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China vows countermeasures if US puts new tariffs on Chinese goods

China vows countermeasures if US puts new tariffs on Chinese goods

Xinhua 2019-08-23 14:02:41

China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday that the country would have to take countermeasures if the United States imposes new additional tariffs on Chinese goods. This came after the United States thr...

BD to offer Brazil free trade deal in boosting bilateral trade

BD to offer Brazil free trade deal in boosting bilateral trade

FE Report 2019-08-23 13:14:58

Bangladesh will propose Brazil to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in the upcoming Mercosur conference to increase the bilateral trade. Besides, a business delegation from Bangladesh also proposed t...

Three telecos spent Tk 87.4b for Google, FB ads in five years

Three telecos spent Tk 87.4b for Google, FB ads in five years

FE Report 2019-08-23 10:32:37

Three top mobile phone operators -- Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi -- paid Tk 87.44 billion (Tk 8744.19 crore) to search engine Google and social media platform Facebook for online advertisements i...

Walton looks to go global thru' Amazon

Walton looks to go global thru' Amazon

FE Report 2019-08-23 10:28:54

Walton, a leading local electronics manufacturer, signed a deal with global online shopping platform amazon.com on Thursday to sell its products across the world. However, the Walton brand desktop co...

Tanners agree to pay dues in three phases

Tanners agree to pay dues in three phases

FE Report 2019-08-23 10:06:10

The country's tanners have agreed to pay the arrears to rawhide merchants in three installments. Tanners owe money to rawhide merchants dating back to 1990, but insiders say the bulk of the amount fa...

Hilsa price remains high despite increased supply

Hilsa price remains high despite increased supply

FE Report 2019-08-23 10:05:41

The price of Hilsa hasn't come down to the expected level despite a good production of the fish in the country and considerable rise in its supply in the city. Meanwhile, prices of onion and sugar fu...

Industrial consumers may negotiate gas price

Industrial consumers may negotiate gas price

M Azizur Rahman 2019-08-23 09:50:29

The country's bulk consumers of gas may have negotiable tariff structure for the fuel under a proposed government gas allocation policy. The government may enter into an especial sales agreement with...

Over 7,000 pickups registered in Jan-July: BRTA

Over 7,000 pickups registered in Jan-July: BRTA

FE Online Report 2019-08-22 19:08:17

The number of pickups (double/single cabin) registration in the country stood at 7,278 from January to July of 2019, according to official data. Of the total, 5,337 pickups were registered in Dhaka a...

Dialogue on e-com businesses by women entrepreneurs  Saturday

Dialogue on e-com businesses by women entrepreneurs Saturday

FE Online Desk 2019-08-22 18:42:05

BUILD will hold a dialogue on Developing E-commerce Businesses by Women Entrepreneurs  under Trade & Investment Working Committee (T&IWC) of BUILD on Saturday at MCCI Conference Room at M...

Huawei sits top as China unveils ranking of 500 largest private firms

Huawei sits top as China unveils ranking of 500 largest private firms

Global Times 2019-08-22 16:40:24

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sits top a list of China's 500 largest private enterprises for the fourth consecutive year, despite a crackdown on the firm by the US. In the latest ranking of...

China robotics industry sees booming growth

China robotics industry sees booming growth

Xinhua 2019-08-22 15:22:46

Industrial robot production in China reached 148,000 pieces in 2018, accounting for more than 38 per cent of the world's total, according to a Chinese official at the 2019 World Robot Conference. The...

Huawei peaks list of China’s top 500 private firms

Huawei peaks list of China’s top 500 private firms

Xinhua 2019-08-22 13:10:46

China on Thursday unveiled its latest rankings for 500 largest private enterprises, with tech giant Huawei atop the list amid sound development of the country's private business. The list by the All-...

Most workers leaving RMG jobs aged 35 years

Most workers leaving RMG jobs aged 35 years

Monira Munni 2019-08-22 11:30:00

Factors like job nature, heavy workload and owners' atypical behaviour are forcing garment workers to retire after a certain age, especially after 35, according to industry insiders. Though the boomi...

Top 10 corporate taxpayers pay Tk 58b in FY '19

Top 10 corporate taxpayers pay Tk 58b in FY '19

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-08-22 11:18:43

Led by network operator GrameenPhone, taxes paid by top 10 corporate bodies grew by 18 per cent to Tk 58.43 billion during the fiscal year, 2018-19. The country's largest telecom company alone paid T...

