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Only 17pc smallholder farmers have access to bank loans: Survey

Only 17pc smallholder farmers have access to bank loans: Survey

FE Online Report 2019-04-30 15:00:31

The country’s only 17 per cent of smallholder farmers have access to loan services in both specialised and commercial banks, according to a FAO survey on Tuesday. The loan disbursement by state...

Dhaka capable to attract Chinese investors in arbitration biz

Dhaka capable to attract Chinese investors in arbitration biz

FE Online Desk 2019-04-30 14:04:16

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Kunming International Commercial Arbitration Service Centre (KICASC) opined that Dhaka may be the seat of arbitration for res...

UCB arranges remittance fair at Nabinagar branch

UCB arranges remittance fair at Nabinagar branch

FE Online Desk 2019-04-30 13:49:05

United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) arranged a remittance fair at its Nabinagar branch on April 29. The objective of the fair was to apprise UCB’s real time remittance service through Upay. Pe...

Microsoft Cloud Innovation Summit held

Microsoft Cloud Innovation Summit held

FE Online Desk 2019-04-30 12:56:56

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Mercantile Bank conducts training on residual risk assessment

Mercantile Bank conducts training on residual risk assessment

FE Online Desk 2019-04-30 12:32:59

Mercantile Bank Training Institute recently organised a training course titled “Residual Risk Assessment”. Executives and officers from concerned divisions and branches of the bank, parti...

Logitech Q4 profit rises 22pc

Logitech Q4 profit rises 22pc

-- 2019-04-30 12:31:13

Logitech International SA said keyboards and mice for players of multiplayer online games like Fortnite had surged as the peripherals maker on Tuesday reported a 22 per cent increase in profit durin...

Violation of employment contract evident in RMG sector: Research

Violation of employment contract evident in RMG sector: Research

FE Report 2019-04-30 10:45:13

Violation of employment contract-related provisions is still evident in the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector, according to a new research. About 36 per cent of the surveyed garment workers...

Sugar syndicate active to hike prices ahead of Ramadan

Sugar syndicate active to hike prices ahead of Ramadan

Yasir Wardad 2019-04-30 10:31:35

A syndicate of traders has become active to hike the prices of sugar to make windfall gains ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, said market insiders. In the last one and a half weeks, the sugar price...

Govt steps up market monitoring to rein in prices of essentials

Govt steps up market monitoring to rein in prices of essentials

FE Report 2019-04-30 10:25:46

The government has intensified market monitoring to keep prices of essential commodities stable during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, officials said. The commerce ministry has recently deployed...

IMF's Lagarde expects US and China to reach trade deal

IMF's Lagarde expects US and China to reach trade deal

-- 2019-04-30 10:23:16

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United States and China to reach a deal to end their trade dispute, which has unnerved financial markets...

99pc ridesharing drivers defy traffic rules: Survey

99pc ridesharing drivers defy traffic rules: Survey

FE Report 2019-04-30 09:31:14

Ninety per cent drivers engaged in app-based ridesharing services in the city do not follow traffic rules properly, said a survey. According to the survey conducted by Mobile phone Subscribers' Ass...

Higher demand pushes dollar up

Higher demand pushes dollar up

Siddique Islam 2019-04-30 09:29:04

The exchange rate of Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated significantly against the US dollar on Monday mainly due to higher demand for the greenback for settling the import bills. The local currency de...

FBCCI to seek cut in corporate tax rates

FBCCI to seek cut in corporate tax rates

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-04-30 09:27:33

The country's apex trade body is set to propose upward adjustment of tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers, reduction in the corporate tax rates and withdrawal of advance tax for import of raw m...

‘Dedicated marketplace for SME sector’

‘Dedicated marketplace for SME sector’

-- 2019-04-29 21:15:34

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Humayun said a dedicated marketplace will be set up for small and medium entrepreneurs (SME) in the country. He said it on Monday while addressing the concluding sessi...

Sheikh Fazle Fahim becomes FBCCI president

Sheikh Fazle Fahim becomes FBCCI president

-- 2019-04-29 19:41:30

Sheikh Fazle Fahim has been elected uncontested as the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2019-2021 term. FBCCI Election Board Chairman Md Ali Ash...

