FE Report 2018-06-26 09:45:20
Top executives of the private commercial banks (PCBs) have urged the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to ensure depositing the government's fund with their banks at rates below 6.0 per cent for implementing the s...
-- 2018-06-25 14:50:49
Germany’s economic boom times are over and Europe’s largest economy is on the way to a more normal growth path, Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe told Reuters on Monday after its latest survey...
-- 2018-06-25 14:24:13
Most South Korean manufacturers saw a negative impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, on employment....
FE Online Desk 2018-06-25 12:27:08
Speakers on Sunday urged the government to increase budgetary allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector to achieve the SDG 6 goal, said a statement. The Sustainable Developme...
FE Report 2018-06-25 09:53:04
The financial sector of Bangladesh has developed a dangerous notion called 'mismatch of maturity', as short-term deposits are used for financing long-term investment here, eminent economist Dr. Rehman...
Syful Islam 2018-06-25 09:42:54
The Philippines government has again requested Bangladesh to forward an investigation report on reserve heist from the Bangladesh Bank's account at the New York Fed, finance ministry sources said. Th...
-- 2018-06-24 14:07:50
Growing up in the Chinese port city of Dalian in the 1990s, Zhang Hongchang spent hours immersed in Japanese cartoons like Dragon Ball and Naruto. China’s home-grown cartoons paled in compariso...
-- 2018-06-24 14:06:15
Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) in the United States have come out with the world's smallest ‘computer’, a device that measures just 0.3 mm to a side, completely dwarfed by...
Munima Sultana 2018-06-24 11:31:15
A cabinet committee has asked the authority concerned to review the selection of an international contractor for carrying out a feasibility study on subways in the city. Sources said the cabinet comm...
-- 2018-06-23 16:03:23
The consumer prices in China are likely to be stable in the second half (H2) of the year, the state planner said on Saturday, amid the trade dispute with the United States. “The market in gener...
FE Online Desk 2018-06-23 13:21:40
The new deal that Greece has signed with European Union does not hold enough debt relief to keep the crisis-hit country out of trouble for a long term, the Jubilee USA network has observed. Parts of...
-- 2018-06-23 12:49:05
YouTube is adding more ways for video-makers to make money, following criticism from bloggers and increased competition from rival platforms. Many video-makers have complained that changes to YouTube...
-- 2018-06-23 11:15:29
Malaysia has suspended the only system used to hire Bangladeshi workers after allegations surfaced that a Bangladeshi businessman with prestigious ‘Datuk Seri’ title was using it to make b...
Arafat Ara 2018-06-23 10:05:36
The number of women workers leaving for Saudi Arabia for jobs has increased in recent months despite the fact that workplace abuse has forced many to return home. A total of 39,578 women migrants wen...
Jubair Hasan 2018-06-23 09:50:34
The jail authorities are facing hardship to accommodate an increasing number of inmates, placing strains on its limited budget, officials said. This leads to financial constraints, while making it di...
FE Report 2018-06-23 09:36:21
The country's agriculture sector is witnessing a sluggish growth in recent years and it is inadequate to propel the targeted GDP growth, experts warned at a seminar in the capital on Friday. At the s...
-- 2018-06-22 19:08:12
There is something very distinct about the air over India and the surrounding countries in South Asia. It is the presence of formaldehyde - a colourless gas that is naturally released by vegetation b...
-- 2018-06-22 14:35:38
Electric car maker Tesla's move last week to cut 9 per cent of its workforce will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion deal, accordin...
-- 2018-06-22 14:21:18
The core consumer prices in Japan gained 0.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. According to the data from the ministry of internal affairs and communications, the...
Siddique Islam 2018-06-22 11:58:57
The central bank has asked the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to fix the interest rates on deposits at reasonable level for ensuring stability in the country's financial sector. The advic...
-- 2018-06-22 11:55:29
Euro zone finance ministers on Friday extended maturities and deferred interest of a major part of their loans to Greece along with a big cash injection to ensure Athens can stand on its own feet afte...
-- 2018-06-22 10:52:45
Malaysia has named Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, a former central bank deputy, as the new governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Friday, following the exit of its prev...
-- 2018-06-21 18:40:08
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali said Thursday that Bangladesh and India should co-operate in connectivity for the mutual benefit. "Connectivity offers a game-changing opportuni...
FE Online Report 2018-06-21 18:16:33
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Thursday approved a project to make around 30 million e-passports to keep pace with other countries. The approval for the Tk 46.36 b...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-06-21 09:59:55
The government spent almost 63 per cent of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) allocations in the 11 months to May of fiscal year (FY) 2017-18. Planning Commission officials said the rate of the d...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-06-21 09:53:07
The tax authorities are going to establish an institutional partnership for addressing the discrepancy in revenue collection data by the board and Controller General of Accounts (CGA) office. Recentl...
-- 2018-06-20 19:55:06
The World Bank has provided US$ 50 million to help develop standard housing facilities for the lower income people. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith came up with the statement while replying t...
-- 2018-06-20 17:56:56
About 9.9 million new workforce would be added to the country’s manpower sector by 2020 as planned in the 7th Five Year Plan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the statement while reply...
-- 2018-06-20 15:59:14
By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how fast they drive, how far they...
-- 2018-06-20 15:05:30
Japan left unchanged its assessment that the economy is gradually recovering, showing policymakers remain confident of a moderate upturn after a contraction in the first quarter. “Japan’s...
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