FE REPORT 2022-02-16 10:34:30
The country's leather sector players on Tuesday urged the government to reduce related taxes and VAT so that it stays competitive in the global market during this tough time of Covid-19 pandemic. The...
FE REPORT 2022-02-16 10:23:04
The central Bank has instructed banks not to impose any charges or fees on the credit-card users before the activation of the same. In a circular, the Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday issued some other dir...
FE REPORT 2022-02-16 08:57:55
Amid soaring prices of essential items, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will operate a sales drive across the country in two phases. The first phase will begin in the second week of next...
FE REPORT 2022-02-16 08:55:53
Textile and garment factories can meet up to 60-per cent demand for water by harvesting rainwater, according to a feasibility study. A factory needs to invest Tk 6.5 million to make a reservoir on it...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2022-02-16 08:45:08
American oil super-major Chevron gets the go-ahead to conduct hydrocarbon exploration in a 60-square-kilometer 'flank' area outside its existing contract zone, as Bangladesh needs fresh gas strike to...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-02-16 08:28:50
The central bank offers a special bailout to loan defaulters with non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) through 'One Time Exit' by clearing all dues within one year, in the wake of bad-loan bui...
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To help women entrepreneurs leverage the digital space to boost their business, Lightshore Foundation has organised a workshop on social media marketing in Barishal. Conducted in partnership with Man...
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Bangladesh Bank has issued Bangladesh Mobile Financial Services (MFS), 2022 replacing the Bangladesh MFS Regulations, 2018 and its subsequent amendments. "As per Section 7A(e) and section 82 of the B...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-02-15 11:32:14
A comparative study of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) found that the existing Asycuda World (AW) system already developed major connectivity features - planned for the Tk 5.85-billion National Si...
OUR CORRESPONDENT, CHATTOGRAM 2022-02-15 10:47:29
Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Monday introduced a new train service on Chattogram-Mymensingh route. A B M Fazle Karim Chowdhury, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry, in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT, COX'S BAZAR 2022-02-15 10:32:29
The administration has banned shipping of tourists to Chhera Dwip. Speedboats, lifeboats and wooden boats have not been able to travel to the Dwip since Sunday due to the ban. Azharul Islam, Deputy D...
YASIR WARDAD 2022-02-15 08:42:13
The government won't increase fertiliser prices for now despite rocketing global prices of it and other agriculture inputs, in a costly tradeoff that pushes total farm subsidy to Tk 280 this fiscal....
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Bangladesh government introduced prize bonds in 1974 to encourage people to save. The government usually borrows money from people by selling this bond which is issued by the Department of National S...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-14 13:32:15
Prices of loose soybean oil, broiler chicken, egg, and newly-harvested onion saw a hike in Dhaka city’s kitchen markets. Apart from these, salt, raisins and pistachios (Nut) prices also went up...
FE REPORT 2022-02-14 11:44:33
Ship breakers on Sunday urged the revenue authority to lower import duty on scrap ships by two-thirds to stabilise the prices of iron and steel products in the local market. They proposed to cut the...
MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-02-14 09:38:12
As the construction work of Padma Bridge gets momentum with a target to complete it by June next, majority of the Chinese nationals are not going home to join the celebration of Lunar New Year, China'...
SAIF UDDIN 2022-02-14 09:28:21
The country's export earnings from paper and paper products manufacturing sector made a hefty growth in July-January period of the current fiscal year indicating recovery of the sector from pandemic...
REZAUL KARIM 2022-02-14 09:23:07
The government is planning to boost the country's export of leather and leather goods to US$ 12 billion by 2030, officials said. The time for fulfilling the target has been fixed between 2021 and 203...
FE REPORT 2022-02-14 09:19:38
Ensuring diversified sources of energy instead of increasing dependence on only particular ones is imperative to keep the economy rolling, eminent experts say, as the government banks on LNG import to...
FE REPORT 2022-02-14 09:05:44
A four-day public hearing on proposed steep raise in gas tariffs starts on March 21 as the energy regulator allegedly overlooks protests from businesspeople and rights groups. The Bangladesh Energy R...
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A US decision to suspend avocado shipments from a violent Mexican state sealed a challenging week for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose approval rating suffered an unusual dip in a tracking...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-13 19:53:38
The deepening natural gas crisis and the dependency on imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for power and industries are the results of reluctance to explore new gas fields, academics and sector exper...
FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-13 12:01:22
A seven-member delegation of South Sudan, including two deputy ministers, visited the Bangladeshi electronics giant Walton factory at Chandra in Gazipur on Thursday to explore trade and business oppor...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2022-02-13 09:33:18
India's oil and gas exploration firm ONGC Videsh Ltd will continue the exploration job in shallow water in the Bay of Bengal, as the 'logging tools' that got stuck during offshore drilling at Kancha...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-02-13 09:30:20
The much-awaited fast-track Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Ghundum railway project is set to be delayed by two more years as Bangladesh Railway (BR) has sought time extension up to June 2024, officials said on...
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Borrowing from the formal banking channel has been difficult for small enterprises for unclear definition, lack of required documents and deficient bank-client relationship, speakers told a programme...
MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-02-13 09:25:42
The government is facing a dilemma over fixing the metro rail fare due to lack of necessary policy and mechanism to assess it with subsidy. The authorities concerned were, however, considering two po...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-02-13 09:23:57
The customs authority has put in place a set of indicators to help detect abuse of duty-free facilities under the bonded warehouse scheme. While setting the indicators, the authority has taken into c...
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Dripping chocolate covered homemade, heart-shaped marshmallows at Li-Lac Chocolates' 9000-square-foot production space in New York City, as the chocolate factory ramped up production in time for Valen...
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Commerce Ministry’s Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh today said that the country’s Companies Act needs to be amended and modernised in line with the global perspective for sustainable fi...
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