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China promises lower tariffs, more imports

China promises lower tariffs, more imports

-- 2018-11-05 10:10:51

China will lower import tariffs and continue to broaden market access, President Xi Jinping said on Monday at the opening of a week-long trade expo seen as an attempt by Beijing to counter mounting cr...

NBR faces Tk 110b revenue shortfall in first quarter

NBR faces Tk 110b revenue shortfall in first quarter

FE Report 2018-11-05 09:40:30

The revenue board has faced a Tk 110 billion shortfall against its target in the first quarter of the current fiscal year as the government allocated less for the development projects, its head said o...

Peninsula Airport Garden to epitomise  hospitality industry in Ctg

Peninsula Airport Garden to epitomise hospitality industry in Ctg

Pankaj Dastider 2018-11-04 22:20:22

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 04: Chairman of The Peninsula Chittagong Limited Mahbub Ur Rahman said the company is going to present an exhilarating and exotic place of hospitality and entertainment through constru...

Bagladesh Railway to add 200 coaches soon

Bagladesh Railway to add 200 coaches soon

-- 2018-11-04 21:23:00

Bangladesh Railway on Sunday signed an agreement with a Chinese company to procure 200 metre gauge passenger coaches involving Tk 9.28 billion. Project director Mrinal Kanti Bonik and vice president...

Department of National Savings to launch database for savers to check anomalies

Department of National Savings to launch database for savers to check anomalies

Arafat Ara 2018-11-04 15:16:12

The government is expected to develop a database for the investors of national savings instruments by January next year to prevent people from buying such schemes exceeding the limit, officials said....

Bproperty opens new office at Mirpur

Bproperty opens new office at Mirpur

FE Online Report 2018-11-04 14:56:46

Bproperty.com has opened its new office in the capital’s Mirpur area, aiming to welcome all aspiring homeowners. Mark Nosworthy, chief executive officer (CEO) of the country’s first digit...

Shakib becomes brand ambassador for Uber Bangladesh

Shakib becomes brand ambassador for Uber Bangladesh

FE Online Desk 2018-11-04 14:36:21

Bangaldesh's ace all-rounder and captain of the test cricket team Shakib Al Hasan has become the first brand ambassador of Uber in the country. The partnership underscores Uber, world’s largest...

Postal Division initiates nationwide branch inclusion for 'Nagad'

Postal Division initiates nationwide branch inclusion for 'Nagad'

FE Online Desk 2018-11-04 13:38:27

  The process of inclusion of 9886 post office branches nationwide has started to provide the digital financial service “Nagad” to people all around the country, said a statement....

Sbarro introduces 8-inch pizza

Sbarro introduces 8-inch pizza

FE Online Desk 2018-11-04 13:23:12

US pizza chain Sbarro for the first time launched its 8-inch pizza segment in Bangladesh.   On the occasion of introducing the new pizza Sbarro has also introduced a new campaign where pizza lo...

Women SME Expo begins in Ctg today

Women SME Expo begins in Ctg today

Our Correspondent 2018-11-04 11:23:58

A month-long International Women SME Expo begins at Polo Ground in the city tomorrow (Sunday) under the auspices of Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Women entrepreneurs from Iran, I...

Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow

Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow

-- 2018-11-04 11:12:38

Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China’s largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country&rs...

NBR will honour 656 taxpayers

NBR will honour 656 taxpayers

FE Report 2018-11-04 10:37:55

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour some 656 taxpayers across the country as recognition of their payment of income tax for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18. Of them, some 141 taxpayers will rece...

Potential of tourism still remains unrealised: Study

Potential of tourism still remains unrealised: Study

Saif Uddin 2018-11-04 10:24:52

Tourism could become one of the key export-earning service sectors of Bangladesh if some key challenges including inadequate infrastructure facilities were met, a study said. The study also identifie...

Clothing exports to US grow by 5.84pc in nine months

Clothing exports to US grow by 5.84pc in nine months

FE Report 2018-11-04 09:53:40

Bangladesh's clothing exports to the United States grew by 5.84 per cent during the nine months of the current year compared with a year earlier. The country fetched $4.16 billion from shipping appar...

Full use of maiden FSRU by mid-Nov

Full use of maiden FSRU by mid-Nov

M Azizur Rahman 2018-11-04 09:50:07

Petrobangla is expected to fully utilise the country's maiden liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal from mid-November as the Anwara-Fouzdarhat gas transmission pipeline installation nears completion....

