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Premier Bank to collect Indian visa processing fee

Premier Bank to collect Indian visa processing fee

FE Online Desk 2018-08-20 12:05:41

The Premier Bank Limited  and SSL Wireless inked a deal for collecting the Indian Visa Application Processing Fee with The Premier Bank Limited. Subscribers from across the country will be able...

Move to increase usage of mobile financial services by low-income women in BD

Move to increase usage of mobile financial services by low-income women in BD

FE Online Desk 2018-08-20 11:46:30

With support from MetLife Foundation, Women’s World Banking has partnered with Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) to increase the usage of mobile financial services by low-income women in Bangladesh, said...

Trade war strains America Inc's factories in China

Trade war strains America Inc's factories in China

-- 2018-08-20 11:11:28

Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods,...

BD to seek US investment in special economic zones

BD to seek US investment in special economic zones

Monira Munni 2018-08-20 10:35:51

Bangladesh would seek US investment in the country's proposed Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the fourth TICFA meeting to be held in Washington on September 13, officials said. Investment opportun...

Lane for bikers on Cox’s Bazar beach

Lane for bikers on Cox’s Bazar beach

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-08-20 10:32:10

The government will build a walkway and a bicycle lane across the Cox's Bazar beach to make it more attractive for tourists, officials said. Officials said the Bangladesh Army and the Roads and Hig...

Work on 41 Savar tanneries yet to end

Work on 41 Savar tanneries yet to end

Sajibur Rahman 2018-08-20 10:09:06

Forty-one tanneries out of 154 are yet to commence operation at Savar Tannery Estate due to various reasons including unfinished construction work, according to Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries...

Powerchina to expand its footprint in BD

Powerchina to expand its footprint in BD

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-08-20 10:07:27

Chinese state-owned company Powerchina is aiming to boost its presence in Bangladesh's power, infrastructure and water treatment sector. Increased investment in these sectors is vital for Banglades...

Four SoCBs to lend Tk 6.01b to tanners this Eid

Four SoCBs to lend Tk 6.01b to tanners this Eid

FE Report 2018-08-20 09:54:42

Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) are set to provide Tk 6.01 billion in loans to tanners to help them purchase rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha. The loan facility will b...

Bay terminal building: Four global port giants queue up

Bay terminal building: Four global port giants queue up

Syful Islam 2018-08-20 09:50:39

Four international port behemoths have queued up to help funding and constructing Bay terminal near Chittagong Port, officials said. Last week, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) sought opinion of t...

Import of edible oil, fat rises 8.38pc

Import of edible oil, fat rises 8.38pc

FE Online Report 2018-08-19 20:34:22

The import of edible oil and fat continue to increase in the country due to growing consumption demand and absence of local production.  In the first half of 2018, import of edible oil and fat w...

Ural EMS launches first app-based ambulance service in country

Ural EMS launches first app-based ambulance service in country

-- 2018-08-19 19:18:55

Bangladesh's first app-based medical ambulance service - URAL EMS - has been launched recently. With a slogan "Be a Champion, Save a Life", URAL EMS, a health tech startup, already started its operat...

BB asks banks to ensure ADCs operations during Eid holidays

BB asks banks to ensure ADCs operations during Eid holidays

FE Online Report 2018-08-19 15:12:06

The central bank has asked commercial banks to ensure round-the-clock operations of alternative delivery channels (ADCs) during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays in order to facilitate smooth transact...

Installation of Core Catcher begins at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Installation of Core Catcher begins at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

FE Online Desk 2018-08-19 13:02:50

Installation of “core catcher”, the device for catching  molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material has commenced at unit no. 1 of Roopur Nuclear Pow...

Cattle traders flood capital markets

Cattle traders flood capital markets

-- 2018-08-19 11:49:20

With few days left for Eid al-Adha, cattle traders with hundreds of thousands animals have started flooding the marketplaces in Dhaka. Bangladesh will celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the two biggest Mu...

21 BD companies to take part in Paris expo

21 BD companies to take part in Paris expo

FE Report 2018-08-19 11:24:21

A total of 21 Bangladeshi companies, including apparel and leather units, will participate in a four-day fair in Paris beginning on September 17. The Leather World Paris will feature for the first ti...