UK, South Korea to sign ‘continuity’ trade deal

UK, South Korea to sign ‘continuity’ trade deal

-- 2019-08-22 10:54:02

The UK will sign a ‘continuity’ trade agreement with South Korea on Thursday, allowing businesses to keep trading freely after Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will sign th...

Cotton import from USA: BD sticks to its decision on fumigation checks

Cotton import from USA: BD sticks to its decision on fumigation checks

Rezaul Karim 2019-08-22 10:30:48

Bangladesh sticks to its decision to continue carrying out fumigation checks on import of cotton from the USA. Md Mahbubul Islam, joint secretary of the agriculture ministry said, "We will not go b...

Abundant hilsa supply brings down prices in Chandpur

Abundant hilsa supply brings down prices in Chandpur

-- 2019-08-21 16:52:54

Machghat, the largest wholesale hilsa market in the district, is flooded with fish caught in Hatia, Sandwip, Dhalchar, Barguna, Nijhum Dwip, Charfesson, Pathorghata and Bhola. Hilsa caught from Padma...

Uber-rival Bolt enters European food delivery business

Uber-rival Bolt enters European food delivery business

-- 2019-08-21 15:19:24

Estonia’s Bolt, a popular ride-sharing service in Eastern Europe and Africa, on Wednesday launched food delivery service in its home town of Tallinn, the nation’s capital, and said it plan...

BD to be ninth source country of Japanese labour market

BD to be ninth source country of Japanese labour market

Arafat Ara 2019-08-21 12:37:29

Bangladesh is going to be enlisted as a source country in terms of sending workers to Japan, creating scope for employment of its skilled labour. Both the nations will sign a memorandum of understand...

Xiaomi misses estimates as competition heats up at home

Xiaomi misses estimates as competition heats up at home

-- 2019-08-21 10:44:17

China’s Xiaomi Corp reported 15 per cent growth in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, missing estimates, as fewer people bought smartphones at home and rival Huawei grabbed market share. The company...

July exports up by 8.55pc

July exports up by 8.55pc

FE Report 2019-08-21 10:11:07

Country's earnings from shipment of merchandise products grew by 8.55 per cent in the first month of the current fiscal year over the corresponding month of last fiscal. Bangladesh earned nearly...

Central VAT reg rules issued for businesses

Central VAT reg rules issued for businesses

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-08-21 09:53:04

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued the central VAT registration rules to help businesses obtain single registration for production of 'identical and similar' goods and services. The 'Valu...

China urges US to 'walk the walk' on easing restrictions on Huawei

China urges US to 'walk the walk' on easing restrictions on Huawei

Xinhua 2019-08-20 17:59:41

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday called on the United States to "walk the walk" on easing restrictions on US companies' sales to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Spokesman Ge...

Bank Asia opens Central Forex Reporting Hub-Gulshan

Bank Asia opens Central Forex Reporting Hub-Gulshan

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 17:50:08

Bank Asia Ltd inaugurated Central Foreign Exchange Reporting Hub-Gulshan for its Dhaka North Zone Branches. From now onwards, customers will enjoy specialized services in foreign trade related transa...

IBBL Sylhet Zone distributes relief among flood affected people

IBBL Sylhet Zone distributes relief among flood affected people

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 17:17:54

Sylhet Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited distributed relief materials among 10 thousand families of flood affected area of Sylhet recently. Syed Tariquzzaman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank...

SAFA confce held in Sri Lanka

SAFA confce held in Sri Lanka

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 17:13:05

Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman of Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation-BHBFC presented a paper on “Combatin...

NCC Bank donates Tk. 2.3m to National Heart Foundation Hospital, Feni

NCC Bank donates Tk. 2.3m to National Heart Foundation Hospital, Feni

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 16:48:17

NCC Bank donated Tk. 20,30,000 to National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Feni as a part of its corporate social responsibility activities. The donation was made as financial assis...

BDBL holds 9th AGM

BDBL holds 9th AGM

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 16:41:02

The 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) was held on Tuesday at BDBL Bhaban in the city. Chairman of the BDBL Board of Directors and Former Senior Secretary...

LBFL signs MoU with Bio-Xin

LBFL signs MoU with Bio-Xin

FE Online Desk 2019-08-20 16:01:23

LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals for its customer privilege. Under the agreement, LBF cardholders will enjoy up to 2...

Ride-sharing cos, not drivers, will pay VAT

Ride-sharing cos, not drivers, will pay VAT

FE Report 2019-08-20 11:03:15

The value added tax (VAT) on ride-sharing businesses will be payable only by the mobile app-based companies from their portion of service charges while the amount received by drivers or car owners wil...