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Doctorola offers 10pc discount for EBL cardholders

Doctorola offers 10pc discount for EBL cardholders

FE Online Desk 2018-10-29 14:28:38

  Easter Bank Ltd (EBL) Mastercard/VISA cardholders will enjoy 10 per cent discount while purchasing healthcare services from doctorola.com ,country’s first online platform for doctor...

Business climate, tax reforms can woo FDI

Business climate, tax reforms can woo FDI

FE Report 2018-10-29 14:26:44

Speakers on Sunday stressed congenial business climate, taxation reform and long-term policy support to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). They also called for addressing investors' grie...

Prices of essentials rise up to 200pc in city markets

Prices of essentials rise up to 200pc in city markets

FE Report 2018-10-29 13:14:15

Prices of commodities, especially vegetables and fishes, have increased for 40 to 200 per cent at different kitchen markets in Dhaka city today due to the ongoing countrywide transport strike started...

Marcel opens showroom in Phulpur

Marcel opens showroom in Phulpur

FE Online Report 2018-10-29 13:05:11

Marcel has opened an exclusive showroom named ‘Khan Motors & Electronics’ in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh district with utmost collection of its electrical, electronics and home appli...

Dollar holds near 10-week high

Dollar holds near 10-week high

-- 2018-10-29 11:13:25

The dollar edged higher against its peers on Monday, not far off a 10-week high hit after data showed US economic growth slowed less than expected and as global risk sentiment remained fragile. The U...

Experts for scrutinising Jute Pulp Paper Act

Experts for scrutinising Jute Pulp Paper Act

FE Report 2018-10-29 11:05:11

Terming jute pulp an opportunity for the revival of the golden fibre, experts at a discussion on Sunday suggested scrutinising the proposed Jute Pulp Paper Act. They also recommended providing the ju...

Central banks of Russia, BD to create a platform

Central banks of Russia, BD to create a platform

M Azizur Rahman 2018-10-29 11:00:29

The central banks of Bangladesh and Russia will provide a platform to discuss topical issues on financial and banking cooperation between the two countries. The recently held meeting of Intergovern...

BB warns nine banks for selling dollars at higher prices

BB warns nine banks for selling dollars at higher prices

-- 2018-10-28 19:30:05

Bangladesh Bank has warned nine banks for selling dollars to importers at higher prices. The banks that received warnings are Dutch-Bangla Bank, Dhaka Bank, Trust Bank, BASIC Bank, Mutual Trust Bank,...

Transport strike halts goods release at Ctg port

Transport strike halts goods release at Ctg port

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 16:33:23

Transportation of import and export goods to and from Chittagong port has been stopped due to the ongoing transport strike. However, loading and unloading of goods from ships on the jetties have rema...

Meghna Group receives ‘Primaduta Award’

Meghna Group receives ‘Primaduta Award’

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 15:14:49

Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has been awarded the Primaduta Award 2018 by the government of Indonesia. MGI got the special award in the ‘Prospective Market’ category. Mohd Jashim Udd...

Diversify products, explore new markets: PM

Diversify products, explore new markets: PM

-- 2018-10-28 15:07:50

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the business community to diversify their products and explore new markets in the world for their items availing of government support. "We’ve to di...

IBBL holds workshop on compliance issues

IBBL holds workshop on compliance issues

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 13:40:38

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a workshop on 'Trade Based Money Laundering & Compliance Issues' recently at Islami Bank Tower. Presided over by Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and...

BIBM workshop on agro value chain financing Monday

BIBM workshop on agro value chain financing Monday

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 12:56:33

Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management will hold a Research Workshop on “Addressing Agriculture through Value Chain Financing- How to Attract Banks?” at the BIBM Auditorium on Monday. Mr....

BRAC Bank, Bangladesh Tea Board ink deal

BRAC Bank, Bangladesh Tea Board ink deal

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 12:49:57

Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) and BRAC Bank Limited signed an agreement for payment of Tea Licensing Fee through Online Payment Gateway. Under this agreement, the customers of BRAC Bank will be able to...

Project country to attract more NRB investments

Project country to attract more NRB investments

Our Correspondent 2018-10-28 11:20:36

Speakers at a discussion in Sylhet have stressed for identifying the challenges and finding out solutions to attract investment in country by the Non-Rresident Bangladeshis (NRBs), living all over the...

