FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-12-18 10:24:40
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed to purchase a pool of 56 vehicles at Tk 261.8 million for Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil road-widening projects. Among the vehicles, insiders said on Monday...
KAMRUN NAHAR 2020-12-18 08:17:15
Traffic congestion in Dhaka has long been taking a heavy toll on five areas including working hour loss, additional fuel consumption, pavement damage, accident during peak hour, and environmental impa...
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The government is likely to decide on borrowing funds for different projects from foreign exchange reserves before the next national budget. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed the planned ti...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh to join the New Development Bank or BRICS Bank, a multilateral institution which mobilises resources for infrastructure and sustainable devel...
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The employment of Singapore's residents, referring to Singapore citizens and permanent residents, rebounded strongly in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, according to the Labour Market Report released b...
Reuters 2020-12-17 10:59:05
Oil giant Aramco, whose dividend remains vital to helping Saudi Arabia contain a huge deficit, may have to sell assets and borrow more to fulfil its fiscal role amid uncertainty in oil prices, market...
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When Martin Guzman was doing a PhD in economics at Brown University in the United States, he and two other Argentine friends formed part of their department’s intramural soccer team and reached...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $0.5 million in grant assistance for supporting knowledge works to promote business competitiveness and intraregional trade of Bangladesh. The assistance...
Reuters 2020-12-16 09:25:24
Millions of people have moved out of New York City during the pandemic, but at the same time, millions of others with lower incomes have taken their place, according to a study released on Tuesday. A...
Monira Munni 2020-12-16 08:54:12
Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh declined by 84 per cent during the first half of 2020 over that of the corresponding period of 2019, primarily due to the Covid-19, according...
FE Online Desk 2020-12-15 20:18:25
A top official of Public-Private Partnership Authority on Monday emphasized on the importance of moving forward with the five PPP projects with Japan on a G2G modality. The projects are construction...
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Jordan’s readymade garments (RMG) sector will recruit over 12,000 skilled workers from Bangladesh in one year. “This recruitment will be processed only through Bangladesh Overseas Employm...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-15 19:18:57
The country’s foreign exchange (forex) reserve crossed $42 billion mark for the first time ever on Tuesday following lower import payment obligations and higher growth of inward remittance, offi...
FE Online Report 2020-12-15 15:52:32
The economic backlash of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic wiped out some 81 million jobs in Asia and the Pacific in 2020, said a report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO). In...
FE REPORT 2020-12-15 10:04:27
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived advance income tax (AIT) on import of common wheat. The NBR's Income Tax Wing published a gazette notification on December 9, waiving the tax on common...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-14 16:58:47
The government has selected 38 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to award commercially important person (CIP) status for their significant role in the country’s economy. The Ministry of Expatria...
Siddique Islam 2020-12-14 08:58:37
The advance-deposit ratio (ADR) of the country's banking sector dropped in September 2020 as stimulus money and remittances swelled deposits as against slower credit growth, bankers say. The ADR - a...
FE REPORT 2020-12-13 10:38:08
Catastrophic health expenditure due to rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been pushing over five million people to below poverty line every year, creating impediment to achieving health-rela...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-12-13 10:20:18
Economists on Saturday urged the government to make 'complementary' investments and prepare a regional integration plan to tap the benefit from the Padma bridge. They have called for upgrading the Mo...
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Speakers at a national dialogue said funds crisis are the main challenge amid Corona in creating start-ups. Though many young entrepreneurs are entering the competitive market with new ideas, ultima...
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Bangladesh's garment exporters will lose $4 billion if the European Union (EU) ends the duty-free trade benefit for the country following its graduation to a developing nation, according to a study by...
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As Bangladesh looks forward to graduating out of the least developed country (LDC) status in 2024, it's increasingly emphasising on bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) and free trade agreemen...
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Bangladesh’s economy will get a huge boost with the expected ‘industrial revolution’ in 21 southwestern districts after the inauguration of the long-cherished Padma Multi-Purpose Bri...
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Thailand's Ministry of Commerce has unveiled a strategy outline to boost export in 2021 by focusing on online trade promotion activities. "We will arrange an online business match-making every week o...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-12-12 10:34:00
Two major lenders are expected to provide US$1.0 billion in loans to help Bangladesh procure Covid-19 vaccines, officials said on Friday. Both the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (AD...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2020-12-12 08:53:15
The global shipping crisis has fuelled freight charges, thus making the country's imported items costlier, businesses said on Friday. Shipping schedules around the world were disrupted by the pandemi...
Reuters 2020-12-11 15:59:22
The ability of developing countries in Asia to fight the coronavirus pandemic got a much-needed boost after the Asian Development Bank said on Friday it has launched a $9 billion facility to help na...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-12-11 11:08:43
The central bank has imposed an additional 1.0 per cent general provision against all unclassified loans aiming to improve financial health along with the shock-absorbing capacity of banks, officials...
FE REPORT 2020-12-11 10:48:33
Experts and analysts during a webinar on Thursday said Bangladesh may face challenges in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) for formation of China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnersh...
FE REPORT 2020-12-11 10:36:10
The government needs to enhance the coverage of social protection by adding new poor to the new plans for tackling the second wave of coronavirus, experts said on Thursday. For proper execution of th...
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