Doer Services wins Agrani Bank award

Doer Services wins Agrani Bank award

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 14:17:43

  Mohd Shams- Ul Islam, managing director & CEO of Agrani Bank Ltd, handed over awards to performance-based winners under agent banking scheme, led by Doer Services Ltd, the master agent of...

ACI Motors brings Yamaha motorbike

ACI Motors brings Yamaha motorbike

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 13:50:46

Globally renowned motorbike brand Yamaha has brought modern and stylish 2 new model bikes in Bangladesh market through ACI Motors.   Yamaha launched its latest model FZ-S FI V-3.0 and FZ V-3.0...

BASIS president becomes FBCCI director

BASIS president becomes FBCCI director

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 13:49:16

Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) President Syed Almas Kabir has become a director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). Syed Al...

US-China trade ties hinge on enforcement mechanism

US-China trade ties hinge on enforcement mechanism

-- 2019-04-29 13:41:26

US negotiators head to China on Tuesday to try to hammer out details to end the two countries’ trade war, including the shape of an enforcement mechanism, the success or failure of which could s...

BIBM Research Almanac 2019 on Tuesday

BIBM Research Almanac 2019 on Tuesday

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 13:10:37

“BIBM Research Almanac 2019” will be held at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Tuesday. S. M. Moniruzzaman, Chairman, BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor, Ban...

SIBL workshop on enhancing service quality & product marketing

SIBL workshop on enhancing service quality & product marketing

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 13:03:59

Social Islami Bank Limited arranged a workshop on “Enhancing Service Quality & Product Marketing in Bank” on Sunday at SIBL Training Institute at the Head Office of the Bank. Quazi Os...

World’s first floating nuclear power plant nearly operational

World’s first floating nuclear power plant nearly operational

FE Online Desk 2019-04-29 12:45:28

The world’s first and only floating nuclear power plant 'Akademik Lomonosov' is poised to begin commercial operations in Russia as two of its KLT-40 reactors have been successfully brought up...

Marginal people's demand should be reflected in budget: Experts

Marginal people's demand should be reflected in budget: Experts

FE Report 2019-04-29 10:59:47

The national budget should reflect the demands of the marginal and deprived groups of people in a bid to make the country's economic growth inclusive, speakers said at a discussion of people's budget....

BR introduces mobile app

BR introduces mobile app

FE Report 2019-04-29 10:53:20

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) introduced on Sunday a mobile app named 'Rail Sheba' to provide e-ticketing and other services smoothly online. Railway Minister Advocate Md Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated...

EU urges BD to make doing business easier, fair for all

EU urges BD to make doing business easier, fair for all

FE report 2019-04-29 10:51:47

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink has urged the government of Bangladesh to take steps in making doing business easier and fair for all. "We hope that necessary measures wil...

Banking sector yet to meet global standards: Wahiduddin

Banking sector yet to meet global standards: Wahiduddin

FE Report 2019-04-29 09:21:05

The banking sector has yet to meet global standards for factors like changes in the definition of loan defaulters and undue interferences, said noted economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday. He said...

BSTI lodges cases against seven businesses

BSTI lodges cases against seven businesses

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 21:32:53

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Sunday lodged cases against seven businesses in Dhaka Division on charges of measurement manipulation. The cases were filed under the Standards...

Parjatan offers 30pc discount on accommodations, local cuisine

Parjatan offers 30pc discount on accommodations, local cuisine

FE Online Report 2019-04-28 21:10:43

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has offered a 30 per cent discount on its accommodations and standard food menu including local cuisine for. The offer, starting on April 30 and ending on May 6...

Chinese brands gain upper hand in Indian smartphone market

Chinese brands gain upper hand in Indian smartphone market

-- 2019-04-28 20:50:48

Chinese brands controlled a record 66 per cent of Indian smartphone market in the first quarter, led by Xiaomi Corp, a report showed, with volumes rising 20 per cent on the back of popularity for bran...

FBCCI declares directors names in two categories

FBCCI declares directors names in two categories

FE Online Desk 2019-04-28 13:36:47

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has declared 21 directors each from association group and chamber group uncontested for 2019-20 term. The apex trade body also d...