FE Report 2019-03-08 10:29:54
Earnings from the country's merchandise exports in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) maintained a moderate growth of about 13 per cent to US$ 27.56 billion, thanks to 'good' perfo...
Syful Islam 2019-03-08 10:12:28
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said that attaining the leather export target of US$5.0 billion by 2021 would not be possible for Bangladesh. In an export roadmap, the IFC, based on natur...
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Bangladesh’s cotton imports in 2019 are likely to fall 15 per cent from the previous year as lower yarn prices are forcing spinners to cut overseas purchases, head of a trade body said on Thursd...
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Supermarket chain Meena Bazar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Halda Valley Food & Beverage Ltd in the capital recently. Under the MoU, Halda Valley will distribute their products...
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Bangladesh on Thursday signed six instruments with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for the development of its different sectors including power and industries. The instruments -- two agreements a...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-07 14:18:46
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) is set to provide online payment gateway service to Global Immigration Consultancy Limited (GIC). An agreement in this regard has been signed by M Khorshed Anowar, Head of...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-07 13:26:31
Metal Plus Limited has recently signed a service agreement with Grameenphone. The agreement was signed in presence of Engineer Sadid Jamil, Managing Director of Metal Plus and Karl Eric Brotten, Chie...
Reuters 2019-03-07 12:51:13
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies is planning to expand into additional cities in Germany this year, its European chief told a German newspaper. US-based Uber is currently active in Berlin, Mu...
FE Report 2019-03-07 11:02:42
Speakers at a national dialogue on Wednesday stressed the need to bring real beneficiaries under social safety net programme and ensure adequate allocation of funds and their empowerment. Although...
FE Report 2019-03-07 10:50:26
Pest infestation, especially invasion of 'shoot borer', is much lower in Bt brinjal than other traditional varieties, a latest study showed. Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified (GM) crop e...
FE Report 2019-03-07 10:43:31
Bangladesh expects to get billions of dollars of investments from Saudi Arabia in energy, aviation and healthcare sectors as both sides open talks today (Thursday). The 34-member delegation led by...
M Azizur Rahman 2019-03-07 09:38:22
Petrobangla would carry out multiple surveys, including metocean, offshore geotechnical and bathymetry, by a global firm on the proposed site of a land-based LNG import terminal at Matarbari. The fir...
FE Report 2019-03-07 09:34:35
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a target to find out a total of 0.7 million new taxpayers in the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, from the owners of house properties, businesses and sala...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-06 19:07:26
Star Tech & Engineering Ltd has entered into 12 years of technology market. This technology company, which started operation in March 2007, has already earned the trust of their buyers. In the 12...
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Outgoing British High Commissioner Alison Blake has reassured Bangladesh of post-Brexit duty-free market access to the United Kingdom. She made a farewell call on Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and...
Our Correspondent 2019-03-06 15:27:31
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has finally received the main cutter suction dredger from China for the capital dredging project in the Karnaphuli river. The dredger was scheduled to reach the po...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladesh government to investigate garment workers and union leaders' allegations of arbitrary dismissals and false criminal cases following a recent protest d...
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Ousted Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn was released from jail on Wednesday after posting $9 million in bail, giving the executive fresh impetus to craft his defence against financial misconduct cha...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-06 13:28:11
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and Padma Islami Life Insurance Ltd. (PILIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enjoying group life insurance coverage recently. Md. Mahbub ul Alam,...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-06 12:57:13
BRAC Bank and Al Haramain Hospital, Sylhet recently signed a corporate agreement. Under the agreement, Al Haramain Hospital will provide exclusive healthcare services to the customers and emplo...
FE Report 2019-03-06 10:53:05
The Dhaka (West) VAT zone has unearthed VAT evasion worth Tk 5.4 million (54 lakh) by two entities-a sweets shop and a community centre--- through an intensive inspection. The VAT office filed case...
FE Report 2019-03-06 10:49:26
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday said the country's poultry industry is capable of increasing both demand and supply of quality nutrition to build a healthy nation. In this regard, the poultry grow...
Rezaul Karim 2019-03-06 10:45:07
The government has sought specific information including overall loans and advances for the last three calendar years until 2018 from state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs). The banks have also been...
Doulot Akter Mala 2019-03-06 10:27:58
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended instant issuance of online BIN to businesses after it found piles of fake information in the existing e-BIN registration documents. From now on, the...
Our Correspondent 2019-03-06 10:13:29
CHATTOGRAM: The month-long Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF) begins today (Wednesday) at the Polo Ground in the port city. Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has organised th...
Siddique Islam 2019-03-06 09:40:18
Bangladesh's overall imports grew by nearly 10 per cent in the first seven months of this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, following higher imports of intermediate goods and fuel oils, officials said. The...
FE Report 2019-03-06 09:30:51
The government's recent emphasis on large and costly infrastructure projects should ultimately be aimed at ensuring increased foreign investment in the country, experts said at a seminar in the capita...
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Oil fell towards $65 a barrel on Tuesday, pressured by the restart of Libya's biggest oilfield and on expectations for an increase in US crude inventories, reports Reuters. Some wells at Libya's El S...
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The Unigas, one of the leading distributors of LPG gas in Bangladesh, has received the best stall holder award from South Asia LPG Summit 2019. The two-day event was ended on Monday at the Internatio...
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President of the International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) Mahbubur Rahman left Dhaka for Bangkok on Tuesday to attend the second regional workshop of United Nations Economic and Social Com...
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