StanChart wants to be catalyst for bringing more FDI in BD

StanChart wants to be catalyst for bringing more FDI in BD

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-10-28 10:53:41

The ongoing "trade war" between the United States and China can offer both risks and opportunities for countries like Bangladesh, group chairman of Standard Chartered José Viñals has sai...

LPG use jumps four-fold in three years

LPG use jumps four-fold in three years

M Azizur Rahman 2018-10-28 10:37:02

Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country has witnessed a stunning four-fold growth over the past three years, as more and more households, commercial entities and vehicles are optin...

Call for ensuring safe food production

Call for ensuring safe food production

-- 2018-10-27 22:26:19

FE ReportSpeakers at a function on Saturday laid emphasis on ensuring safe food production to compete and tap the local and international markets.They also made a call to promote exports and the food...

Microsoft overtakes Amazon

Microsoft overtakes Amazon

-- 2018-10-27 22:19:34

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (Reuters): Microsoft Corp regained its spot as the second most valuable US company on Friday after a disappointing quarterly report from Amazon.com wiped $65 billion off the onli...

HUAWEI Mate 20 Series to hit Bangladesh

HUAWEI Mate 20 Series to hit Bangladesh

FE Online Desk 2018-10-27 21:32:22

Leading technology and smartphone manufacturing company Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Huawei Mate 20 Series, in Bangladesh soon, said a statement. Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG...

China 'creates two billionaires a week'

China 'creates two billionaires a week'

-- 2018-10-27 17:32:52

China produced billionaires at the rate of two a week in 2017, says a report by Swiss bank UBS and auditors PwC. The number of billionaires in the country saw a net increase from 318 to 373, with a j...

Siemens switchboard factory opens in Savar

Siemens switchboard factory opens in Savar

-- 2018-10-27 17:02:53

The newly refurbished state-of-the-art Siemens Switchboard Factory (SDSF) is open for operation in Savar. Michael Schultheiss, deputy head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ba...

SIBL opens 150th branch

SIBL opens 150th branch

FE Online Desk 2018-10-27 14:37:05

Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has opened its 150th branch recently at Kafrul, Dhaka. Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Chief Coordinator of Prime Minister’s Office (SDG), inaugurated the Branch as t...

ACI Animal Health arranges training course

ACI Animal Health arranges training course

FE Online Desk 2018-10-27 14:30:19

 A training course titled “Asian Diseases Veterinary Post-Graduate Training Course 2018”, arranged by ACI Animal Health ended in the city. France-based Ceva Sante assisted the traini...

BUILD, WEConnect International ink MoU

BUILD, WEConnect International ink MoU

FE Online Desk 2018-10-27 14:08:41

Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) -a Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WEConnect International- a corporate led, global non-profit th...

Prime Bank inks deal with Bengal Airlift Limited

Prime Bank inks deal with Bengal Airlift Limited

FE Online Desk 2018-10-27 13:14:57

Prime Bank has recently signed agreements with Bengal Airlift Limited and Bengal Travel and Tours Limited. Md Touhidul Alam Khan, Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank and Rezaur Rahman, Managing Di...

Qualcomm says Apple $7 billion behind in royalty payments

Qualcomm says Apple $7 billion behind in royalty payments

-- 2018-10-27 12:35:25

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said in a court hearing on Friday that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is $7 billion behind in patent royalty payments to the mobile chip firm, which for years supplied parts for the iPhone....

Pran bags $5.25m export orders at Paris food fair

Pran bags $5.25m export orders at Paris food fair

FE Report 2018-10-27 10:45:18

Pran, one of the country's leading agro-based food companies, has fetched export orders worth $5.25 million at the 'SIAL Food Fair' held in France recently. Around 400 importers from 85 countries v...

Prices of essential spices jump

Prices of essential spices jump

FE Report 2018-10-27 10:10:29

Some essential spices became pricier this week, burning a hole in the pockets of consumers. Also, prices of early winter vegetables still remain high despite increasing supply, according to kitchen m...

IFAD effort falters on ministry’s silence

IFAD effort falters on ministry’s silence

Syful Islam 2018-10-27 10:06:03

The opening of IFAD's host country office by in Bangladesh has been languishing for years, as the ministry of finance (MoF) repeatedly remains non-responsive to providing its opinion on the draft agre...