-- 2021-08-04 19:34:07
The stock market in Bangladesh deserves more attention as it holds opportunities for investors looking for diversification and ‘hidden gems' Devendra Joshi, ASEAN and Frontier Markets Equ...
FE Online Report 2021-08-04 15:38:59
The government on Wednesday launched a digital marketing app styled 'Sadai' for trading agricultural products with an aim to ensure fair price for farmers. It is the first-ever marketing app for farm...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-08-04 09:55:47
Apparel exporters' allegation of time and cost overruns in cargo release at off-docks around Chattogram seaport comes under probe by government's revenue authority. Officials say the National Board o...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2021-08-04 08:40:03
The government is not considering hiking the prices of petroleum products in domestic market now, despite incurring loss by selling those due to rising trend of the fuel prices in international market...
REUTERS 2021-08-03 20:56:46
PepsiCo Inc unveiled a $3.3 billion sale of its Tropicana and other juice brands in North America to French private equity firm PAI Partners on Tuesday, as it looks to simplify its product range and m...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-03 19:15:41
Epic Group on Tuesday contributed Tk 500,000 to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) fund, formed to support Covid-19 affected people. On behalf of Epic Group, its G...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-03 17:39:43
The country’s merchandise export fell by 11.19 per cent to US$3.47 billion in July’21 year on year, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data. Bangladesh fetched US$3.91 billion in...
Reuters 2021-08-03 16:37:22
Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia's coal-fired power plants in order to lower the bi...
-- 2021-08-03 11:37:31
Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC as well as BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia's coal-fired power plants in order to lower...
-- 2021-08-03 11:23:43
Qantas Airways Ltd is temporarily idling about 2,500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope with fresh COVID-19 restrictions in Australia slashing domestic travel demand. The...
FE REPORT 2021-08-03 09:47:23
E-commerce platform Evaly has sought a minimum of six months' time to respond in details to the commerce ministry's show-cause notice. "… we are seeking at least six months more to reply to th...
MONIRA MUNNI 2021-08-03 09:46:12
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recently requested global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping liners and off-docks to help timely shipment of export contain...
FE REPORT 2021-08-03 09:37:20
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to purchase monitoring mechanism from Canadian TKC Telecom to monitor the country's mobile operators in real time. The BTRC sign...
FE REPORT 2021-08-03 08:37:18
The number of goods-laden export containers at the off docks in Chattogram has lessened significantly now compared to a few weeks back when it reached over 16,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)...
-- 2021-08-02 19:02:19
Participants at a webinar, titled ‘Accelerate Digital Economy for Inclusive Integration in the Asia Pacific – Connecting Digital Industries in Pandemic’ have said that the digital ec...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-02 15:34:28
Owners have urged the government to allow reopening hotels and restaurants after the ongoing lockdown ends on August 5 as the people involved in the sector are facing business hardships in the pandemi...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-02 11:08:27
Transactions of Bangladesh government’s fixed-income tradable securities in the secondary market crossed Tk 1.0 trillion level in the past fiscal year (FY21). Statistics available with Banglade...
FE REPORT 2021-08-02 09:57:16
Speakers at a virtual discussion on Sunday said industries and academia need to work together to minimise the gap between the education system and the industry requirements. They said Bangladesh re...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-08-02 09:15:09
Apparel exporters alleged that complex procedures to avail VAT exemption on services, offered by off-docks and ports, are hindering smooth export-import activities. Export-oriented sectors are exempt...
FE REPORT 2021-08-02 08:58:19
Some 84 per cent of the country's textile and readymade garment (RMG) factories under the purview of Industrial Police resumed their production on Sunday after the government allowed operation of all...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2021-08-02 08:37:48
The country's energy regulator has turned down a proposal to extend the tenures of five oil-fired quick rental power plants (QRPPs) in line with its order issued last year, officials said. "We have c...
JUBAIR HASAN and ADNAN HOSSAIN BHUIYAN 2021-08-02 08:25:53
Mushrooming substandard ambulances are also doing brisk business through freewheeling sans guidance so far to cash in on the long-running pandemic crisis as regulators look on, sufferers say. Ambulan...
-- 2021-08-01 20:47:22
The number of tenders invited through e-GP portal crossed 0.5 million on August 1, 2021 with a total value of about 5.10499 trillion (Tk 5,10,499 crore). This is a landmark achievement of the electro...
UNB 2021-08-01 18:37:57
Prime Minister's Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury has encouraged the US companies, including ExxonMobil, to invest in oil and gas explorations in Bangladesh,...
FE REPORT 2021-08-01 08:54:34
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to hold a virtual public hearing on complaints and grievances about the services of the telecommunications industry and the reg...
FE REPORT 2021-08-01 08:23:13
The country's apex trade body -- FBCCI -- urged the government on Saturday to keep banks open all the five weekdays this week beginning today (Sunday) during the lockdown. The Federation of Banglad...
-- 2021-07-31 21:58:00
"Bangladesh is doing tremendous things. The country is booming in development. If anyone wants to gain confidence on what actually Bangladesh is doing, Walton is one of the brightest examples of that...
FE Online Desk 2021-07-31 17:34:29
Experts in a virtual discussion have raised some important issues, namely green transportation on waterways, river training, capacity building, sustainable dredging, lack of a master plan, VAT and t...
-- 2021-07-31 16:09:46
Bangladesh has restarted the export of crabs to China, its biggest market, after a pause of nine months amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Exports resumed last month after the country fulfilled s...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-07-31 09:51:46
The government has prohibited selling, distribution and advertising of solar panels and inverters unless they meet Bangladesh Standard (BDS). The industries ministry has recently issued a gazette n...
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