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BWIN hosts its first women entrepreneurs showcase

BWIN hosts its first women entrepreneurs showcase

Ariyana Khan 2022-11-28 14:44:58

Bangladesh Women Investors Network, the sister chapter of Bangladesh Angels Network, hosted its first physical women entrepreneurs this past weekend at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangladesh.&nb...

Dhaka to request Washington to restore GSP

Dhaka to request Washington to restore GSP

REZAUL KARIM 2022-11-28 09:00:23

Dhaka would request Washington to restore the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for widening the market access of its products to the US - the single-largest export destination for Bangladesh....

Biyanibazar well set to resume gas output

Biyanibazar well set to resume gas output

FE REPORT 2022-11-28 08:50:14

The fuel-hungry national grid will get a little recharged as Biyanibazar-1 onshore well in Sylhet region is set to resume natural gas production after five years, officials say. "Some 7.0 to 10.0 mil...

Rice procurement gets lukewarm response

Rice procurement gets lukewarm response

YASIR WARDAD 2022-11-28 08:47:36

Rice procurement during this Aman season is facing a setback due to higher prices of the staple in the mainstream market than that of the government's asking rate. The lower price offers have so far...

Online system risks VAT receipt fiasco

Online system risks VAT receipt fiasco

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-11-28 08:42:16

The digitised system of value-added tax (VAT) now operates in a state vulnerable towards collection fiasco for a lack of proper maintenance for unavailability of funds, sources say. Many of its backu...

CanCham requests signing FIPA to facilitate FDI from Canada to Bangladesh

CanCham requests signing FIPA to facilitate FDI from Canada to Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-27 21:27:32

CanCham Bangladesh on Sunday requested the signing of a bilateral foreign investment protection agreement (FIPA) to facilitate the inflow of FDI from Canada to Bangladesh. Canada Bangladesh Chamber o...

Aviation sector growth doubled in last decade

Aviation sector growth doubled in last decade

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-27 19:38:16

Aviation sector growth has doubled in the last decade, said Md Mahbub Ali, state minister for civil aviation and tourism. “And in the next 15 years this sector will grow by three times more&rdq...

NCCI launches white paper on 'FDI in Logistics Sector'

NCCI launches white paper on 'FDI in Logistics Sector'

FE Online 2022-11-27 19:25:01

The Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in Bangladesh hosted the online launch of its white paper titled "FDI in Logistics Sector", a follow-up to the daylong event on the same topic hosted...

Energy-rich Qatar faces fast-rising climate risks at home

Energy-rich Qatar faces fast-rising climate risks at home

AP 2022-11-27 16:52:59

At a suburban park near Doha, the capital city of Qatar, cool air from vents in the ground blasted joggers on a November day that reached almost 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). The small...

Hopes high about development as Karnaphuli tunnel’s south tube work ends

Hopes high about development as Karnaphuli tunnel’s south tube work ends

Munima Sultana from Karnaphuli Tunnel in Patenga, Chattogram 2022-11-27 08:55:12

The Karnaphuli tunnel in Chattogram will help drive the local economy through facilitating industrial development and regional connectivity. The tunnel, which is a result of an unconventional diploma...

67 NRBs selected for CIP status

67 NRBs selected for CIP status

FE Report 2022-11-27 08:48:52

The government has selected 67 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to honour them with the CIP (commercially important person) status for the year 2020 for their contribution to the country's economy. T...

MNOs get until Jan 15 for filing network tower plans

MNOs get until Jan 15 for filing network tower plans

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2022-11-27 08:45:16

The country's mobile network operators (MNOs) have to submit plans for building, leasing and selling of network towers (base transceiver station or BTS) to the regulator by January 15 for period until...

Signs of apparel export bounce-back strong

Signs of apparel export bounce-back strong

FE REPORT 2022-11-27 08:37:46

Global buyers are making fresh inquiries about clothing supplies for the next season as the crunch-stricken West begins gathering wits, in signs of rebound in orders from a downturn. Readymade garm...

No dollar crisis from next month, says PM’s investment adviser

No dollar crisis from next month, says PM’s investment adviser

-- 2022-11-26 17:57:40

Prime Minister's Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the existing dollar crisis in banks will be gone by next month "Necessary goods can be imported ahead of Ra...

Genex Infosy ink deal with Meghna Bank, Modefin to provide mobile financial solutions

Genex Infosy ink deal with Meghna Bank, Modefin to provide mobile financial solutions

FE ONLINE DESK   2022-11-26 17:18:24

Genex Infosys Limited signed an agreement with Meghna Bank and Modefin - a global fintech firm, to provide mobile financial solutions.  The tripartite agreement, signed recently at the...