Poultry industry sets sight on export markets

Poultry industry sets sight on export markets

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-04 09:49:45

Bangladesh's poultry industry has started getting ready to leave its footprint in the global export market as it has already introduced good international practices, insiders have said. Government of...

BD may get ‘competitive edge’ amid US-China trade tension

BD may get ‘competitive edge’ amid US-China trade tension

Munima Sultana 2018-11-04 09:42:08

The ongoing US-China trade tension may create a short-term "competitive advantage" for Bangladesh in both import and export sectors, according to an assessment of the Bangladesh Bank. But the central...

Gold prices break six-year record ahead of Diwali

Gold prices break six-year record ahead of Diwali

-- 2018-11-03 21:42:25

NEW DELHI, Nov 03 (PTI): Gold strengthened for the sixth straight week and gathered further grounds to reached 6-year high of Rs 32,780 and ended at Rs 32,650 per 10 gram at the bullion market amid th...

Consumer companies try price hikes as America wages climb

Consumer companies try price hikes as America wages climb

-- 2018-11-03 21:41:13

CHICAGO, Nov 03 (Reuters): Consumer goods companies, emboldened by a strong US economy, are rolling out price increases on everyday products and groceries after several years of haggling with big reta...

Wheat prices hold above harvest lows

Wheat prices hold above harvest lows

-- 2018-11-03 21:39:59

WASHINGTON, Nov 03 (AP): Wheat markets were slightly higher for the week, spending a lot of time testing harvest lows before finally catching a bid.After last week's late rally on news that the US cap...

CSR spending of banks, financial instts doubles

CSR spending of banks, financial instts doubles

SM Najmus Sakib 2018-11-03 14:17:26

The spending by the country's scheduled banks and financial institutions (FIs) on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes has nearly doubled in the first half of this year, compared to the sa...

Winter vegetables sell at 60-180pc higher than farm-level prices

Winter vegetables sell at 60-180pc higher than farm-level prices

FE Report 2018-11-03 14:07:00

Winter vegetables are selling at 60-180 per cent higher than the farm-level prices in the city's kitchen markets, although recent weeks saw rising supply from the key growing hubs, according to offici...

NRB Bank opens 6th Agent Outlet at Jashore

NRB Bank opens 6th Agent Outlet at Jashore

FE Online Desk 2018-11-03 14:00:35

NRB Bank Limited, a leading 4th generation bank of the country, inaugurated its 6th Agent Outlet at Monohorpur Bazar, Jashore recently. Mr. Md. Mehmood Husain, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank...

NRBC Bank to collect pre-paid electricity bill from DESCO consumers

NRBC Bank to collect pre-paid electricity bill from DESCO consumers

FE Online Desk 2018-11-03 13:49:37

Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) consumers can pay their pre-paid bill through NRB Commercial Bank Limited. Recently Mr. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank and Mr....

Chinese company unveils bendable phone

Chinese company unveils bendable phone

-- 2018-11-03 13:17:41

A company in south China has released a bendable smartphone made with active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display. The product is a combination of a smartphone and a tablet computer,...

Prime Bank inks deal with Prime Insurance

Prime Bank inks deal with Prime Insurance

FE Online Desk 2018-11-03 13:04:22

Prime Bank has recently signed an agreement with Prime Insurance Company Limited at the bank’s head office. Under the deal, the bank’s monarch customers (priority banking segment of the b...

US allows eight importers to keep buying Iran oil for now

US allows eight importers to keep buying Iran oil for now

-- 2018-11-03 11:18:41

The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight importers to keep buying Iranian oil when it re-imposes sanctions on Monday to try to force Iran to curb its nuclear, missile and regio...

Modi unveils aid for small businesses as elections near

Modi unveils aid for small businesses as elections near

-- 2018-11-03 11:11:24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a dozen measures to support small- and medium-sized businesses, as he aims to woo a large voting bloc ahead of a national election next year. The move...

Surge in complaints over consumer rights violations

Surge in complaints over consumer rights violations

Saif Uddin 2018-11-03 10:32:26

The number of complaints against consumer rights violations has marked a sharp rise in recent times, thanks to the growing public awareness. The data available with the Directorate of National Consum...

Chinese labour market beckons BD workers

Chinese labour market beckons BD workers

Ismail Hossain from Beijing 2018-11-03 10:28:58

China has the potential to be a destination for Bangladesh to export labour, thanks to its rising wages, shrinking workforce and ever expanding production capacity in the world's second-largest econom...