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-- 2021-01-06 13:45:59
About 43 per cent female workers at the ready-made garments (RMG) sector are victims of malnutrition, speakers have said in a programme. They said in the function on Tuesday that a large number of wo...
FE Online Desk 2021-01-06 12:51:38
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd has signed a deal with Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) for easy financing of their product dealers. EBL, through their Online Supply Chain Financing Platform, will facilitate easy and...
-- 2021-01-06 11:47:11
Digital currency bitcoin has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000 if it becomes established as a safe-haven asset, investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said on Tuesday. Interest i...
FE REPORT 2021-01-06 10:32:15
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) have joined hands in a bid to attract more foreign investments in the country. The partnership, as...
FE REPORT 2021-01-06 10:28:15
Speakers during a webinar have called for protecting rights of the pandemic-hit migrant workers who have fallen victim to job cuts and forced repatriations. They suggested raising rights issues of...
FE Report 2021-01-06 08:44:49
Local jewelers on Tuesday revised gold prices upward to adjust with the change in the international market. Hallmark 22-carat gold will be sold for Tk 6,400 per gram, which is Tk 170 up from Tk 6,2...
FE Report 2021-01-06 08:36:38
Terming Bangladesh 'a development miracle', Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen on Tuesday said the country is set to emerge from the group of LDCs (least developed countries) by the end of next month...
FE REPORT 2021-01-06 08:26:10
The government has allowed some 29 private companies to import a total of 0.33 million tonnes of rice aiming to boost its supply in the local market and contain its rising prices, officials said. Giv...
FE Online Report 2021-01-05 18:59:13
Dhaka now emphasises economic diplomacy to pursue Bangladesh’s economic interests abroad including market access and securing foreign direct investment. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said thi...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-05 17:45:09
A virtual Bangladesh-China investment summit will take place on January 25 aiming to help boost the bilateral trade relations between the two countries. The summit will be jointly organised by the Ba...
FE Online Report 2021-01-05 17:39:11
Employees and workers of a foreign-owned garment factory at Savar EPZ on Tuesday sought the intervention by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to get their arrears for one year. The RMG workers under the b...
-- 2021-01-05 16:53:37
More than 200 workers at Google and other Alphabet Inc units on Monday formed a labour union for US and Canadian offices, building on years of protests over working conditions and business practices b...
REUTERS 2021-01-05 16:21:22
Steve Madden, founder and design chief of a multibillion-dollar eponymous shoe brand, knows something about being sanguine in a tough situation. In 2002, Madden was convicted of stock manipulation, m...
FE REPORT 2021-01-05 13:44:48
The central bank of Bangladesh on Monday issued two key separate circulars on the enlistment of non-life private insurance firms with commercial banks by maintaining credit ratings and submission of a...
MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-01-05 13:10:39
The Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) is yet to drop non-progressive projects from its pipeline for a lack of initiatives by the agencies concerned. A second review meeting at PPPA office o...
Arafat Ara 2021-01-05 12:59:21
The country's frozen fish exporters have sought 20 per cent cash incentive on their export earnings as the sector is going through a critical time due to the coronavirus pandemic. To this effect, t...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2021-01-05 12:52:59
The first-ever public hearing to fix the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be held next week amid concerns of stakeholders like consumers, traders and investors. Consumers are expecting rat...
FE REPORT 2021-01-05 09:44:19
Edible oil prices have continued to surge only to batter the commoners who are already hit hard by the skyrocketing prices of rice and other essentials. The maximum price of edible oils like soya b...
Monira Munni 2021-01-05 09:40:59
The country's merchandise export earnings during the first half (H1) of current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, witnessed a marginal decline of 0.36 per cent to US$ 19.23 billion over that of the corresp...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-01-05 09:24:04
The government has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and other departments concerned for taking 'serious efforts' to increase revenue collection for financing development projects, officials h...
-- 2021-01-04 22:36:52
Bangladesh Bank has further simplified the process of outward remittance of foreign exchange for industrial entrepreneurs to help expand their businesses. The Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FEPD...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-04 20:05:15
Local investment in Bangladesh increased by 27 per cent in 2020 despite Covid-19 uncertainty, BIDA chief Md. Sirazul Islam said, appreciating entrepreneurs for their strength and zeal. He told a DCCI...
-- 2021-01-04 19:36:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flying to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the Gulf kingdom lifted its ban on international flights over a new variant of the coronavirus. The flag carrier made t...
FE Online Report 2021-01-04 17:28:40
Major General Md Nazrul Islam has taken over the charge of the executive chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Monday, says a press release. He replaced Major General SM...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-04 16:55:23
Jute, Yarn and Textile Workers Employees Struggle Council (Paat-Shuta O Bostro Kol Sramik Karmachari Sangram Parishad) has called upon the government to reopen state-owned jute mills and modernise the...
-- 2021-01-04 10:34:35
OPEC sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, its secretary general said on Sunday, a day before meeting allies led by Russia to discuss output levels for February. &l...
MONIRA MUNNI 2021-01-04 09:26:40
Apparel sector leaders demanded withdrawal of mandatory inclusion of HS code in the bond licence while getting imported raw materials released for readymade garment (RMG) exports under the duty-free...
Ismail Hossain 2021-01-04 09:11:39
The government moves to establish 10 dedicated light engineering industrial parks in eight districts of the country to harness the immense potential of the domestic light engineering industry. The...
FE Report 2021-01-04 09:06:52
The country's Economic Zones or EZs received investment proposals worth $4.08 billion in the last calendar year, official figures have revealed. Of the total investment proposals, $3.15 billion, in...
UNB 2021-01-03 20:33:04
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of export and import for several months caused a 2.0 per cent drop in the number of ships docking at Chattogram Port in 2020 compared to the previous ca...
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