Bangladesh publishers keep a tight rein on printing books as paper price rises

Bangladesh publishers keep a tight rein on printing books as paper price rises

bdnews24.com 2022-11-26 09:03:31

Publishers in Bangladesh are planning to cut back on printing creative books as paper prices have increased in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war. Some of them are thinking about reducing the n...

Sugar retail prices up by Tk 12-13 a kg

Sugar retail prices up by Tk 12-13 a kg

FE REPORT 2022-11-26 08:55:48

Sugar prices remained mu-ch higher at Tk 115 to 120 a kg last week despite the government having approved a hike in its official prices as per proposals of the private refiners. The government fixed...

BBA to celebrate 1st tube civil work completion today

BBA to celebrate 1st tube civil work completion today

Munima Sultana From Karnaphuli Tunnel site in Patenga, Chattogram 2022-11-26 08:54:34

The country's first river tunnel under the Karnaphuli is likely to be opened for traffic in a few months, as civil work on the first tube of the 3.2-kilometre-long Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Tunnel is c...

Two specialised govt banks seek Tk 110b from central bank

Two specialised govt banks seek Tk 110b from central bank

FE REPORT 2022-11-26 08:53:11

Two state-owned specialised banks sought Tk 110 billion from the central bank's re-financing scheme to disburse loans in agriculture and small and medium enterprise (SME) sectors, officials said. The...

India, UAE central banks discuss rupee-dirham trade prospects

India, UAE central banks discuss rupee-dirham trade prospects

-- 2022-11-25 18:42:37

The central banks of India and the United Arab Emirates are discussing a potential mechanism to trade in their respective local currencies, India's ambassador to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir, said on Friday, ac...

Thai Airways names new CEO amid restructuring plan

Thai Airways names new CEO amid restructuring plan

-- 2022-11-25 17:47:11

Thai Airways International PCL said on Friday that Chai Eamsiri would become the company's chief executive officer from Feb. 1, as it proceeds with a pandemic-driven restructuring plan. Chai, current...

‘Friendship’ marks 20 yrs of its founding

‘Friendship’ marks 20 yrs of its founding

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-25 17:20:27

‘Friendship’, a social purpose organisation, on Friday celebrated 20 years of its founding. On the occasion the authorities of the organisation held a ‘press meet’ programme at...

Tesla recalls more than 80,000 cars in China

Tesla recalls more than 80,000 cars in China

-- 2022-11-25 13:34:41

Tesla is recalling more than 80,000 China-made and imported cars produced from as early as 2013, for software and seat belt issues, a statement by the Chinese market regulator revealed on Friday. The...

Ford recalls 634,000 vehicles worldwide over fire risks

Ford recalls 634,000 vehicles worldwide over fire risks

-- 2022-11-25 09:50:48

Ford Motor is recalling 634,000 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) worldwide over fire risks from possible cracked fuel injectors and will urge owners to have their cars inspected, it said on Thursday. Am...

MFS agents help bring in up to Tk 3bn in remittances through Hundi every month

MFS agents help bring in up to Tk 3bn in remittances through Hundi every month

-- 2022-11-25 09:37:16

Police's Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, says Bangladeshis are using mobile financial service or MFS to bring home Tk 2 billion to Tk 3 billion in remittances every month through Hundi, an...

Reps from Shimuju Corp of Japan meet CCCI leaders

Reps from Shimuju Corp of Japan meet CCCI leaders

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-11-25 09:35:26

CHATTOGRAM: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) held a view exchange meeting with representatives of Shimuju Corporation of Japan. The meeting was held at the World Trade Centre (...

Break barriers, unblock huge intra-IORA trade potential

Break barriers, unblock huge intra-IORA trade potential

FE REPORT 2022-11-25 09:33:09

Gear up efforts to break the barriers and expand intra-bloc trade that holds huge untapped potential in the changing global context, Bangladesh urges IORA countries. Despite having the potential for...

Actions against members, if any smuggling in gold

Actions against members, if any smuggling in gold

FE REPORT 2022-11-25 09:06:12

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) will take stern actions, if any member of the platform is found guilty of gold smuggling. The association gave the assurance in a meeting with the Banglad...

Hotels, restaurants get industry status

Hotels, restaurants get industry status

FE REPORT 2022-11-25 09:03:00

The government has formally given the hotel and restaurant sector an industry status in the new National Industrial Policy 2022. Despite playing a significant role in the economy, the hotels and rest...

Islamic finance fares well in Bangladesh: Fitch Ratings

Islamic finance fares well in Bangladesh: Fitch Ratings

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2022-11-25 08:47:50

Bangladesh's Islamic finance industry is likely to continue growing over the medium term, driven by rising public demand, new branch openings, and supportive government policies. Fitch Ratings, one o...