forex) fell below US$ 32 billion again on Wednesday, following a regular bi-monthly payment to Asian Clearing Union (ACU) and the central bank's direct selling of U...
-- 2018-05-09 21:13:12
Researchers have observed the first object of its kind - a carbon-rich asteroid in the Kuiper Belt. Orbiting in the collection of icy rubble beyond Neptune, the asteroid's composition strongly sugges...
FE Online Report 2018-05-09 19:07:45
The National Economic Council (NEC) is set to approve a Tk 1.73 trillion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal today (Thursday), officials said Wednesday. The Council, heade...
FE Report 2018-05-09 17:08:36
Tax evasion by many a company forging financial statements is one of the key reasons behind the prevalence of black money in the country, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman said on Tuesday....
Talha Bin Habib 2018-05-09 17:05:23
A move is underway to establish direct banking channel between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation, aiming to facilitate bilateral trade between the two countries, officials said. In the absence of...
FE Report 2018-05-09 16:53:26
Large loans account for around 57.27 per cent of the total lending by banks, mainly concentrated in Dhaka and Chattogram, according to a study. Foreign commercial banks (FCBs) have 73.09 per cent of...
-- 2018-05-09 14:26:46
Google has unveiled artificial intelligence software that books appointments over the phone on behalf of users by conducting voice-based conversations on their behalf. Chief executive Sundar Pichai s...
-- 2018-05-09 14:00:30
Japanese real wages rose 0.8 per cent in March from a year earlier, snapping back from a revised 0.8 per cent annual decline in the previous month, labour ministry data out on Wednesday showed. &ldqu...
Arafat Ara 2018-05-09 10:27:17
Employment opportunity for Bangladeshi workers has shrunk in Saudi Arabia in recent months, worsened by its slow development work and restrictions on certain jobs for foreign workers, insiders have sa...
FE Report 2018-05-09 10:25:42
Bangladesh is a "minor" power among the 25 selected nations in the Asia-Pacific region and ranked 18th in an index that measures the overall influence of the countries. The Australian think-tank Lowy...
FE Report 2018-05-09 10:07:40
The central bank has recommended keeping close watch on higher credit growth, yawning current account deficit and inflationary risks for the sake of macroeconomic stability. "Strong credit growth, wi...
FE Report 2018-05-09 00:38:34
The price of electricity is likely to increase further in the days ahead due to the increase in the price of relevant raw materials, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. "Electricity price would g...
-- 2018-05-08 20:46:12
US job openings surged to a record high in March, suggesting that a recent slowdown in hiring was probably the result of employers having difficulties finding qualified workers. Job openings, a measu...
FE Online Report 2018-05-08 19:19:03
The point-to-point inflation last month of the current fiscal (FY18) dropped by 0.05 percentage points compared to that of the previous month of March, showed official data. According to Bangladesh B...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-05-08 17:02:21
The number of active mobile money accounts has declined drastically in the country in the recent months following the central bank's new regulations on mobile financial services (MFS). According to t...
-- 2018-05-08 14:23:54
A growing movement in the UK is shifting the power of catching speeding motorists from the police, to the people. "My daughter was going to school and one of her friends was killed by a vehicle," say...
-- 2018-05-08 14:01:36
The agriculture production of Philippines rose 1.47 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 from a year earlier, driven by gains in crop, livestock and poultry sectors, the statistics agency said on Tue...
Jasim Uddin Haroon and Jubair Hasan 2018-05-08 12:24:28
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is unlikely to give permission to establish small private economic zones anymore as it considers bringing utilities to a large number of tiny sites is...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-05-08 09:36:32
Two statutory regulatory orders (SROs) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) regarding tax exemption have created confusion among the investors of the private plants in economic zones (EZs), offici...
Siddique Islam 2018-05-08 09:34:51
The central bank has asked the five state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to submit their action plans as early as possible to improve financial health through reducing the volume of classified loans...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-05-08 09:27:21
The government is set to approve Tk 1.73 trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year on Thursday, with the transport sector receiving the highest funds, officials said Monda...
FE Report 2018-05-08 00:53:19
President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) Nihad Kabir said Bangladesh has been facing several challenges in environmental front. The challenges include air and water pol...
-- 2018-05-07 16:24:54
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $33.11 billion at the end of April, $709 million higher than one month earlier. The central bank on Sunday also said the reserves were up nearly 2...
FE Report 2018-05-07 16:08:21
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed an investment promotion team (IPT) comprising public and private sector representatives to frame investment-friendly tax policies. The 21-member IPT wou...
FE Online Report 2018-05-07 14:45:57
Bangladesh economy is set to post 7.40 per cent growth in the current fiscal year, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The UN organisati...
FE Online Report 2018-05-07 13:29:19
The country’s first space satellite Bangabandhu-1 is now finally expected to launch on May 10, following a series of delays and rescheduling. US aerospace company SpaceX has informed Bangladesh...
FE Online Desk 2018-05-07 12:21:53
A review workshop on credit operations of banks, arranged by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) will be held at BIBM auditorium on May 8. Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Abu Hena Mohd...
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