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Policy support to help flourish tech sector

FE Online Desk 2018-04-25 13:25:58

Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) Monday demanded of the government to withdraw stamp duty on Collective Investment Scheme (CIS). It also demanded ta...

Thai car sales rise 12pc in March

-- 2018-04-25 13:04:41

Thailand's domestic car sales rose 12.1 per cent to 95,082 cars in March from a year earlier, boosted by Bangkok Motor Show and improving public and private investment, the FTI said on Wednesday. T...

OKI to unveil two brand new products May 10

FE Online Desk 2018-04-25 13:00:43

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 24 April 2018 - OKI will unveil two brand new label printer models at the Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2018, at Booth F21, from 10-12 May, at the Bangkok International Trade...

Bharti Airtel sees lowest quarterly profit in 15 years

-- 2018-04-25 10:52:47

Bharti Airtel Ltd posted its lowest quarterly profit in nearly 15 years on Tuesday, as a price war in the telecoms sector continued to hurt, while revenue was hit by a regulatory cut in international...

BB won’t give licence to new money exchanges

Rezaul Karim 2018-04-25 10:41:45

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is not issuing licence to operate new money changers, considering the present 'over saturation and chaotic state' of the business, said officials concerned. The central bank also...

Russian consultant for Rooppur NPP

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-04-25 10:40:50

Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has forwarded a proposal to Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase to award a US$ 120-million contract to a Russian company for providing consultancy services f...

Maiden consignment of LNG arrives at Maheshkhali

-- 2018-04-24 21:32:12

The maiden consignment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar from Qatar with an aim to supply the imported gas to the national network. The consignment of LNG arrived i...

Beximco Pharma’s third item at US market

-- 2018-04-24 18:59:22

Beximco Pharmaceuticals has started the export of its third item Methocarbamol (500mg and 700mg) to the United States. Following the successful marketing of Carvedilol and Sotalol in August 2016 and...

Call to set same corporate tax for all export-oriented sectors

FE Online Report 2018-04-24 16:34:10

Leaders of the country’s apparel sector has urged the government for equal budgetary benefits, including identical corporate tax for the country’s all export-oriented sectors to help them...

SQ Group inks deal with Mercer Consulting

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 16:07:32

SQ Group has inked a partnership agreement with Mercer Consulting, the largest human resources consulting firm of the world, to transform its organisational HR practices. According to the agreement,...

NCCB arranges workshop for Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank employees

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 16:04:46

NCC Bank has recently organised a day long workshop titled ‘Foreign Remittance Payment System and AML & CFT Compliance’ for the Officers of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank. Khondoker Nayeemul...

Modhumoti Bank organises 70th Executive Committee meeting

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 16:01:32

Modhumoti Bank Limited has arranged the 70th meeting of its Executive Committee. MP Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Chairman of the bank’s EC, presided over the meeting on Monday, according...

Three-day Indonesian trade fair begins Thursday

FE Online Report 2018-04-24 15:48:23

A three-day Indonesian trade and cultural festival styled "INDONESIAFAIR 2018" will kick off at Le Meridien in Dhaka on Thursday aiming to enhance the country’s trade and investment in Banglades...

Anna Hejka joins DasCoin as head of board

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 15:04:06

Banking and start-up expert Anna Hejka has joined as the head of DasCoin board, the blockchain-based currency at the centre of an innovative digital asset system. The former investment and commercial...

IBBL holds client get together in Bogra

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 14:12:44

Bogra Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has recently arranged a discussion session titled ‘Compliance of Shariah in the Banking Operations’ and client get-together at a local c...

bKash signs deal with Marico to facilitate distributors disbursement

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 12:48:18

bKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in the country recently signed an agreement with Marico Bangladesh Limited to provide disbursement solutions to the leading consumer goods...

Present financial system has created a 'ticking time bomb': Dr Yunus

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 12:37:21

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus recently delivered a keynote speech at ‘The Future of Finance’ conference at the Business School of Imperial College London. Professor Yunus call...

LankaBangla, CALENDAR Tours ink MoU

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 12:02:01

LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) recently signed a MoU with CALENDAR Tours & Travel Ltd for its customer privilege. Khurshed Alam– Head of Retail Finance of LBF and Md. Shahriar Zaman - Manag...

SCB ready for infrastructure financing under China's BRI

FE Online Desk 2018-04-24 11:52:45

Standard Chartered Bangladesh offers financing support to implement a key infrastructural project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the Chinese government. The BRI is a development st...

Stock of Ramadan food items adequate

Pankaj Dastider 2018-04-24 10:38:16

With the nearing of the Ramadan month the people of the region are concerned about the unusual price hike of essential consumer items. As for today, the prices of consumer goods having high demand du...

Import rises 12pc in March on food grains, machinery

FE Report 2018-04-24 09:40:11

The country's overall import grew by more than 12 per cent or US$ 453.97 million in March, mainly due to higher import of food grains and capital machinery, officials said. The settlement of letters...

Global fashion giants yet to establish fair supply chain

-- 2018-04-24 00:52:24

Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, the building that housed several garment factories and shops in Savar, fashion giants have yet to establish a fair supply chain, reports The Telegraph. Th...

NBR to impose tax on social media advertisements

FE Online Report 2018-04-23 20:42:12

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) decided to impose tax on the Bangladeshi organisations which are giving advertisement on the social media platforms. NBR Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan came...

Bangladesh intends to reduce trade deficit with Thailand

-- 2018-04-23 18:22:16

Bangladesh placed a proposal to Thailand of signing a free-trade agreement (FTA) at the Joint Economic Commission meeting in Dhaka recently to minimise the trade deficit and boost export to the Southe...

Brothers Furniture brings Boishakhi offer

FE Online Desk 2018-04-23 16:08:07

Brothers Furniture Limited has brought a new campaign titled ‘Boishakh to Boishakh offer Kistite Ghor Sajbe Sobar’ with 12 month instalment service from this Boishakh to next Boishakh....

ACI Motors holds bike training prog for police

FE Online Desk 2018-04-23 16:07:17

With the initiative of ‘Yamaha Riding Academy’ ACI Motors has organised a higher training programme for the Bangladesh police (Transport Division) on riding of latest 250 CC Yamaha Motorbi...

BTMA proposes forming committee on fixing fair gas, power tariffs

FE Online Report 2018-04-23 16:04:39

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has proposed that the government should form a committee comprising of representatives from and experts on the related sectors instead of relying on mass he...

Iran bans use of cryptocurrencies

AP 2018-04-23 16:03:41

An Iranian newspaper says the country's Central Bank has officially banned the use of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions in order to "prevent crimes such as money laundering and terrorism." T...

Robi offers 100pc cash back on bundle purchase

FE Online Desk 2018-04-23 14:47:32

The country’s 4.5G mobile network operator Robi Axiata Limited has introduced the first ever 100 per cent cash back offer. The customers will be able to enjoy the offer on purchase of Lava IRIS...

Dhaka-Kathmandu bus service begins on test

-- 2018-04-23 14:39:58

Two buses have left Dhaka for Kathmandu as part of a test to establish a direct road line to Nepal via India. The two Shyamoli NR Travels buses, under the supervision of the BTRC, left the Kamlapur...