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Dollar firms against yen

Dollar firms against yen

-- 2018-04-12 13:21:33

The dollar edged up against the yen on Thursday, but its gains were thin as concerns over possible Western military action against Syria lent support to the safe-haven Japanese currency. The tensions...

WRC to help build capacity of trade unions in garment sector

WRC to help build capacity of trade unions in garment sector

FE Report 2018-04-12 10:50:44

A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been set up at Tongi, a garment industry hub on the outskirts of the capital, aiming to build the capacity of trade unions in the readymade garment sector. The Nat...

Impose anti-dumping duty on plastic products: BPGMEA

Impose anti-dumping duty on plastic products: BPGMEA

FE Report 2018-04-12 10:45:12

The country's plastic goods manufacturers recently suggested the government to impose anti-dumping duty in the next national annual budget on import of certain plastic products from India. The import...

Govt opts for costlier Chinese credit to buy railway cars

Govt opts for costlier Chinese credit to buy railway cars

Syful Islam 2018-04-12 10:05:11

The government is in talks with China to secure costlier credit for purchasing railway coaches, which officials said might attract as high as 6.0 per cent interest rate. The CRRC Sifang Company Ltd,...

Promotion of female entrepreneurship

Promotion of female entrepreneurship

Tasnim Farah Zaman 2018-04-12 00:37:53

With the evolution of flourishing digital media and changing customer taste, the chances of small-scale startups to earn returns are higher provided they have the right product offerings. Recently,...

Cabinet body approves 500MW power import from India

Cabinet body approves 500MW power import from India

-- 2018-04-11 22:23:55

Bangladesh will import another 500MW of electricity from India as the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved a proposal to this end. Finance Minister AMA Muhith presided over the...

Doyel Chattar handicraft market draws crowd ahead of Pahela Baishakh

Doyel Chattar handicraft market draws crowd ahead of Pahela Baishakh

-- 2018-04-11 19:42:33

Handicraft shops at Doyel Chattar area on Dhaka University campus are drawing crowds and passing busy time fulfilling the demand of colourful traditional craft ahead of Pahela Baishakh. While there a...

Delegation to visit Belgium, Netherlands to boost FDI inflow, bi-lateral trade

Delegation to visit Belgium, Netherlands to boost FDI inflow, bi-lateral trade

FE Online Report 2018-04-11 18:20:14

A 50-member delegation will visit Belgium and the Netherlands on April 18 aiming to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), explore non-RMG export potentiality and enhance bi-lateral trade relations...

Workers Resource Centre launched to support trade unions

Workers Resource Centre launched to support trade unions

FE Online Report 2018-04-11 18:03:30

Workers Resource Centre (WRC) launched Wednesday aiming to build the capacity of trade unions in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector. The joint platform between two leading worker orga...

Dhaka, Tashkent discuss air connectivity, trade opportunities

Dhaka, Tashkent discuss air connectivity, trade opportunities

-- 2018-04-11 16:03:23

Bangladesh has sought initiative to introduce Uzbek Air flight to Dhaka, facilitate issuance of visa and opening of the Uzbek Mission in Bangladesh. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam...

Bikroy.com inks MoU with Rupayan Housing

Bikroy.com inks MoU with Rupayan Housing

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 14:17:29

Bikroy.com, the leading online marketplace in Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the leading real estate firm, Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd to promote its first ever premium mega g...

ICMAB delegation meets FRC chairman

ICMAB delegation meets FRC chairman

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 14:09:33

A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its president Mr. Mohammed Salim FCMA called on  Mr. C. Q. K. Mustaq Ahmed, Chairman, Financial Re...

BKB holds branch managers’ views exchange meeting

BKB holds branch managers’ views exchange meeting

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 13:25:16

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has recently organised a day-long views exchange meeting of the bank’s Chief Regional Managers and Branch Managers of Mymensingh division. Md Ali Hossain Prodhania,...

IBBL arranges client get together in Bogura

IBBL arranges client get together in Bogura

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 13:22:36

Sonatala Branch (Bogura) of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a cash waqf certificate distribution programme and client get together on the branch premises recently. Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman, Cha...

MTB, Dhaka Regency sign deal

MTB, Dhaka Regency sign deal

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 13:06:55

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort and MTB signed a deal to reach exclusive understandings to mutually promote special privileges and provide best value offers to the card members at the selective outle...

