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FE Online Desk 2019-09-07 12:59:37
A consultation workshop on “Northeast Bangladesh Economic Corridor Development” will be held in Dhaka on Sunday. Mr. A H M Mustafa Kamal, Finance Minister and Mr. Muhammad Abdul M...
FE Online Desk 2019-09-07 12:40:10
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will hold an international conference on 'Belt and Road Initiative : Positioning Bangladesh within comparative perspective' on Sunday. Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun,...
Ismail Hossain 2019-09-07 10:14:00
From now on, loan applications of the country's micro borrowers will be examined by the Microfinance Credit Information Bureau (MF-CIB), according to the entity's draft guideline. The MF-CIB may...
-- 2019-09-07 10:06:29
India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, in a setback to the nation's ambitious plans...
Global Times 2019-09-06 18:29:40
Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest high-end system-on-chip (SoC) 5G chipset, Kirin 990, on Friday in Beijing, which the company calls a new breakthrough amid the ongoing US crackdown. The...
Global Times 2019-09-06 18:24:17
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has formalised a new law that reduces the resource tax on heavy rare earths from 27 per cent to 20 per cent, a move that analysts said shows China's...
Xinhua 2019-09-06 18:09:04
With proper investment, Australia’s technology sector could give the country’s economy a much needed boost, according to a report released on Thursday by economic advisory group AlphaBeta....
-- 2019-09-06 17:22:50
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started the process to procure modern technology-based electronic fiscal devices (EFDs), aiming to check VAT evasion both at the retail and wholesale levels. S...
-- 2019-09-05 12:10:58
YouTube has been fined a record $170 million by a US regulator for violating children's privacy laws. Google, which owns YouTube, agreed to pay the sum in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commissi...
Reuters 2019-09-05 11:47:59
The narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi's southern outskirts, would usually be packed on Sundays with migrant workers employed at the nea...
-- 2019-09-05 11:23:08
The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday announced it kept interest rate at 1.75 per cent as it gauged the extent of the damage that deepening trade conflicts have had on the domestic and global economie...
FE Report 2019-09-05 11:01:51
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has listed inadequate infrastructure, lack of investors' confidence, and shortage of power and energy as major impediments to the countr...
FE Report 2019-09-05 10:28:10
A spike in inflationary pressure is projected for September on the back of a rising trend in the prices of key commodities in the international market. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
FE Report 2019-09-05 10:16:47
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal defended on Wednesday the government's move to transfer idle money of state entities to the public exchequer, saying that it was intended to stop misuse of fund. "M...
Siddique Islam 2019-09-05 10:08:12
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasised strict enforcement of regulations to ensure stability of the financial sector in Bangladesh. It also recommended that the policymakers take effect...
FE Online Report 2019-09-04 20:18:15
The government has made it mandatory for the country’s software firms to obtain membership of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). BASIS received a circular to t...
-- 2019-09-04 13:45:09
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Blue Economy Ministerial Conference (BEC-III) on Thursday. Member States of IORA will discuss ways to p...
-- 2019-09-04 13:40:29
Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries, including Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, say they have been bullied online while one-in-five report that they have skipped school because of it....
-- 2019-09-04 12:07:23
Huawei has accused the US government of "using every tool at its disposal" to disrupt its business. In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US had launched cyber-attacks to i...
FE Report 2019-09-04 10:54:31
The country should focus on increasing investment to establish a knowledge- and technology-based society, so that it can cope with the upcoming challenges, said Kazi M Aminul Islam, outgoing executive...
FE Report 2019-09-04 10:47:49
The point-to-point inflation rate has declined by 0.13 percentage point to 5.49 per cent in August, compared to the previous month, official data showed. The fall in inflation rate is due to a drop i...
FE Report 2019-09-04 10:45:07
The country's banking sector is now moderately competitive and stable. But, there are some potential risks for the sector, including further increase in the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs), inso...
-- 2019-09-03 17:53:36
Foreign direct Investment (FDI) has long been the most viable method of wealth and technological transfer between the developed and developing countries in the world. FDI has an important role to pla...
-- 2019-09-03 16:51:02
The conference on the Internet of Things (IoT) for Industry and Energy will open in the city of Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province on Sept 10. There are 12 exhibition areas including smart new e...
Xinhua 2019-09-03 16:47:58
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday said that Vikram Lander has successfully separated from India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter. ISRO said in a statement that, "The...
-- 2019-09-03 14:50:57
Malaysia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 47.4 in August from 47.6 in July. IHS Markit who compiled the survey said in a statement, the PMI is broadly indicative of annual Gro...
FE Report 2019-09-03 10:51:47
Money sent home by expatriate Bangladeshis amounted to over US$3.0 billion in the two months to August, boosted by increased flow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The flow of remittances rose by nearl...
-- 2019-09-02 17:13:26
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday said Bangladesh remains in top position in attaining GDP growth compared to other countries in the world over the last 10 years since 2009 under the curren...
-- 2019-09-02 11:43:58
Argentina has imposed currency controls in a bid to stabilise markets as the country faces a deepening financial crisis. The government will restrict foreign currency purchases following a sharp drop...
FE Report 2019-09-02 10:43:42
Raising concern over unpredictable policymaking, foreign investors on Sunday said any change in the policy should be based on comprehensive research. They said any policy change made through wrong an...
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