-- 2018-11-14 12:42:18
The US federal government recorded a budget deficit of 100.5 billion US dollars in October, the first month of the government's fiscal year 2019, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. That's a 59 per...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-14 12:39:54
The government has recently completed negotiations with the World Bank (WB) over US$750 million budgetary support credit to narrow its fiscal deficit, officials said on Monday. Within this fiscal yea...
FE Report 2018-11-14 12:39:07
Income tax fair has begun in all divisional headquarters, four districts and seven upazilas. Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the weeklong tax fair Tuesday at city's Officers' Club premises on...
FE Report 2018-11-11 09:50:03
Experts at a seminar on Saturday expressed scepticism about achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the country within the stipulated timeframe. They listed a number of factors that mig...
-- 2018-11-10 18:17:39
A daylong programming contest began at the Shawadhinata Milonayoton of Daffodil International University campus at Ashulia on Saturday. As part of the selection of two teams for the ACM International...
-- 2018-11-10 13:31:07
American and Chinese scientists developed a single device that can collect heat from the sun and coldness from the outer space simultaneously. The study published on Thursday in the journal Joule des...
-- 2018-11-10 13:28:16
Apple Inc said it had found some issues affecting some of its iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook pro products and said the company would fix them free of charge. The repair offers are the latest in a strin...
-- 2018-11-10 12:43:18
Mexico's industrial activity grew 1.0 per cent in September compared to August, its largest increase in nine months, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) has said. The growth...
-- 2018-11-10 10:49:51
The government has taken an initiative to bring infrastructural reforms in the Internal Resources Division (IRD) and create new units at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to boost revenue collection...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-10 10:02:21
Bangladesh will seek US$4.0 billion more funds from the World Bank (WB) the global lender's replenishment meeting next week in Zambia, officials have said. Besides, it will request the Washington-ba...
-- 2018-11-09 18:24:38
China's state news agency has unveiled a virtual newsreader sporting a sharp suit and a somewhat robotic voice. Xinhua News claims the presenter "can read texts as naturally as a professional news an...
-- 2018-11-09 16:54:26
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$5,108 million remittances during the first four months of the current fiscal 2018-19 (FY19), which is 12.17 per cent higher than that of the previous fiscal, a Banglade...
Reuters 2018-11-09 15:33:57
Myanmar’s central bank has announced new rules allowing foreign banks to lend to local businesses, bringing further reforms to the country’s stunted banking sector. In a letter signed by...
FE Report 2018-11-09 15:02:55
Urban experts and planners at a seminar in the city have expressed concern over the trend of unplanned urbanisation and blamed personal interests, non-implementation of the plans that remain only in p...
FE Report 2018-11-09 11:38:22
The government's net borrowing from state-owned savings instruments increased by more than 5.0 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the ongoing fiscal year compared to that of the previous fiscal, of...
-- 2018-11-09 11:30:29
The US Federal Reserve on Thursday left key interest rates unchanged, in line with market expectations, keeping the central bank on track to have one more rate hike in December. The Fed decided to...
FE Report 2018-11-09 09:57:34
Speakers at a dialogue on Thursday underscored the need for mobilising increased domestic resources and proper utilisation of foreign aid for development financing. They said though Bangladesh attain...
-- 2018-11-08 16:59:52
Samsung has unveiled a folding handset at an event in San Francisco. It described its Infinity Flex Display as "the foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow" and said it intended to start production...
-- 2018-11-08 13:28:28
Australia will offer Pacific countries up to 3.0 billion Australian dollar (USD 2.18 billion) in grants and cheap loans to build infrastructure, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. Austra...
FE Report 2018-11-08 12:17:26
Free trade issue and cooperation on customs matters will figure prominently in a two-day meeting of the BIMSTEC trade negotiating committee beginning in Dhaka on November 18, officials said. Other is...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-11-08 11:36:27
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) on account of its purchase of six new ocean-going ships. Otherwise, the co...
-- 2018-11-07 20:42:08
The country's remittance inflow marked a rise in October after its decline in September this year. As per the statistics provided by the Bangladesh Bank, the country received $1.239 billion in remitt...
-- 2018-11-07 17:15:39
Facebook on Wednesday launched its ‘Ad Breaks’ facility in Bangladesh. Through the facility, eligible publishers and creators can now join ‘Ad Breaks’ and monetise their longe...
-- 2018-11-07 16:05:31
The GCC countries will need to raise about $300 billion(228.71 billion pounds) between 2018 and 2021, with Saudi Arabia having the largest financing requirements, according to rating agency S&P....
-- 2018-11-07 14:33:19
The University of Oxford announced said that it will step up its efforts to develop artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications with funding support from public and private sectors, so as to...
FE Report 2018-11-07 14:06:42
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide more than $200 million as credit to help improve rural road network for 51.5 million people in Bangladesh. The ADB Board of Directors gave approval to...
FE Report 2018-11-07 10:01:40
The inflow of wage earners remittances crossed US$5.0 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY) due to depreciating mode of the local currency against the US dollar in the recen...
FE Online Report 2018-11-06 21:32:02
Export earnings from the country’s merchandise shipment during the first four months of current fiscal year (FY19) stood at $13.65 billion marking, an 18.65 per cent growth over the correspondin...
-- 2018-11-06 16:01:48
Euro zone business growth slumped to a two-year low in October as growing trade tensions and tariffs, alongside rising political uncertainty, put a dent in exports and optimism, a survey showed on T...
-- 2018-11-06 15:15:50
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 4.2 per cent in 2019, up from a stronger-than-expected 2.8 per cent growth this year, its governor...
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