Concluding ceremony of 26th CITF Thursday

Concluding ceremony of 26th CITF Thursday

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 12:57:43

The concluding ceremony of 26th CITF, 2018 will be held Thursday at World Trade Centre in Chittagong. Railways Minister Mazibul Huq will be the chief guest in the event, said a statement. The Ch...

China’s Atlantis Sanya set to fully open in late April

China’s Atlantis Sanya set to fully open in late April

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 12:17:18

Atlantis Sanya, the first Atlantis resort in China, will fully open to the public on April 28, 2018. The grand opening of this ocean-themed integrated entertainment destination will coincide with th...

Sbarro Bangladesh announces discount offers

Sbarro Bangladesh announces discount offers

FE Online Desk 2018-04-11 12:01:15

On the occasion of Bengali New Year, American Pizza Franchise Sbarro Bangladesh has announced discount offers on its signature pizza. Under this offer, customers can purchase 1 New York supreme whole...

DMTCL starts hiring staff for metro-rail project

DMTCL starts hiring staff for metro-rail project

Munima Sultana 2018-04-11 10:40:53

The metro rail company has finally started the process of recruiting its workforce, paving the way to hire dedicated personnel for implementing, managing and operating the city's first mass transit sy...

Over 500 garment factories yet to address safety hazards

Over 500 garment factories yet to address safety hazards

Monira Munni 2018-04-11 10:32:10

Majority of the 745 garment factories inspected under a national initiative have made little or no progress in addressing safety hazards, thus putting the life of workers at risk, industry insiders sa...

Rice, fuel, capital machinery import up in February

Rice, fuel, capital machinery import up in February

Siddique Islam 2018-04-11 10:03:55

Higher import payment pushed up credit growth, particularly in the private sector in February, bankers said. The country's overall imports jumped by nearly 30 per cent or US$ 926.37 million in Februa...

Banks score low on IT Governance

Banks score low on IT Governance

FE Report 2018-04-11 09:58:46

Only 32 per cent of the country's banks have IT Governance (ITG) frameworks in place, indicating severe weakness in active involvement of bank high-ups in the IT system management of their own entitie...

Oil rises above $70 a barrel as shadow of trade war recedes

Oil rises above $70 a barrel as shadow of trade war recedes

-- 2018-04-11 00:31:47

Oil broke above $70 a barrel on Tuesday, extending strong gains from the previous day, as investors grew more optimistic that a trade dispute between the United States and China may be resolved withou...

China utilities plan new price index to curb volatility

China utilities plan new price index to curb volatility

-- 2018-04-11 00:30:48

China's major utilities are preparing to launch their own coal price index for imports, an official at China Huaneng Group said, in a move the power firms hope will give them more control over how muc...

Trade war is like treating flu with chemo: Jack Ma

Trade war is like treating flu with chemo: Jack Ma

-- 2018-04-10 19:29:47

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has said that it was normal for the world's two largest economies to have problems with trade but tackling them with a trade war is just like tre...

Guardian Life Insurance’s clients, employees to get health service

Guardian Life Insurance’s clients, employees to get health service

FE Online Report 2018-04-10 17:46:35

Guardian Life Insurance’s clients and employees will get health service from Bangladesh Specialized Hospital. To this end, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two sides o...

Rice import to drop by 25pc as output surges

Rice import to drop by 25pc as output surges

-- 2018-04-10 16:51:17

Bangladesh appears to bounce back with prospect of a good rice output this year after a less-than-expected production last year.  Country's dependency on rice import is expected to drastically r...

MTB opens its 113th branch

MTB opens its 113th branch

FE Online Desk 2018-04-10 15:00:05

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) recently inaugurated its 113th branch at Mirpur 2 area in the capital. M A Rouf, JP, Chairman of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), inaugurated the branch while Md Wakil...

Southeast Bank inks MoU with jadroo.com

Southeast Bank inks MoU with jadroo.com

FE Online Desk 2018-04-10 14:38:18

Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with jadroo.com recently. S M Mainuddin Chowdhury, Additional Managing Director, Southeast Bank Limited and Mohd Ghulam Sarwar,...

Uber to buy electric bicycle-sharing firm Jump

Uber to buy electric bicycle-sharing firm Jump

-- 2018-04-10 14:32:30

Uber users around the world may soon be able to hire electric bicycles through the app, after the ride-sharing firm bought US bike-hire firm Jump. Based in New York, Jump allows riders to rent electr...