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Half of Bangladesh adults remain unbanked: WB

Half of Bangladesh adults remain unbanked: WB

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-04-28 09:35:00

Despite notable expansion of financial services in recent years, just half of Bangladeshis aged 15 or above remain without a bank or mobile money account, a recent World Bank study has said. The...

Traders suggest setting up  mango processing plants

Traders suggest setting up mango processing plants

Talha Bin Habib 2018-04-27 22:48:47

As the mango harvesting season nears, traders suggested setting up mango ripening/processing plants in the country to ensure supply of better quality mango and increase its export. They also recommen...

Vietnam wants direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

Vietnam wants direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

-- 2018-04-27 13:43:58

Vietnam has expressed its keen interest to establish direct air connectivity with Bangladesh. Vietnam Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her country's desire on Friday while holding a meeti...

200 youths get entrepreneur training in Rajshahi

200 youths get entrepreneur training in Rajshahi

-- 2018-04-27 13:21:47

Around 200 young people including 80 women were given entrepreneurs development training in Rajshahi for making them competent alongside generating new employment. Industrial Support Centre (ISC) of...

LNG supply starts in late May

LNG supply starts in late May

-- 2018-04-27 12:32:21

The supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through pipeline is delayed for a month although a specialised vessel of Excelerate Energy reached Bangladesh with the first shipment of LNG from Qatar two da...

US mulls tighter grip on China ties to Corporate America

US mulls tighter grip on China ties to Corporate America

Reuters 2018-04-27 11:58:07

The US government may start scrutinising informal partnerships between American and Chinese companies in the field of artificial intelligence, threatening practices that have long been considered gard...

Engine delivery delays hit Airbus profits

Engine delivery delays hit Airbus profits

Reuters 2018-04-27 11:27:02

Airbus posted a slender first-quarter profit after delays in engine deliveries for its A320neo passenger jet, and it also cut production of the larger A330 due to weak demand. Europe’s larges...

Veg prices soar

Veg prices soar

FE Report 2018-04-27 10:52:32

Prices of vegetables increased significantly last week, hitting hard the common people, already battered by soaring prices of other daily essentials. Traders attributed the hike to the persisting nor...

New home loan policy for govt employees

New home loan policy for govt employees

FE Report 2018-04-27 10:49:36

Government employees will be entitled to receive a maximum of Tk 7.5 million and a minimum of Tk 3.0 million in home loans according to their national pay-scale grade. An inter-ministerial meeting, c...

China's Alipay joins hands with bKash

China's Alipay joins hands with bKash

FE Report 2018-04-27 09:55:17

Chinese digital payment giant Alipay operated by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial expanded its footprint to hold a major share in the rapidly growing mobile banking market in Bangladesh. The Ant Finan...

Indonesia sees Bangladesh as strategic partner for economy, trade   

Indonesia sees Bangladesh as strategic partner for economy, trade   

FE Online Report 2018-04-26 22:50:05

Trade Mission to Bangladesh, in partnership with Indonesia will contribute to the people’s welfare and boost economic, investment and trade benefits of both countries. Deputy Trade Minister of...

EU starts monitoring  aluminium imports  after US tariffs

EU starts monitoring aluminium imports after US tariffs

-- 2018-04-26 21:48:49

The European Union (EU) has started monitoring imports of aluminium to determine whether US tariffs have led to a surge in shipments of the metal into Europe, the EU official journal said on Thursday,...

Air Asia to operate Sylhet-Malaysia flights soon

Air Asia to operate Sylhet-Malaysia flights soon

FE Desk 2018-04-26 19:38:59

The world's leading budget airline Air Asia will operate flights from Sylhet to Malaysia soon. In this regard, Air Asia's Passenger Sales Agent (PSA) was launched in Sylhet recently. Executive Chairm...

Alipay steps into BD financial market

Alipay steps into BD financial market

FE Online Report 2018-04-26 18:05:03

Chinese digital payment giant 'Alipay' Thursday officially started their operation in Bangladesh to utilise the country’s growing financial market. To that end, Ant Financial, mother company of...

TIB backs single authority to ensure good governance in RMG sector

TIB backs single authority to ensure good governance in RMG sector

FE Online Report 2018-04-26 16:43:04

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has recommended to form a single authority for establishing good governance in the country’s readymade garment sector. “In the absence of a sin...

