Loading...
The Financial Express

Search results for: Trade

Sales start picking up at city fashion houses

Sales start picking up at city fashion houses

Arafat Ara 2018-04-07 09:47:22

Sales of clothes have started picking up at different fashion and boutique houses in the city ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the country's biggest cultural festival. On the occasion of Bangla New Year, va...

Industrial employment growth slows

Industrial employment growth slows

Yasir Wardad 2018-04-07 09:40:50

Employment growth in the industrial sector has fallen since 2013 due to "automation" of some factories and the closure of many clothing units, according to government survey findings and economists....

Franchise city bus plan loses pace

Franchise city bus plan loses pace

Munima Sultana 2018-04-07 00:06:50

A move taken by the authority concerned to bring disciplines in the city's bus system through major reform is going on at a snail's pace. In absence of introduction of such bus system, incidents of r...

Hi Fly to operate second-hand A380

Hi Fly to operate second-hand A380

-- 2018-04-06 20:51:13

Portuguese charter operator Hi Fly will become the first company to wet-lease a second-hand Airbus A380, by taking one of the five Singapore Airlines A380s which have already been retired, reports air...

Policy, finance obstacles for SME before going e-commerce: Speakers

Policy, finance obstacles for SME before going e-commerce: Speakers

FE Online Report 2018-04-06 20:50:50

Policy support and finance are the key challenges for the small and medium entrepreneurs before going in the e-commerce market. Speakers came up with the observations at a seminar held at Bangabandhu...

Bangladesh, Azerbaijan have opportunity to boost trade ties: Shahriar

Bangladesh, Azerbaijan have opportunity to boost trade ties: Shahriar

-- 2018-04-06 20:38:53

Bangladesh and Azerbaijan have the opportunity to boost economic and trade cooperation on the sound momentum in bilateral political ties. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said after...

FBCCI seeks land allocation for industries, sector-wise

FBCCI seeks land allocation for industries, sector-wise

FE Online Desk 2018-04-06 15:18:41

Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have called on the government to allocate lands for establishing sector-wise industries in the country. They made...

Number of private cars up by 8.10pc in a year

Number of private cars up by 8.10pc in a year

FE Online Report 2018-04-06 14:50:16

The number of private passenger cars increased by 8.10 per cent across the country in the past year. Statistics available with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) showed that newly registered...

Apparel shipment by air to EU jumps significantly

Apparel shipment by air to EU jumps significantly

FE Online Report 2018-04-06 13:46:42

Apparel air shipment to the European Union (EU) from Bangladesh jumped by 35 per cent in the past year. In 2017, some 88 million kg of apparel products were shipped to the EU by air while the volume...

Trump threatens $100 billion more in China tariffs

Trump threatens $100 billion more in China tariffs

-- 2018-04-06 13:28:38

President Donald Trump on Thursday directed US trade officials to identify tariffs on $100 billion more Chinese imports, upping the ante in an already high-stakes trade confrontation between the world...

Hilsa, aromatic rice see price hike ahead of Pahela Baishakh

Hilsa, aromatic rice see price hike ahead of Pahela Baishakh

FE Report 2018-04-06 11:42:33

With Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, drawing nearer, prices of Hilsa and other fishes, chicken and aromatic rice saw a further rise last week. The day is celebrated on April 14 ami...

‘More women in industrial manufacturing’ hold the key

‘More women in industrial manufacturing’ hold the key

FE Report 2018-04-06 11:29:23

Speakers at a seminar on Thursday stressed the need for involving more women in entrepreneurial activities to empower them socially, economically and culturally. They said women's role as entrepreneu...

Narsingdi road crash kills four

Narsingdi road crash kills four

FE Online Desk 2018-04-06 11:00:25

Four people have died as a bus hit a motorcycle carrying four people on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Charabagh of Raipura upazila under Narsingdi on Friday. Three of them hailed from Raipur upazila &ndash...

Cooperative banks looting people’s money: JS body

Cooperative banks looting people’s money: JS body

FE Report 2018-04-06 10:01:29

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) committee on local government ministry expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the activities of the Department of Cooperatives (DOC). "The cooperative banks are looting pe...

