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-- 2020-08-13 12:26:56
The number of unemployed Australians actively looking for work has surpassed 1.0 million for the first time. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which is in Canbe...
Doulot Akter Mala 2020-08-13 10:17:20
The overall revenue collection fell by 22.07 per cent to only Tk 123.34 billion in July last, the first month of the current fiscal year (FY), as compared to that of the same month of last year, accor...
FE Online Report 2020-08-12 16:28:39
Japan on Wednesday confirmed largest ever loan package of US$ 3.15 billion for Bangladesh to bankroll seven development projects in the country, officials said. Under the 41st Official Development As...
-- 2020-08-12 13:39:42
US businesses are not leaving the Chinese market despite "an unprecedented downturn" in US-China relations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an annual member survey released Tuesday by the US...
-- 2020-08-12 12:45:48
The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. The economy shrank 20.4 per cent compared wit...
FE Online Report 2020-08-12 12:30:54
Country’s total investment in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased modestly in the last fiscal year (FY20) ended on June 30, 2020. The provisional estimate of GDP, released by Bangla...
Reuters 2020-08-12 10:36:36
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning China’s TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short-video app and make advertising on the platform illegal, accordin...
JASIM UDDDIN HAROON and REZAUL KARIM 2020-08-12 09:48:15
The government is strengthening the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to make it is more sophisticated and investment-friendly. As part of reinforcing the investment promotion agency...
-- 2020-08-11 21:57:09
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his satisfaction at the 5.24 per cent GDP growth rate and $2,064 per capita income attained by the country in the last fiscal year (FY20). Kamal expre...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-11 19:54:22
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, Riva Ganguly Das on Tuesday, said the excellent state of India- Bangladesh bilateral relations and the recent connectivity initiatives taken by both the countries in...
-- 2020-08-11 17:49:12
The GDP growth rate of Bangladesh has reached 5.24 per cent in the last fiscal year (FY20) despite the impact of coronavirus pandemic while the per capita income increased to $2,064, according to the...
Reuters 2020-08-11 13:58:06
The number of people in work in Britain fell by the most since 2009 in the three months through June as the coronavirus crisis took a heavy toll on the labour market, even with the government’s...
-- 2020-08-11 13:39:15
Bangladesh has reported 5.24 per cent GDP growth in FY 2019-20 with the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the economy for at least a third of the financial year. The size of the GDP stood past Tk 27.96 t...
-- 2020-08-11 11:41:17
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has announced that it narrowed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2020 to "-7 to -5 per cent" from "-7 to -4 per cent." The ministry...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-08-11 09:30:47
The government is going to tighten its belt by reining in inflated costs and irregularities in development projects, officials said on Monday. The planning minister MA Mannan will sit with all secret...
FE REPORT 2020-08-11 09:26:46
Speakers at a dialogue on Monday said Covid-19 crisis puts unprecedented strains on markets, governments, businesses and individuals, but simultaneously it has brought opportunities for digitalisation...
Siddique Islam 2020-08-11 09:23:52
Interest rate spread in the country's banking system fell slightly in June, as banks slashed interest rates on lending more than on deposit. The weighted average spread between lending and deposit...
FE Online Desk 2020-08-10 23:59:58
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited has inaugurated its annual program of ‘Seeds for the Future 2020 in Bangladesh’. The inauguration ceremony was held virtually on August 10 and at...
FE Online Report 2020-08-10 17:17:40
At least 90 per cent branches of the country’s commercial banks are now fully online, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that the total number of branches of 59 s...
-- 2020-08-10 17:00:49
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement to strengthen disaster recovery capacity in selected countries across Asia and the Pacific. T...
-- 2020-08-10 15:44:20
A Russian court on Monday fined Google 1.5 million roubles ($20,350) after finding it guilty of failing to block content banned in Russia, Reuters reported citing the Interfax news agency.
Reuters 2020-08-10 15:19:46
India’s government plans to promote the manufacturing of selected products, especially lines in which China enjoys a big share in the global market, as part of efforts to reduce imports and push...
-- 2020-08-10 13:35:00
Vietnam exported nearly 6.1 billion US dollars of wood and wood-based products in the first seven months of this year, up 6.2 per cent against the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Admin...
FE REPORT 2020-08-10 09:54:18
Experts on Sunday sought increased budget allocation for health sector, strict implementation of hygiene guidelines and adaptation with the changed lifestyle in the wake of virus pandemic. They highl...
FE REPORT 2020-08-10 09:34:19
The government is mulling over incorporating time-bound services into the proposed foreign exchange law to attract potential overseas investors, said officials at the financial institutions division....
FE Online Report 2020-08-09 21:13:21
Around 63.0 per cent of the foreign borrowing of the country’s private sector is short-term in nature, according to the statistics released by the central bank. It showed that the outstanding p...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-09 16:31:43
The central bank has asked scheduled banks to introduce deposit accounts for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to encourage these people, who are working aboard, in saving their hard-earned money in Ba...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-08-09 10:11:46
Bangladesh has sought a fund of US$ 2.5 billion from the World Bank (WB) to finance 15 different projects and programmes in the current fiscal year (FY 2020-21), officials said on Saturday. "We hav...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-08-09 09:47:50
The banking sector is fully capable of implementing the government-declared financial stimulus packages despite its own pre-Covid-19 challenges, a top leader of the banking community has said. "Ban...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON and SAIF UDDIN 2020-08-09 09:23:14
Dewan Ali Ahmed, a sexagenarian businessman, starts his workday through an online meeting platform named Zoom during the ongoing pandemic situation. In April, frustration gripped him as many employ...
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