E-bikes now on Daraz

E-bikes now on Daraz

FE Online Desk 2018-04-26 15:18:16

Daraz Bangladesh, leading e-commerce site of the country, has recently launched five kinds of E-bikes in their ‘Sports and Travel’ category which will help to reduce pollution. The onli...

Bangladesh, Cambodia eye trade expansion

Bangladesh, Cambodia eye trade expansion

FE Online Desk 2018-04-26 15:17:32

Cambodia has agreed to expand bilateral trade with Bangladesh as representatives from both countries met about it in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Southeast Asian country. Bangladesh commerce minist...

Singer offers instalment facilities to NRDS members

Singer offers instalment facilities to NRDS members

FE Online Desk 2018-04-26 14:23:49

Singer Bangladesh Limited has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS). Under the agreement, members of NDRS will enjoy easy instalment facil...

MDB card-holders to enjoy BOGO at The Westin Dhaka

MDB card-holders to enjoy BOGO at The Westin Dhaka

FE Online Desk 2018-04-26 12:19:18

Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a five star Chain hotel, The Westin Dhaka located at Gulshan in the capital. Under the agreement, MDB Visa credit card holders...

US derivatives regulator for more flexible swaps trading rules

US derivatives regulator for more flexible swaps trading rules

-- 2018-04-26 10:46:02

The head of the US derivatives watchdog on Thursday said he would like to allow more flexibility in the way swaps are traded while at the same time tightening requirements for reporting of such trades...

Facebook sales shoot up 50pc despite data scandal

Facebook sales shoot up 50pc despite data scandal

BBC 2018-04-26 10:17:50

Facebook's quarterly sales rose by nearly 50 per cent in the social media giant's first results since a privacy scandal over users' data emerged. The company said that revenues rose to $11.9 billion...

Seven-day BB bills’ yield below 1.0pc

Seven-day BB bills’ yield below 1.0pc

FE Report 2018-04-26 10:17:27

The weighted average yield on seven-day Bangladesh Bank Bills fell to below 1.0 per cent while no bids for 14-Day BB bills were received on Wednesday. The yield on seven-Day BB Bills came down to 0...

Good liquoring tea sees strong demand

Good liquoring tea sees strong demand

-- 2018-04-25 21:23:52

The new season's first sale went off well with strong participation from the Internal Loose tea buyers as well as fair activity from the Blenders. Buyers were competing strongly for well made and good...

Trump to discuss trade issues with Apple CEO

Trump to discuss trade issues with Apple CEO

-- 2018-04-25 21:20:04

US President Donald Trump is going to hold meeting with Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to discuss trade issues amid tariff spat between the United States and China. Trump, in a tweet ahea...

Three int’l chain restaurants’ outlets open in city

Three int’l chain restaurants’ outlets open in city

FE Report 2018-04-25 20:10:45

Food Chain Asia Ltd opened three international chain restaurants’ outlets at ‘International Food Court’ in Dhanmondi on Wednesday, offering Canadian coffee, mouthwatering seafood and...

'Walton eyes top position in global market'

'Walton eyes top position in global market'

-- 2018-04-25 19:14:34

Walton aims to become one of the top brands in the world facing the global challenges of business of technology products. Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd SM Samshul Alam came up with the optimism on th...

Tofail leads business team to Cambodia

Tofail leads business team to Cambodia

-- 2018-04-25 16:39:59

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed left Dhaka for Cambodia on Tuesday along with a high-level business delegation, including ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman, to attend a bilateral meeting with th...

Exporters demand more incentives

Exporters demand more incentives

FE Report 2018-04-25 16:32:27

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) assured Tuesday the exporters to consider their demands for providing equal budgetary facilities to all export-oriented sectors. "This year we will try to provide...

SBAC Bank inks MoU with Asgar Ali Hospital

SBAC Bank inks MoU with Asgar Ali Hospital

FE Online Desk 2018-04-25 16:01:09

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Asgar Ali Hospital to facilitate its clients in the hospital. According to the MoU, SBA...

LBFL card-holders to get EMI facility at Regent Airways

LBFL card-holders to get EMI facility at Regent Airways

FE Online Desk 2018-04-25 13:56:37

Credit card holders of LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) will now enjoy EMI facility up to 6 months at zero per cent interest under ezypay scheme to buy air tickets and holiday packages from Regent A...