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FE Report 2017-10-30 10:40:54
State minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid sought Chinese assistance to implement the power and energy projects for boosting the country's economy. "Bangladesh currently requ...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-10-30 09:54:55
Industries set up in the country's economic zones (EZs) are now required to pay duty and taxes on imported raw materials if they sell their finished products in the domestic market. The same industri...
-- 2017-10-30 09:35:38
A former Facebook employee is suing the social media giant for allegedly misclassifying employees to exempt them from overtime pay. According to a report in arstechnica.com on Monday, Susie Bigger, a...
-- 2017-10-30 04:26:20
Sub-Saharan African economic growth is expected to rise to 3.4 per cent in next year from 2.6 per cent in 2017, International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Monday. The IMF warned that risin...
FE Online Desk 2017-10-30 02:55:31
With an aim to provide most relevant search results to the users, Google has finally said goodbye to its age-old practice of manually entering country code domain for receiving country-specific servic...
Christian Schindler 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) is one of the oldest non-governmental and non-profit international trade organisations. It was founded in 1904 and comprises members from the...
Zillul Hye Razi 2017-10-30 00:00:00
During last few years, a lot of positive reports and studies were published showing Ethiopia becoming a major clothing or apparel source for the EU and US importers. In 2014, one Bangladeshi corporate...
Monira Munni 2017-10-30 00:00:00
Labour rights situation in the country's readymade garment sector has improved in recent years thanks to the mid-level managements and workers for reducing their gap, according to BGMEA president Sidd...
Shaharbanu Ahmed 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The readymade garment (RMG) industry is the leading sector in Bangladesh in terms of foreign exchange earnings. The sector witnessed on average 16 per cent year-on-year growth since 1990 up to fiscal...
Bill Humphries 2017-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's position in the RMG industry is based on its bountiful supply of cheap labour and the relatively simple technology needed to establish an RMG enterprise. Foreign investment has been impor...
Labiba Fairooz 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The Readymade Garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has been under considerable scrutiny owing to a range of high-profile disasters over the last decade. Overview of RMG Industry in Bangladesh: The h...
Forrest Cookson 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The single largest market for "Made in Bangladesh" garments is the United States of America. In 2016, Bangladesh exported US$5.5 billion worth of garments to the US market slightly less than the $5.6...
Mehdi Mahbub 2017-10-30 00:00:00
People with special abilities, generally known as persons with disabilities, who constitute 10 per cent of the total population, are very much part of our society. Unfortunately, this huge number of p...
-- 2017-10-29 12:00:00
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to successfully predict earthquakes, an advance that may help prepare for natural disasters and potentially save lives. The study, pub...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-10-29 12:00:00
Nearly 80 per cent of the country's land customs stations currently lie as do-nothings for lack of export-import operations, in a sheer waste of public money, sources said. The number of active Land...
FE Online Desk 2017-10-29 12:00:00
Seven Rings Cement, a sister concern of Hong Kong-based Shun Shing Group International Ltd. (SSGIL) recently arranged a programme titled “Tribute to Nation Builders” at Radission Blue Dhak...
-- 2017-10-29 12:00:00
A new sea route between Bangladesh and India was inaugurated on Saturday, by sailing a RORO ship carrying 185 trucks from Chennai Port to Mongla Port. India’s Minister of Shipping,...
-- 2017-10-29 12:00:00
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan has termed the Bangladesh economy a private sector-led one and said the business policy will be reformed following consultations with the stakeholders...
-- 2017-10-29 11:56:14
Bangladesh needs internal institutional framework and stable energy policy to boost private sector for overall economic development. Experts made the remarks at a seminar organised by Dhaka Chamber o...
FE Report 2017-10-29 11:55:09
Experts have urged the government to introduce a separate and comprehensive law for regulating and promoting Islamic banking business in the country. "We cannot run our Islamic banking business at it...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-10-29 10:27:45
Swelling non-performing loans in Bangladesh, among other regional countries, is worrisome for their potential macro-financial "feedback" effects like economic growth and employment slowdowns. The As...
-- 2017-10-29 08:52:48
India is shipping its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chahbahar Port – thereby launching a trade route bypassing longtime rival Pakistan. The shipment,...
-- 2017-10-29 07:31:14
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said coordinated initiatives would ensure energy security in the country. "We have given emphasis on easy availability of cru...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-10-28 12:00:00
Country's banks, at long last, have started making available funds to long-term projects. The same was hardly available in local financial sector earlier, sources said and billed it as a breakthroug...
-- 2017-10-28 12:00:00
A family living in Dhaka city has to incur a loss of additional Tk 4,000-Tk 5,000 per month, on average, due to dust pollution. City households have to spend the additional money on cleaning up their...
-- 2017-10-28 12:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has suggested Bangladesh that the South Asian country needs sustainable urbanisation to become an upper middle-income country by its 50th founding anniversary. "Cities are the eng...
Talha Bin Habib 2017-10-28 11:00:48
Traders have suggested that the government should restructure the registration and renewal fees for the import and export permits in order to boost import and export business in the country. Several...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-28 10:19:50
Foreign aid flow into Bangladesh picked up significantly by 71 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, largely with a Japanese funding splurge, officials said. Economic Relations Division (ER...
BBC 2017-10-28 10:00:03
Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will...
-- 2017-10-28 06:22:18
Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to forge a n...
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