FE REPORT 2020-10-12 10:02:26
The government has decided to build a cold storage for onion aiming to ensure the supply of the key spice item during the lean period, officials said. Provisionally, the proposed storage will be set...
SYFUL ISLAM 2020-10-12 09:46:50
The container feeder vessels calling at the Chattogram port are set to face fresh troubles as the Bangladesh Flag Vessels (Protection of Interest) Act has made it mandatory for them to obtain waiver c...
Doulot Akter Mala 2020-10-12 09:39:44
The revenue board has found evidence of nexus between its staffers and some taxpayers for evading taxes by forming fund or showing assets with backdates in their tax files. Resorting to such a malp...
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Considering the demand in domestic and international markets and the global expansion of jute industry, the government has declared 282 types of attractive jute goods ‘versatile jute products&rs...
FE Online Report 2020-10-11 13:41:08
Thai visa processing is going to be easier and quicker for Bangladeshi businessmen and other people. Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, the outgoing Thailand Ambassador to Bangladesh, said this while addre...
REZAUL KARIM 2020-10-11 10:24:08
The Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has requested the government to issue redeemable zero-coupon bond worth Tk 103.18 billion to meet its capital shortfall. Officials said the state-owned BKB has sought...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-10-11 09:55:27
The new customs act, containing a number of provisions designed to automate the customs administration and facilitate cross-border trade, is expected to be passed in the next session of parliament (Ja...
Monira Munni 2020-10-11 09:32:11
The government has drafted guidelines for implementing a social safety net programme for the workers of export-oriented readymade garment, leather and footwear sectors who have lost jobs during the pa...
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Daraz Bangladesh, a concern of Alibaba Group and the country's largest online marketplace has organised ‘10.10’ sales campaign for the third time. Millions of products will be sold at dis...
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Microsoft has told staff that they will have the option of working from home permanently with manager approval. The move mimics the US tech giant's rivals Facebook and Twitter, which have also said r...
FE Online Desk 2020-10-10 15:48:37
An international investment outreach event was held recently to promote Bangladesh as the next FDI frontier of Asia to global investors based out of Singapore. Thursday’s event, jointly organis...
FE REPORT 2020-10-10 10:21:26
A 10-day online shopping festival kicked off in Dhaka city on Friday with an eye to expanding e-commerce business and increasing its popularity in Bangladesh. Fourteen local e-commerce entities are...
SAIF UDDIN 2020-10-10 10:05:00
The country's steel rod manufacturing sector is going through a tough time due to lower demand for the key construction materials and soaring raw material prices in the global market amid the ongoin...
FE Online Report 2020-10-09 17:40:09
Egg production in Bangladesh increased by 2.86 times in the last 10 years, according to a keynote paper. The paper also revealed that per capita egg consumption in the country reached 104.23 this yea...
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to resume its passenger flights on the Dhaka-Singapore route on October 20. The airline will carry passengers every Tuesday and Thursday on its Airbus A350-900 aircraf...
REUTERS 2020-10-09 14:51:32
The dollar edged lower on Friday and was headed for a second consecutive week of losses as investors increased bets Joe Biden would win the US presidency and offer fiscal stimulus after the elections....
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-09 13:47:30
Bangladesh imported 7.1 million bales of cotton in the 2019-20 financial year at a cost of around Tk 300 billion (30,000 crore). The Cotton Development Board (CDB), under the Ministry of Agriculture,...
MONIRA MUNNI 2020-10-09 09:56:32
Global sourcing demand is picking up pace in manufacturing hubs throughout Asia with Vietnam and Bangladesh ahead of the pack, says a new report. Last month, the demand for textile and apparel inspec...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-08 19:52:02
VAT intelligence team has unearthed concealment of sales information worth Tk 1.47 billion from Ujala paint factory. A team of VAT intelligence conducted a raid at the factory’s Shingair Road f...
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Alibaba-backed Indian financial technology firm Paytm is aiming for a million apps on its ‘mini app store’ by the first quarter of 2021, it said on Thursday, seeking to challenge the domin...
FE Online Report 2020-10-08 18:55:19
Prices of rice, onions and some vegetables witnessed a hike again last week adding more woes to the consumers. Broiler chicken witnessed a slight hike too during the period. Prices of coarse and med...
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Walton, the leading Bangladeshi electronics company, has awarded 26 individuals and organisations for their outstanding branding activities under its ongoing Digital Campaign Season-8. The awar...
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NRB Commercial Bank Limited launched its 76th Branch at Loknath Bhaban (2nd floor), 89 Shari Potti, Bhanga Bazar, Bhanga, Faridpur on Thursday. Chairman of the bank Mr SM Parvez Tamal presided over t...
FE Online Desk 2020-10-08 16:56:09
City Bank on Thursday launched Real Time Cash Deposit Machine for the first time in Bangladesh at Head Office ground floor. Bank’s Managing Director & CEO Mashrur Arefin inaugurated the newl...
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The World Trade Organization is set to be run by a woman for the first time in its 25-year history after it was announced that the final choice to be its new director-general will be between South Kor...
-- 2020-10-08 10:24:18
Operating profit of Samsung Electronics, South Korea's tech behemoth, hit the highest in two years in the third quarter (Q3), the company said Thursday. Preliminary figure for operating profit amount...
FE REPORT 2020-10-08 09:53:13
The expatriates' welfare ministry is creating a databank on returned and stranded migrant workers whose work permits and visas have expired and they cannot rejoin their works abroad. The ministry has...
OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-10-08 09:47:30
CHATTOGRAM: Both foreign and local ships are now procuring eco-friendly low sulphur fuels from Chittagong Port as the government has taken steps to supply fuels containing 0.5 per cent sulphur to th...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-10-08 09:42:37
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to explore ways to lure foreign investors into relocating their factories to Bangladesh with offering them incentives. To this effect, the revenue board...
MONIRA MUNNI 2020-10-08 09:30:18
The government has declared 282 jute products as diversified items to expand the export basket and increase both local and overseas sales. Officials concerned said textiles and jute ministry on Tuesd...
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