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Overseas jobs for BD workers fall 28pc in Jan

Overseas jobs for BD workers fall 28pc in Jan

FE Report 2019-02-15 10:10:03

The overseas jobs for Bangladeshi workers declined by about 28 per cent in January this year compared to the corresponding period of previous year, official statistics showed. Insiders have attribute...

Egg price increases augmenting woes of consumers

Egg price increases augmenting woes of consumers

FE Report 2019-02-15 10:02:20

The prices of egg, one of the main protein items, significantly increased last week in the capital, compounding owes of the consumers. The prices of one hali (four pieces) of eggs rose to Tk 38 on Th...

Govt releases cash subsidy of Tk 11.25b for exporters

Govt releases cash subsidy of Tk 11.25b for exporters

FE Report 2019-02-15 09:54:17

The government has released the third installment of cash incentive amounting to Tk 11.25 billion for disbursement among the exporters for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19. The money will be distributed...

RHD faces shortage of 'qualified' contractors

RHD faces shortage of 'qualified' contractors

Munima Sultana 2019-02-15 09:31:51

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has been facing a severe shortage of 'qualified' contractors in comparison with its projects for developing road infrastructure and procuring equipment, sources...

Projects suffer as WB money dries up

Projects suffer as WB money dries up

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-02-15 09:26:54

The World Bank's portfolio for Bangladesh under its current aid package has almost been finished, which has resulted in the delay of implementing some proposed development projects, officials said...

Naim Hossain new director of BCCCI   

Naim Hossain new director of BCCCI  

FE Online Report   2019-02-14 22:07:12

Trim Trading Corporation proprietor Naim Hossain Bhuiyan has been elected director of Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) for the 2019-2021 term. An eminent businessman and cult...

Piickme introduces car service

Piickme introduces car service

FE Online Report 2019-02-14 21:17:37

Ride sharing app Piickme has officially launched its car ride sharing service in the city on Thursday. Piickme has also announced special discount up to Tk 200 for its user which will be continued ti...

Production of A380 stops in 2021

Production of A380 stops in 2021

-- 2019-02-14 19:52:23

European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world's biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industry's most am...

First ever food and hospitality expo kicks off

First ever food and hospitality expo kicks off

-- 2019-02-14 15:46:21

The first ever food and hospitality fair began in the capital on Thursday aiming at showcasing various exotic traditional Bangladeshi foods for promoting culinary tourism to both local and internation...

Deal inked to prepare Payra port master plan

Deal inked to prepare Payra port master plan

-- 2019-02-14 14:52:03

The Payra Port Authority (PPA) has appointed a joint team of Dutch company Royal Haskoning DHV and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to prepare the detailed master plan for th...

Jamuna Bank inks deal with Square hospitals

Jamuna Bank inks deal with Square hospitals

FE Online Desk 2019-02-14 14:38:16

Jamuna Bank Limited has signed an agreement with Square Hospitals Limited. Under the agreement, all the Jamuna Bank employees and JBL debit and credit cardholders will enjoy special discounts and EMI...

US-China trade talks move to higher level

US-China trade talks move to higher level

-- 2019-02-14 14:10:33

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was looking forward to trade talks with China on Thursday, as discussions in Beijing moved to a higher level in a push to de-escalate a tariff war ahead of...

Emirates operates nine flower charters for Valentine's Day

Emirates operates nine flower charters for Valentine's Day

FE Online Desk 2019-02-14 13:43:28

Emirates SkyCargo operated nine additional freighter flights for flowers to meet the additional demand for transporting flowers during the Valentine’s Day. The freight division of Emirates has...

FSIBL signs agreement with a2i

FSIBL signs agreement with a2i

FE Online Desk 2019-02-14 13:36:40

First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) has recently signed an agreement with a2i (Access to Information programme of the Prime Minister’s office) for collecting utility bills through FSIBL M...

Oil prices rise on Sino-American trade hopes

Oil prices rise on Sino-American trade hopes

-- 2019-02-14 13:18:59

Oil prices rose on Thursday, buoyed by hopes that potential progress in the latest Sino-US tariff talks would improve the global economic outlook, and as China’s trade figures including crude im...

Govt relaxes contract farming term for non-European markets

Govt relaxes contract farming term for non-European markets

Yasir Wardad 2019-02-14 11:22:10

The government has relaxed the contract farming condition for the exporters of agriculture produces, allowing some time for them to take necessary preparations before entering the highly-regulated ove...

