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-- 2017-09-23 12:50:09
Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the UK's credit rating by a further notch on Friday over concerns about the public finances and fears Brexit could damage the Britain’s economic growth....
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-09-23 12:00:00
A newly introduced pension system executed from July now faces an upsetting blow amid opposition from 'influential' employees to part payout at retirement, sources said. A government-approve...
Syful Islam 2017-09-23 12:00:00
Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) can directly buy bonds from abroad under planned recast rules meant for making the investment tools attractive and boosting remittance into the country. Offic...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-09-23 10:54:54
The ministry of education (MoE) and the World Bank (WB) are now at loggerheads over latter's monitoring of the government's US$18 billion education development programme planned for next five years....
-- 2017-09-23 07:44:05
NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock, reports AP. Launched a year ago, Osiris-Rex was on track to pass within about 17,700 kilometres of the...
-- 2017-09-22 12:33:25
China’s Finance Ministry on Friday criticized the cut in the Standard & Poor’s rating agency’s credit rating on Chinese government borrowing as a “wrong decision.” &...
Siddique Islam 2017-09-22 12:00:00
The central bank has brought around half-a-dozen commercial banks under its close monitoring after it detected anomalies in their recent share market activities. As part of the move, the Bang...
FE Report 2017-09-22 11:59:41
The World Bank (WB) has said Bangladesh's low wages is not sufficient to be competitive in the global trade, rather it needs technological improvements in the manufacturing sector. The glo...
-- 2017-09-22 06:43:23
Nepal will measure Mount Everest afresh to settle a controversy over height of the world’s tallest peak, especially after some estimates suggested it became a little shorter in the wake of an ea...
-- 2017-09-21 12:53:35
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept monetary settings steady on Thursday, but a new board member opposed the decision, an unexpected dissension on a board chosen entirely by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.  ...
FE Report 2017-09-21 12:23:14
Bangladesh's revenue authority and USAID country chapter's trade- facilitation wing jointly launched a customs website Wednesday with interactive options encompassing entire spectrum of trading matt...
-- 2017-09-21 12:00:00
Researchers have found pangolins do persist in many forested areas of Bangladesh. With the help of the Mro tribe in Bangladesh Researchers found the pangolins, but in small, isolated populati...
-- 2017-09-21 12:00:00
India has been growing ‘pretty robustly’, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has said, as he predicted a strong global growth this year, reports PTI. Speaking at the Bloomberg Glob...
FE Report 2017-09-21 10:26:15
The government is preparing a policy to continue providing the existing cash incentive to the leather goods and footwear sector for next five years, aims at boosting exports as well as attracting fore...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-09-21 10:19:26
The birth of BIDA hardly bears fruits yet as the authority is still engrossed in setting its own house in order with policy reforms and bringing coordination among stakeholders. Sources clo...
-- 2017-09-21 09:55:50
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the private sector needs to be taken on board to address the financing gaps in implementing the SDGs as mobilisation of financial resources for the purpose appear...
BBC 2017-09-20 12:21:16
Google has announced it will give a total of £1m ($1.3m) to fund projects that help counter extremism in the UK. The UK fund was part of a $5m global commitment, the search giant said....
Jubair Hasan from Dunhuang in China 2017-09-20 12:00:00
The Chinese flagship move - commonly known as 'Belt and Road' (BR) - could deliver mutual and equal socio-economic benefits for both the developed and the developing countries, speakers said while ina...
Siddique Islam 2017-09-20 12:00:00
The central bank is going to strengthen its monitoring and supervision for ensuring hassle-free disbursement of farm loans, particularly in the flood-affected areas, to facilitate boosting agriculture...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2017-09-20 12:00:00
The regulator is readying a set of rules making it mandatory for all market intermediaries to maintain minimum capital to avert risks of their doing business on the capital market. After the...
FE Online Desk 2017-09-20 12:00:00
Jamuna Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited at Titas Gas Head Office. Under this agreement, Titas Gas subscribers can pay their gas...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-09-20 11:27:58
State-owned enterprises (SoEs) run deep in debt, as of latest calculations, as repayment rates stand much lower than borrowings for government's indifference towards their reform. People fami...
-- 2017-09-20 11:27:48
Two friends died from electrocution at a poultry farm in Alamkhali village under Sadar upazila of Magura on Tuesday night. Police said Titul Hossain, 28, and Hasan Ali, 26, residents of...
Syful Islam 2017-09-19 12:00:00
Banks may be allowed to break the barrier and lend beyond 25 per cent of their paid-up capital to single borrowers to facilitate installation of large power plants. Sources said the Bangladesh Bank...
-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00
Thirty-five individuals and organisations, including five commercial banks, have been awarded the ‘Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award-2016’. They have got the award for sending home the hig...
-- 2017-09-19 10:34:05
The estimated cost of the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project is likely to see a rise for the third time by around Tk 14.0 billion (1,400 crore), reports UNB. The new rise will take...
Rezaul Karim 2017-09-19 10:11:51
The government plans to augment non-tax revenues and non-NBR tax collection by exploring new areas to meet its growing fund needs, officials said. Besides, a hike in fees on different items under d...
-- 2017-09-19 08:54:53
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has taken the issue of labour rights as an integral part of the economy and society. “We are looking to the protection of labour rights as a...
-- 2017-09-19 02:12:24
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has turned more upbeat on the economic outlook led by an improving labour market, although it remained worried about rising household debt and a strong local dollar. &...
FE Report 2017-09-18 12:00:00
The total amount of outstanding loans of Basic Bank Limited to 628 companies has reached over Tk 65.38 billion, while the bank also provided loans to 57 companies without any document. Basic Bank g...
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