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FE Online Desk 2018-02-17 13:41:06
Automation has put garment workers’ jobs in Bangladesh at risk as it has started being adopted considering its better output capacity. Mohammadi Group, one of the renowned garments conglomerat...
-- 2018-02-17 13:34:13
Construction of five new power plants having a total generation capacity of 716 megawatts (MWs) under the private sector in Chittagong is under process. Power Development Board (PDB) sources said pre...
-- 2018-02-17 11:01:23
Bangladesh, which has emerged as a major importer of rice since 2017 after floods damaged its crops, scrapped a plan to import 150,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand, agreed at $465 a tonne in October....
FE Report 2018-02-17 10:22:45
Prices of vegetables and ginger further rose on Friday imposing extra burden on the consumers already battered by high prices of most essentials. Cucumber, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, bean and lemon...
-- 2018-02-16 23:53:13
US crude extended gains in subdued trade on Friday as the dollar slipped to a three-year low, with many Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, reports Reuters. NYMEX crude for March del...
-- 2018-02-16 21:14:24
iPhone users in Bangladesh may not get the experience of 4G/LTE mobile phone services immediately after the technology is launched. Mobile phone network operators (MNOs) in the country has said the U...
-- 2018-02-16 15:47:18
Bitcoin rose above $10,000 (7,108.33 pounds) on Thursday, for the first time in more than two weeks, as the trader sentiment has improved towards the cryptocurrency. The first digital currency bounc...
-- 2018-02-16 14:42:09
French carmaker Renault posted record sales and profit for 2017, bolstering Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn’s position in the face of government demands for a clearer succession plan and deeper int...
FE Report 2018-02-16 11:21:47
Gap in the prices of different seasonal vegetables between farm and retail levels has widened sharply in recent times. As a result, consumers are now paying higher prices for fresh produce, and farme...
Ismail Hossain 2018-02-16 10:11:52
Authorised persons involved in managing 'deposit insurance fund' at the central bank will get indemnity under a proposed law styled, the Deposit Protection (DP) Act, 2017. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) ha...
FE Report 2018-02-16 00:32:17
Speakers at a workshop stressed Thursday the need of prudential guidelines for venture capital to attract investment and expand its market. They said venture capital was the only way of getting fund...
-- 2018-02-16 00:31:00
Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Professor Dr Atiur Rahman has stressed greater social responsibility of the corporates to contribute more to the society from which they make all the profits. He ma...
-- 2018-02-15 20:55:52
The United Kingdom is likely to withdraw the ban on cargo flights from Dhaka to London on Sunday with some observations, says a government official on Thursday. The official at the Civil Aviati...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-15 14:56:40
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has provided scholarship to the meritorious children of its employees in different academic levels (PSC, JSC, SSC, HSC, Honours and Masters-2017 etc). Kazi...
-- 2018-02-15 14:40:51
State-owned vessels Bangali and Madhumoti are counting deep losses despite classy looks and modern services, the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) has said in a report. The IME...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-15 14:36:29
Standard Bank Limited recently signed a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) on the JICA-assisted Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project. The private bank’s managing director...
Syful Islam 2018-02-15 13:18:26
A nexus of land port and customs officials, police, and local political goons is allegedly involved in rampant extortion at Burimari land port, sources said. The organised extortion at every step o...
-- 2018-02-15 12:52:41
The municipal government of Chongqing, Tsinghua Unigroup and Sino IC Capital in China have signed a strategic agreement to set up an integrated circuit (IC) investment firm with a registered capital o...
-- 2018-02-15 11:50:16
Gold prices rose further on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and as investors bought the yellow metal as a hedge against inflation after a faster-than-expected rise in US consumer prices last mo...
-- 2018-02-15 11:19:11
US online retail giant Amazon said on Thursday it will create 2,000 permanent contract positions this year in France, its largest market in Europe after Britain and Germany. The increase will bring A...
-- 2018-02-15 10:59:45
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Wednesday disclosed a new stake in generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.TA) and said it bought more shares of Apple Inc...
Arafat Ara 2018-02-15 09:59:26
Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB) has contributed an amount of Tk 1.0 billion to facilitate Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) for shoring up its capital base before converting it into a scheduled bank, sou...
-- 2018-02-15 00:51:56
Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have invented a new tool to track and stop bacterial blight outbreaks in rice field. The multi-national rice research organisation in a...
-- 2018-02-14 20:05:16
A UAE-based port terminal handling entity DP World has expressed keenness to run Chittagong Port's New Mooring Container Terminal and Bay Terminal. Officials involved made the disclosure in the port...
-- 2018-02-14 19:58:14
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) decided to offer local companies Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) facility from March aiming to minimise time and cost for trade related works. Head of the AEO c...
-- 2018-02-14 15:26:24
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has opened its agent banking outlet at South Jamsha Bazar area of Singair Upazila in Manikganj. Arastoo Khan, Chairman of IBBL was present at the programme as th...
-- 2018-02-14 14:58:43
Toshiba Corp forecast its first annual profit in four years, making progress in its efforts to recover from billions of dollars in losses at its US nuclear unit Westinghouse. The Tokyo-based manufactu...
-- 2018-02-14 14:48:30
Soaring gas demand from China, India and Southeast Asia is sucking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years, opening opportunity for new production from East Africa to North America...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-14 14:43:49
Rolls-Royce has been calling its upcoming SUV the “Cullinan Project” for years now as a nod to the 3,106-carat diamond found more than 100 years ago in a South African mine. It looks like...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-14 13:37:09
Uber, the world's largest on-demand ridesharing company, recently announced the launch of uberHIRE in Dhaka. With uberHIRE, riders can book longer duration trips for day-long meetings, shopping or to...
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