FSRU gas supply to nat'l grid rises to 450 mmcfd

FSRU gas supply to nat'l grid rises to 450 mmcfd

Pankaj Dastider 2019-02-14 11:15:56

CHATTOGRAM: Gas supply to the national grid from the maiden floating LNG import terminal in the deep sea rose to its maximum capacity on Tuesday morning as the pipeline started receiving 450 million c...

Indonesia seeks visa-on-arrival facility in BD

Indonesia seeks visa-on-arrival facility in BD

FE Report 2019-02-14 11:03:03

Indonesia has sought the visa-on-arrival facility at the airports in Bangladesh for its citizens who are qualified. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi disclosed it to reporters after a meeting with the In...

Service sector's H1 export earnings soar over 50pc

Service sector's H1 export earnings soar over 50pc

FE Report 2019-02-14 10:12:48

Export earnings from the country's service sector swelled up by more than 50 per cent during the July-December period or first half (H1) of this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, over the corresponding per...

Coal import for Payra power plant by August likely

Coal import for Payra power plant by August likely

M Azizur Rahman 2019-02-14 10:00:15

The authorities are expected to start large-scale coal import by August this year to run US$ 1.98 billion Payra power plant in Patuakhaili in southern Bangladesh. The Bangladesh-China Power Company...

Govt mulls forming a sectoral confederation for RMG workers

Govt mulls forming a sectoral confederation for RMG workers

FE Report 2019-02-14 09:32:31

The government is considering formation of a sectoral confederation to immediately solve the problems of the ready-made garment (RMG) workers for betterment of the sector. The move came following a p...

Businesses to help in new VAT law implementation

Businesses to help in new VAT law implementation

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-02-14 09:26:52

Businesses and VAT (Value Added Tax) officials on Wednesday reached a consensus over the implementing the long-delayed VAT law from next fiscal year. In a close-door meeting with the National B...

ULAB to hold confce on financial inclusion

ULAB to hold confce on financial inclusion

-- 2019-02-13 22:18:44

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) is going to hold a conference on February 16 aiming to underscore the importance of financial inclusion in the developing countries. The day-long program...

Global oil supply to swamp demand  in 2019 despite output cuts: IEA

Global oil supply to swamp demand in 2019 despite output cuts: IEA

-- 2019-02-13 21:08:42

The global oil market will struggle this year to absorb fast-growing crude supply from outside OPEC, even with the group's production cuts and US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, the International Ene...

US-Bangla Airlines to start direct flights to Chennai

US-Bangla Airlines to start direct flights to Chennai

-- 2019-02-13 20:21:38

US-Bangla Airlines is going to begin operating direct flights to Chennai from March 31. Initially three flights will fly from Dhaka to Chennai via Chattogram on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and will...

Workers’ strike halts export through Benapole port

Workers’ strike halts export through Benapole port

-- 2019-02-13 16:58:10

Export through Benapole land port remained suspended since Wednesday morning as workers went on strike protesting harassment on them by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF). Hundreds of...

Ghosn’s chief defence lawyer resigns; no reason given

Ghosn’s chief defence lawyer resigns; no reason given

-- 2019-02-13 13:43:21

Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s chief defence lawyer, Motonari Otsuru, has resigned, his law office said Wednesday, a stunning twist to the nearly three-month case over alleged financial misco...

Huawei ranks world’s third largest chip buyer

Huawei ranks world’s third largest chip buyer

-- 2019-02-13 13:27:46

Huawei Technologies Co ranked the world's third largest buyer of semiconductors in 2018, following Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc, the China Daily reported on Wednesday, citing a recent report...

Amazon, GM in talks to invest in Tesla rival Rivian

Amazon, GM in talks to invest in Tesla rival Rivian

-- 2019-02-13 13:12:39

Amazon.com and General Motors are in talks to invest in Rivian Automotive LLC in a deal that would value the US electric pickup truck manufacturer at between $1 billion and $2 billion, people famili...

CPA asks MLOs not to charge excessive fees on containers

CPA asks MLOs not to charge excessive fees on containers

Syful Islam 2019-02-13 11:04:14

The mainline operators (MLOs), who carry containers to and from Bangladeshi ports, have been asked not to realise charges on importers violating regulations of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), s...