BDT depreciates slightly against US dollar

BDT depreciates slightly against US dollar

FE Report 2018-04-06 09:48:59

The exchange rate of local currency depreciated slightly against the US dollar again on Thursday after more than a month despite the central bank's support with foreign currency for the commercial ban...

Experts, businesses moot policy on tech, innovation

Experts, businesses moot policy on tech, innovation

FE Report 2018-04-06 09:37:05

Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar speaking at a discussion, organised by Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) at its conference room in...

HRM service providers launch forum to meet clients' expectations

HRM service providers launch forum to meet clients' expectations

FE Online Report 2018-04-05 22:18:58

Bangladesh HRM Service Providers Association (BHRMSPA) began its journey on Thursday with the aim to work as a national forum for human resources (HR) services to meet client expectations through prov...

BIAC, IICA to help boost ADR activities in BD, India

BIAC, IICA to help boost ADR activities in BD, India

FE Desk 2018-04-05 22:12:28

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) will continue to maintain mutual liaison and help progress the ADR activities in both Bangladesh...

Apex Footwear Ltd appointments two new CEO’s

Apex Footwear Ltd appointments two new CEO’s

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 16:10:05

Apex Footwear Limited (AFL) has appointed Abdul Momen Bhuiyan as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its unit 1 and Rajendran Chandran Pillai as the CEO of unit 2. He...

First Sri Lankan car coming soon

First Sri Lankan car coming soon

-- 2018-04-05 14:46:04

Towards the end of 2019, automobile loving Sri Lankans will see something they have been longing to see – a locally manufactured “Sri Lankan” car vying for road space with internatio...

Odyssey gets fully integrated with oBike

Odyssey gets fully integrated with oBike

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 14:40:20

Odyssey (OCN), a Singapore founded blockchain company, is pleased to announce the completion of its digital asset mobile payment solution, Odyssey Wallet integration with dock-less bike sharing provid...

Hanger Plus inks MoU with FYS Corporation

Hanger Plus inks MoU with FYS Corporation

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 14:38:10

Hanger Plus Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FYS corporation Limited, a Japanese company, in Dhaka recently. According to the agreement, Hangers Plus will produce 12 mil...

Call to curb ‘unusual’ price hike in packaging papers

Call to curb ‘unusual’ price hike in packaging papers

FE Online Report 2018-04-05 13:40:00

Leaders of Bangladesh Local Carton Manufacturers Association (BLCMA) called on the government to contain the price of packaging papers, voicing their concern over its recent unusual hike. A syndicate...

ICMAB team meets commerce secy

ICMAB team meets commerce secy

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 13:38:17

A delegation of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its president Mr. Mohammed Salim FCMA called on  Mr. Shubhashish Bose, Secretary,  Ministry of Co...

Odyssey completes integration with Obike

Odyssey completes integration with Obike

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 13:28:39

SINGAPORE - 5 April - Odyssey, a Singapore founded blockchain company announced the completion of its digital asset mobile payment solution, Odyssey Wallet integration with dock-less bike sharing prov...

Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at Dhaka airport

Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at Dhaka airport

FE Online Report 2018-04-05 12:54:52

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has failed to meet its arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday. BG 128 from Abu Dhabi was scheduled to arrive at the airpor...

CP PLUS product launching event held

CP PLUS product launching event held

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 12:49:31

UCC, the renowned IT product marketing company of Bangladesh recently arranged a product launching event on ICP PLUS, global leader in advanced security & surveillance solution in Dhaka, said a st...

Standard Bank starts construction of HQ

Standard Bank starts construction of HQ

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 11:51:53

Standard Bank Limited started construction work of its Corporate Head Office Building at Plot # 06, Block- Z (A), Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan- 1, Dhaka Wednesday. Mr Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of t...

IBBL opens agent banking outlet in Gaibandha

IBBL opens agent banking outlet in Gaibandha

FE Online Desk 2018-04-05 11:40:22

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Jumarbari Bazar of Saghata Upazila of Gaibandha Wednesday. Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman, Chairman, Audit Committee of the bank inaugura...

Tri-nation bus service starts soon

Tri-nation bus service starts soon

Munima Sultana 2018-04-05 10:19:50

Bangladesh, India and Nepal are set to start regular bus service with signing of a passenger protocol by June this year under BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement. Sources said the date for signing the passe...