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One-third of female youths lost jobs amid pandemic: Study

FE REPORT 2021-07-12 10:15:47

One-third of female youths in the country have lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). The study showed th...

Shipping ministry suggests steps to ease export backlog

FE REPORT 2021-07-12 08:39:55

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has suggested introduction of 'direct interchange' of containers to ease the existing backlog in the Chattogram Port. 'Direct interchange' means that a container belo...

Bangladesh to source LNG from mid-term suppliers as demand grows

M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2021-07-11 10:07:10

The government is planning to involve global LNG (liquefied natural gas) suppliers for the mid-term to meet the mounting demand for natural gas in the country. State-run Petrobangla would import the...

Chattogram export cargo backlog almost static

FE REPORT 2021-07-11 10:05:30

The export cargo backlog in Chattogram remained almost static on Saturday. A total of 13,766 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of export cargoes remained stockpiled at different off-docks in the port c...

Rice price highest in Bangladesh among Asian peers

YASIR WARDAD 2021-07-11 09:51:11

Global rice prices fell to a 15-month low in June, but its price is now the highest in Bangladesh than in any Asian country, according to official figures. Rice varieties of India, Pakistan, Vietna...

Gold refinery to require Tk 1.0 billion in paid-up capital

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-07-11 09:31:12

Investors having authorised capital worth at least Tk 10 billion and paid-up capital worth Tk 1.0 billion will be eligible to build gold refineries in Bangladesh. They have to set up the refineries...

Government loosens grip on wet blue leather export

FE REPORT 2021-07-11 09:18:36

The government has decided to lift restrictions on the export of wet blue leather for the first time in 21 years to help ensure fair price of the item in the domestic market. The export, however, wil...

Free entrepreneurial counselling under the label of E-clinic

Zubayer Wasit   2021-07-10 19:32:09

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, economies around the world are in distress. SMEs and startups are vulnerable. EMK Center and Truvalu Enterprises launched free entrepreneurial counselling sessions under...

Five companies get permission to export wet blue leather

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-10 16:54:32

The government has allowed five companies to export 10 million square feet of wet blue leather to ensure fair prices of leather during Eid-ul-Azha. Recently, the commerce ministry issued orders in th...

ILO expresses sadness over factory fire in Rupganj

FE Online Report 2021-07-10 13:23:49

The International Labour Organization (ILO) says it is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life of at least 52 workers from a fire in the Hashem Food and Beverage factory in Rupganj area of Naranyan...

It's been one and a half years since these migrant workers got home

ARAFAT ARA 2021-07-10 09:55:16

Migrant workers, who came home on vacation from Malaysia early last year and have been stranded for about one and a half years now due to the coronavirus pandemic, are frustrated over their going back...

Move to bring CSR activities under legal framework

REZAUL KARIM 2021-07-10 09:26:38

The government has initiated a process of bringing the CSR activities under a legal framework aiming to operate the same in more coordinated and effective manner, officials said. For doing so, it has...

RAKUB seeks Tk 14b from state coffers

FE REPORT 2021-07-10 08:39:56

The Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has sought Tk 14.83 billion from the state coffers for recapitalisation to meet its capital shortage. It incurred Tk 6.14 billion in net loss in fiscal year 2...

Export cargo backlog rises further in Chattogram

FE REPORT 2021-07-10 08:25:00

The export backlog has continued to worsen in Chattogram. As of Friday, a total of 13,836 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of export cargoes remained stockpiled at 19 private inland container depots i...

CCTV camera installation work at Benapole port begins, finally

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-07-09 10:13:50

BENAPOLE: Work has finally started to install CCTV cameras at Benapole land port after 48 years of the port's establishment. CCTV cameras are being installed to ensure the safety of imported goods fo...

BGMEA asks Biman to improve cargo handling services

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-09 10:12:41

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested Biman Bangladesh Airlines to improve its cargo handling services at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to facilitat...

District-level officials asked to arrange online cattle markets

REZAUL KARIM 2021-07-09 10:06:03

The government has instructed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to arrange online cattle markets, taking into consideration the spread of Covid-19 aiming to facilitate cattle sales ahead of the upcoming...

Call for bringing RMG workers under jab coverage

FE REPORT 2021-07-09 10:00:43

Leaders of the country's apparel apex body and rights activists urged the government to bring the garment workers under the Covid-19 vaccination programme on a priority basis considering them as fro...

No container crisis at Chittagong port, says Authority

Our correspondent 2021-07-09 08:58:24

CHATTOGRAM: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) said Chittagong port and off-docks are not facing any container crisis right now. Omar Faruk, secretary at the CPA, alleged that some newspapers are...

NBR changes bonded warehouse rules to ease exports

FE Report 2021-07-09 08:55:17

The customs authority is set to allow entire premises of the manufacturing units, having bonded warehouse licence, (to be considered) as bonded area to facilitate exporters and manufacturers. It wo...

Time extension pleas for development projects pile up

FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-07-09 08:52:34

A huge number of files with proposals to extend the execution period of development projects have piled up in the Planning Commission (PC), demonstrating poor implementation capacity of the authorit...

Backlog of export cargoes builds up in private Chattogram inland container depots

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-07-09 08:44:18

The export cargoes remained stranded at the private inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram due to lack of pre-assigned feeder vessels at the seaport. This is creating a backlog of huge contai...

City markets see further hike in rice, oil prices

FE REPORT 2021-07-09 08:41:08

The prices of rice and cooking oil increased further in the city retail markets last week, adding to the woes of the people during the pandemic. Common coarse, medium quality and finer varieties of...

15,000 rural women entrepreneurs now involved with Laalsobuj.com  

FE Online Report 2021-07-08 19:42:06

Some 15,000 rural women entrepreneurs from 490 Upazilas across the country are now involved with Laalsobuj.com, an e-commerce marketplace aimed at improving women's living standards and accelerati...

11th Social Business Day held

-- 2021-07-08 16:00:11

The 11th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place from 28 June-2 July 2021, brought together more than 2,300 participants, globally from more than 110 c...

Telenor sells Myanmar operations to M1 Group for $105m

-- 2021-07-08 13:36:04

Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor has sold its Myanmar operations to Lebanese investment firm M1 Group for $105 million, Telenor said on Thursday, announcing its retreat from a country that slid int...

No registration application for one-person company so far!

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2021-07-08 10:00:04

Not a single firm has so far applied to register under One Person Company(OPC) at the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC), after one and a half months of the opening of the registrat...

Highway sees only 30pc progress in widening work in five years

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-07-08 09:24:35

The Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Highway Widening project saw 30 per cent progress in its work in last five years. Because of the slow progress, the project office has already revised the development pr...

Chittagong Port stakeholders urged to help resolve cargo problem

FE REPORT 2021-07-08 09:14:58

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) on Wednesday asked the Ctg port stakeholders to resolve the ongoing crisis relating to queued export cargoes in Chattogram through coordination. The MoS on the day orga...

Minister Kamal says Bangladesh's coal tech emits nearly zero carbon

FE REPORT 2021-07-08 08:58:49

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said Bangladesh uses the coal-based technology that emits nearly zero carbon and other greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. "You can say (it's...