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Arafat Ara 2019-02-03 09:57:09
The number of women returnees as domestic helps from Saudi Arabia appears unlikely to stop. More than 150 women came back home last month for the same unresolved cause of workplace abuse and the like...
Monira Munni 2019-02-03 09:30:07
The government-formed committee has made a 13-point observation on Accord's transition plan, asking the European Union-based platform for a time-bound responsibility handover arrangement, people invol...
M Azizur Rahman 2019-02-03 09:26:37
The government is planning a review of the power system master plan (PSMP) to pinpoint the electricity demand and the sources of energy to streamline the sector's growth in an efficient way. The Powe...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2019-02-03 09:22:02
Bangladesh seeks to extend the TRIPS privileges well into its post-LDC era to safeguard the local pharma industry from the tough global patent regime. Commerce ministry high officials said they would...
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The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the bank’s involveme...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 13:22:01
The launching ceremony of “Modhumoti Digital Banking” at Haridaspur, Nijamkandi, Puisur, Bethuri, Hatiara, Fukra and Mahmudpur UDC Points was held recently at Gopalganj Sadar & Kashian...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 13:13:46
A 9-member delegation of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh, led by its Chairman, Md. Rezaul Karim paid a courtesy call on Textile & Jute Minister Mr. Golam Dastagir Gazi (Bir Protik) MP at the...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 13:03:58
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) recently signed a MOU with Contrivance International Ltd (Agent of OnePlus Mobile) for its customer privilege. Khurshed Alam, SEVP & Head of Retail Finance of LBF a...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 12:56:44
A School Banking Conference was recently held at Cumilla, organized by First Security Islami Bank Ltd. as a Lead Bank of Financial Inclusion Programme in Educational Institutions through Lead Banking...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 12:48:46
PRAN, a leading food processor in the country, bagged export orders worth around $2 million at ISM Fair, one of largest trade fairs for ‘sweets and snacks’ in the world. Importers from 50...
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Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 1 million tonnes of US soybeans on Friday, a day after high-level bilateral talks yielded progress toward a trade deal and a Chinese commitment to buy more US...
FE Report 2019-02-02 10:11:49
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 attracted huge crowd on Friday, a public holiday, with only seven days left to close the annual event. People from all walks of society started crowding...
Yasir Wardad 2019-02-02 10:09:59
The rising income of middle-class people along with rapid socioeconomic development helped boost flower and foliage business in the country. The growing demand for flowers also helped the cultivators...
Ismail Hossain 2019-02-02 09:36:00
A number of Asian Development Bank (ADB) high-ups, including its president, vice presidents, chief economist and some directors, will visit Dhaka this year to reassure their development assistance to...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-02-02 09:24:41
The Planning Commission (PC) has suggested revision of the Paira Bridge construction project for the third time at the insistence of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), insiders said on Friday....
Pankaj Dastider 2019-02-01 15:37:34
CHATTOGRAM: Despite repeated time extension for implementation of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway-Bayezid Bostami Bypass Road, the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is still far away from completion...
FE Report 2019-02-01 15:32:40
Apparel sector leaders have demanded of the government to provide policy support, including cash incentive, to facilitate implementation of the recently revised wage structure for the readymade garmen...
Saif Uddin 2019-02-01 15:20:19
Hazaribagh, once a heartland of tanners and rawhide processing, is awaiting rapid socio-economic and environmental changes through redevelopment. The relocation of tanneries to Savar has left the old...
FE Online Report 2019-02-01 12:49:12
Delivery van registrations in Dhaka city witnessed a significant decline in 2018 compared to those of 2017. A total of 1,882 van were registered in 2018 while it was 2,199 in the year before, accordi...
FE Online Report 2019-02-01 12:14:44
Total fines imposed on brick kilns for breaking laws across the country in fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 witnessed a slight increase. A total of Tk 20 million was fined against 324 brick kilns in 149...
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Damen, a very common name in global shipping industry, wants to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way, says its top executive. Chief Executive Officer of Damen Rene Berkvens expressed their investment...
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The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. National...
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as Trump and his top trade negotiator both cited substantial pr...
FE Report 2019-02-01 09:54:14
Prices of soybean oil and potato declined in the city markets last week bringing some relief for the consumers who are already battered with rising costs of rice, meat and fish. However, broiler chic...
FE Report 2019-02-01 09:44:10
The Malaysian government has initiated legal action against a rubber glove making company for withholding the salaries of its workers from Bangladesh and Nepal. The move has been taken following a th...
FE Report 2019-02-01 09:36:33
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked the chief executives of state-owned banks (SoBs) and financial institutions to improve financial health. It also exhorted them to work vigorously to achieve th...
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Indonesia intends to challenge an EU directive on renewable energy at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), arguing the plan to curb the use of crops that cause deforestation will unfairly target palm o...
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The government has signed an agreement with a Russian company to procure nuclear fuel uranium for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Dr Imtiaz Kamal, member of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Plan...
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The total number of Bangladesh's mobile phone subscribers hit about 157 million at the end of 2018, with addition of nearly 12 million new users in last year, statistics of the country's telecom regul...
FE Online Desk 2019-01-31 15:23:39
The City Bank, in collaboration with North South University and International Financial Corporation’s advisory services, has introduced a certification programme exclusively for women. An agree...
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