Consumers to pay addl Tk 60b

Consumers to pay addl Tk 60b

FE Report 2018-08-19 11:03:45

The country's mobile phone users will have to pay an additional Tk 60 billion (6,000 crore) due to the recent hike in voice call rate, said speakers at a meeting on Saturday. "We believe that the c...

Prices of some spices up in retail market

Prices of some spices up in retail market

SM Najmus Sakib 2018-08-19 10:53:08

Prices of some spices in the retail markets have seen a significant rise ahead of holy Eid-ul-Azha, said consumers and small traders. The prices of spices have started rising a couple of weeks ago....

Solar power changes lifestyle of char people in Sirajganj

Solar power changes lifestyle of char people in Sirajganj

Adnan Hossain Bhuiyan back from Sirajganj 2018-08-19 10:47:14

Electricity coverage through Solar Mini Grid Project (SMGP) in hard-to-reach river islands (chars) have been improving the lives of char people as well as fuelling the local economy. The state-run...

Rooppur NPP: Fixing 'core catcher' safety system starts

Rooppur NPP: Fixing 'core catcher' safety system starts

FE Report 2018-08-19 10:19:03

Installation of the 'core catcher' safety system started at unit-one of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project at Ishwardi in Pabna on Saturday. Core catcher is a device for catching molten core,...

Only 10.88pc structures in Rajuk area get approval

Only 10.88pc structures in Rajuk area get approval

Kamrun Nahar 2018-08-19 10:12:34

In last nine years since 2008, about 416,091 structures were built in the area under the city development authority Rajuk and, of them, only 10.88 per cent or 45,288 got approval, a report said. Besi...

Sales of sacrificial animals yet to gain momentum in city

Sales of sacrificial animals yet to gain momentum in city

FE Report 2018-08-19 09:58:05

Sales of sacrificial animals began in the city's 25 cattle markets on Saturday with their prices showing comparatively higher than that of last year. Traders have attributed the higher prices of sacr...

Ctg people start getting re-gasified LNG supply

Ctg people start getting re-gasified LNG supply

M Azizur Rahman 2018-08-19 09:51:17

Consumers of Chattogram have started consuming the much expected re-gasified imported LNG from Saturday as the fuel entered into the city's pipeline network after necessary testing, said officials. S...

Govt cuts source tax to 0.6pc for all exporters

Govt cuts source tax to 0.6pc for all exporters

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-08-19 09:46:48

The government has decided to reduce both source tax and corporate tax for all exporters to support them to stay competitive in the international market. The source tax will be 0.6 per cent for expor...

Partex Cables, Rangs Properties sign business deal

Partex Cables, Rangs Properties sign business deal

-- 2018-08-18 21:00:19

Partex Cables, a subsidiary of Partex Star Group - one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh and Rangs Properties Limited, signed an agreement recently, according to a statement. Under this agree...

Russian oil industry would  weather 'bill from hell'

Russian oil industry would weather 'bill from hell'

-- 2018-08-18 20:58:28

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters): Stiff new US sanctions against Russia would only have a limited impact on its oil industry because it has drastically reduced its reliance on Western funding and foreign part...

ADN Digital chooses EBL SKYPAY

ADN Digital chooses EBL SKYPAY

-- 2018-08-18 18:37:12

Customers of digital market solution provider ADN Digital can enjoy the convenience of EBL SKYPAY Payment Gateway. The EBL SKYPAY, an online payment gateway launched by the Eastern Bank Ltd few years...

Trump proposes easing corporate reporting rules

Trump proposes easing corporate reporting rules

-- 2018-08-18 14:22:01

US President Donald Trump asked securities regulators to explore replacing quarterly reporting requirements with half-yearly filings at the urging of executives including PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra...

Chandpur markets net huge amount of hilsas

Chandpur markets net huge amount of hilsas

-- 2018-08-18 13:11:11

Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and the Meghna estuary have flooded the biggest wholesale fish market of the country at Chandpur Boro Station in the town, bringing down the prices. Visiting...

Islami Bank opens 339th branch

Islami Bank opens 339th branch

FE Online Desk 2018-08-18 12:29:15

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 339th branch at Barura of Cumilla recently. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest. Presided o...

Al-Arafah holds Executive Development Programme

Al-Arafah holds Executive Development Programme

FE Online Desk 2018-08-18 12:20:20

A day-long Executive Development Programme on ‘National Integrity Strategy’ was held at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute recently. Deputy Managing Director of the B...