-- 2020-04-07 17:34:14
Tourism sector of Bangladesh might face a loss of Tk 60.00 billion from January to December this year due to coronavirus outbreak as the sector has been affected most by the pandemic. The Tour Operat...
-- 2020-04-07 17:04:58
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an instruction on opening mobile financial service (MFS) accounts for all workers and employees of export-oriented industries and factories by April 20. “T...
-- 2020-04-07 16:22:58
Bangladesh Bank has raised the Export Development Fund (EDF) to $5.0 billion in line with the government's efforts to limit the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis. Exporters will now be able...
FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-07 16:08:07
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) has welcomed the government's financial package to address the crisis caused by the coronavirus. “As we have suggested for the two-year economy...
-- 2020-04-07 11:40:06
Italy’s government has approved new emergency decree that will offer more than 400 billion euros (352 billion pounds) worth of liquidity and bank loans to companies hit by the coronavirus cris...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-07 08:09:52
Often bypassed by banks, the informal sector is unlikely to get much benefit from the government's Tk 727.50 billion stimulus package, fear economists. They hailed the Prime Minister for unveiling...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-06 21:30:32
Vivo announced that it will be extending the warranty of its smartphones till May 31. This extension applies to whose warranty was expired on March 25. In the wake of the current Coronavirus outbreak...
-- 2020-04-06 21:20:29
A 5G unmanned delivery car delivered goods at the Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, capital of China on Monday (April 06). A 5G unmanned delivery car was put into use at the Beijing I...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-06 18:48:47
Standard Chartered (the Group) has recently announced a set of global measures to serve the present and long-term needs of its clients, communities and employees in the face of the COVID-19 pa...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-06 17:34:38
State-owned Sonali Bank Limited, Janata Bank Limited, Agrani Bank and Rupali Bank Limited jointly donated Taka 50 million to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare fund to help fight deadly coronavir...
FE REPORT 2020-04-06 09:43:46
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) predicts a Tk 1.0-trillion revenue collection shortfall this fiscal considering the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. It also apprehends adverse implications for...
FE Report 2020-04-06 09:30:11
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has said COVID-19 outbreak is slowing down economic activities, but the country will see nearly 8.0 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the current fis...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2020-04-06 08:25:48
Banks' liquidity shortage will make it exceedingly challenging for the government to bankroll the stimulus package of Tk 727.50 billion, economists say. In a televised news conference, Prime Minister...
-- 2020-04-05 22:37:21
All factories in the country’s eight export processing zones (EPZs) under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) will remain shut until April 14 from Monday to prevent the spread o...
Shamsul Alam 2020-04-05 21:19:11
It is not possible to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) solely at the call of the governments or world leaders at the United Natios (UN), even with only national-level programmes. These m...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2020-04-05 19:41:19
Leading economists of the country have identified several challenges in implementing the stimulus packages of Tk 727.50 billion, announced by the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announc...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-05 18:29:47
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Sunday welcomed the stimulus package of Tk 72,750 crore, declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to help mitigate the impact...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-05 18:21:01
BSCIC Industry Owners’ Association has sought special package to save the sector from the wrath of the present economic woes, created due to Covid-19 pandemic. "At present, 76 BSCIC industria...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-05 18:02:33
EXIM Bank donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for providing Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)/Testing Kits/Respiratory Equipments and helping the needy and p...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-05 17:57:43
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government fight the spreading of corona virus. Bangladesh Association of Bank...
-- 2020-04-05 13:01:52
Executive Director of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) Dr Selim Raihan has proposed a two-year recovery plan for Bangladesh instead of the 8th Five Year Plan now. He chalked out eight...
-- 2020-04-05 12:27:15
A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely false, Britain said on Saturday after masts in several pa...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-04 18:23:06
IDLC Finance Limited has taken an initiative to donate essential food items for low income people & daily wage-earners living in different parts of the country from April 4. In this initiat...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-04 17:07:34
The staff of Meghna Bank Limited has come forward to stand by the people affected by the corona virus situation, who are out of the social safety-net. The staff of the bank has decided to donate one-...
-- 2020-04-04 15:28:38
The Bangladesh Bank has ordered banks to waive penal charges for credit card customers until June for any late payment amid the ongoing lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. The central bank announ...
REUTERS 2020-04-04 11:10:22
World Bank Group president David Malpass on Friday said the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic was expected to cause a “major global recession” that would likely hit the poorest and most...
FE REPORT 2020-04-04 09:36:42
The flow of inward remittance dropped by nearly 12 per cent in March following coronavirus outbreak in different parts of the world, officials said. Remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abr...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-04 08:25:52
The World Bank is likely to confirm US$100 million loan disbursement for Bangladesh within a couple of days to help the country tackle the deadly coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said. "We've...
-- 2020-04-03 21:49:30
Developing Asia’s already slowing economic growth is set to weaken even more sharply this year, hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic before it bounces back strongly next year, the As...
Reuters 2020-04-03 20:38:58
Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed on Friday, as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the...
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