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SYFUL ISLAM 2020-02-25 09:49:41
The impact of novel coronavirus on Bangladesh-China bilateral trade is already visible and may seriously affect it in the long run, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has said. "Due to the vi...
FE Report 2020-02-24 22:33:46
The central bank has instructed banks to fix a maximum 9.0 per cent interest rate on all loans except credit cards as part of the government initiative to bring down the lending rate to a si...
FE REPORT 2020-02-24 16:09:59
The Ministry of Industries (MoI) has formed seven separate committees to oversee the development activities of the country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector. The committees are: SME busine...
-- 2020-02-23 21:53:13
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, citing the report of an international survey, on Sunday said the economy of Bangladesh will surpass that of Malaysia and Singapore by 2024. "The economy of Banglad...
-- 2020-02-23 20:39:19
The government loses Tk 100-120 billion in revenue every year as the cable operators are not digitised their services, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday, reports UNB. “The govern...
FE Online Desk 2020-02-23 14:27:29
The Graduation Ceremony of BIBM’s Certification Courses organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) was held at BIBM premises recently. Fazle Kabir, Chairman of the BIBM Governi...
-- 2020-02-22 21:33:43
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has welcomed the government's decision to form a banking commission in a bid to pull the country's financial services sector out of its current slump. But the org...
-- 2020-02-22 19:30:30
Samsung Electronics on Saturday confirmed one coronavirus case at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi in South Korea, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there unt...
-- 2020-02-21 19:26:49
Alphabet and SoftBank’s attempts to launch flying cellphone antennas high into the atmosphere have received backing from global telcos, energizing lobbying efforts aimed at driving regulatory ap...
-- 2020-02-21 18:28:45
Walmart’s Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an antitrust investigation ordered against the company in India, a court filing seen by Reuters showed, following a similar petition by its...
-- 2020-02-21 18:14:35
German luxury carmaker Daimler on Friday warned of risks for the economy and its own business from the outbreak of coronavirus that is spreading in China and around the world, according to Reuters. &...
-- 2020-02-21 15:51:10
Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid called Thursday for greater trade and investment with Turkey to explore the potentials of the two countries in various sectors, reports Daily Sabah. "There is...
-- 2020-02-21 15:45:08
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it has named a non-executive director as board chairman for the first time, to increase transparency and independence, according to Reuters. Former Finance M...
-- 2020-02-21 15:25:56
In the days after a new virus was identified in China on December 31, global central bankers fell back on past experience for a comforting early analysis, according to Reuters. The SARS epidemic in 2...
-- 2020-02-21 14:44:40
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with “grave concern,” in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing...
-- 2020-02-20 17:47:07
Larry Tesler, an icon of early computing, has died at the age of 74, reports the BBC. Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s, at a time when computers were inaccessible to the...
-- 2020-02-19 19:36:35
The government would revise the recent decision of interest rate cut on post office savings schemes considering the concern of the marginalised and low-income people. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kam...
-- 2020-02-19 17:20:47
Facebook has expressed concern after it was ordered by Singapore to block access to a news site's page. Singapore said the fringe site States Times Review had broken a newly introduced "fake news" la...
BBC 2020-02-19 11:13:15
Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to "move away" from relying on "cheap labour" from Europe and invest in...
FE Report 2020-02-19 10:16:49
The shortfall in provisions against loans, mostly classified ones, in the banking system has narrowed by over 18 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the back of lower growth in default loans. T...
Reuters 2020-02-18 20:27:44
When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China's plan for railways, p...
UNB 2020-02-18 20:19:34
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid informed the parliament on Tuesday that the government provided Tk 522.60 billion as subsidy to power sector in the last 10 years....
FE Online Desk 2020-02-18 13:20:47
Three United Nations (UN) agencies have launched the Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Plus Livelihoods (SAFE Plus) project in Dhaka alongside the Government of Bangladesh to mitigate deforestation and i...
-- 2020-02-18 11:47:28
Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to support companies to develop secure 5G mobile networks and drone technologies amid growing alarm among Tokyo policymakers over the increasing influe...
UNB 2020-02-17 18:30:06
Bangladesh and Qatar on Monday discussed ways to strengthen commercial ties further between the two countries and send more workers there ahead of the FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar in November-De...
UNB 2020-02-16 21:11:01
The government has clarified that interest rates of different savings schemes with Post Office Savings Bank were lowered, not that of any savings certificate. The Ministry of Finance issued the clari...
-- 2020-02-16 11:28:53
Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accou...
-- 2020-02-15 16:26:43
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a second tranche loan of $170 million to conclude the Third Capital Market Development programme in Bangladesh. ADB approved the programme tota...
Rezaul Karim 2020-02-15 10:56:17
The government is contemplating imposing service charge on export consignment under the European Union's (EU) Registered Exporter System (REX) aiming to retain the GSP facility there, officials said...
BSS 2020-02-14 19:15:46
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said huge employment opportunities will be created after the beginning of vehicular movement on the Padma Bridge. “Those who are growing up now and studyi...
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