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Strict monitoring can check price hike in Ramadan

Strict monitoring can check price hike in Ramadan

FE REPORT 2023-02-26 08:53:44

Fish, meat, milk and egg would not increase in price during the upcoming Ramadan, fisheries and livestock minister SM Rezaul Karim said on Saturday. The prices of these commodities would be under c...

Matarbari port to be ‘green, eco-friendly’

Matarbari port to be ‘green, eco-friendly’

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2023-02-26 08:45:07

CHATTOGRAM: Matarbari deep-sea port in Cox's Bazar will be a green, natural port of the country with ample trees and a friendly ecosystem. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Rear Admiral M Shah...

Curtain falls on int'l plastic fair

Curtain falls on int'l plastic fair

FE Report 2023-02-26 08:43:07

The four-day international plastic fair concluded on Saturday, opening up new avenues for the manufacturers, traders, exporters, importers, and entrepreneurs in exchanging modern technology and potent...

German shipping line launches new route from BD

German shipping line launches new route from BD

FE REPORT 2023-02-26 08:39:40

German discount retail group Lidl has announced a new route for its carrier Tailwind Shipping Lines, focusing on transporting textile and clothing goods from Bangladesh to Europe. Tailwind Shipping L...

Global suppliers queue up for exporting food grains

Global suppliers queue up for exporting food grains

REZAUL KARIM 2023-02-26 08:21:02

Top food-exporting countries and organisations have expressed their interests in supplying food grains and commodities to Bangladesh as the country is witnessing soaring prices of the essential item...

MCCI for not reducing subsidy on energy for at least one more year

MCCI for not reducing subsidy on energy for at least one more year

-- 2023-02-25 20:50:04

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has urged the government for not reducing subsidy on energy for at least one more year to keep up the competitive edge of businesses due to the...

IBBL Dhaka East & Central Zone hold agent banking conference

IBBL Dhaka East & Central Zone hold agent banking conference

-- 2023-02-25 16:32:35

Dhaka East and Central zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised ‘Agent Banking Business Development’ conference and workshop on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering & Terroris...

Syed M Omar Tayub promoted as DMD of Prime Bank

Syed M Omar Tayub promoted as DMD of Prime Bank

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 14:19:37

Syed M Omar Tayub has recently been promoted as Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank. Prior to this new role, Mr Omar Tayub was working as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of MSME Banking i...

Air India to hire over 4,200 cabin crew, 900 pilots after record aircraft deal

Air India to hire over 4,200 cabin crew, 900 pilots after record aircraft deal

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 14:15:58

Tata Group-owned Air India on Friday said it planned to hire over 4,200 cabin crew and 900 pilots in 2023, as part of a major revamp that saw the carrier seal orders for a record 470 jets earlier this...

Salt prices halve in peak season

Salt prices halve in peak season

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL, CHATTOGRAM 2023-02-25 11:12:23

The salt farmers are incurring losses due to a fall in prices of the commodity. The ground-level price of salt was Tk 500 per maund and mill-gate price Tk 570 per maund in the first week of this mont...

Uber says Delhi's plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions

Uber says Delhi's plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 10:31:02

Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the sector" and impact the...

Govt unfavours cattle import from neighbouring countries

Govt unfavours cattle import from neighbouring countries

REZAUL KARIM 2023-02-25 09:15:43

The government is not in favour of importing cattle from the neighbouring countries with a view to protecting the interest of the domestic livestock sector. A government body-- Department of Livestoc...

Move to spur potato production, export

Move to spur potato production, export

TALHA BIN HABIB 2023-02-25 09:05:53

The government has made a move to increase both production and export of potato at full length with an eye to ensuring fair prices of this spud for farmers. As part of the initiative, agriculture min...

Bangladesh gaming sector's potential still untapped

Bangladesh gaming sector's potential still untapped

FE REPORT 2023-02-25 09:04:26

Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said the country's budding gaming industry has huge potential to be an export-earning sector. But government policies, new investment and trained workforce are requi...

ADB president due in Dhaka next month

ADB president due in Dhaka next month

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2023-02-25 08:44:28

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa is expected to visit Dhaka in the second week of March to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh-ADB relations, officials said on Thursday....

BB dollar price to rise by Tk 4

BB dollar price to rise by Tk 4

JUBAIR HASAN 2023-02-25 08:27:37

Bangladesh Bank's dollar-exchange rate may rise to Tk 105 by June to secure a unified market rate, sources said, as much of the greenback remains in holdback in hope of higher gains. The move now get...

Redetermination of duty rate not applicable after submission of goods' In-Bond Bill of Entry : SC

Redetermination of duty rate not applicable after submission of goods' In-Bond Bill of Entry : SC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-24 18:36:28

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ruled that if the In-Bond Bill of Entry is submitted once any subsequent development in case of determination of goods value or any redetermination of t...

Netflix cuts prices in some countries to boost subscriptions

Netflix cuts prices in some countries to boost subscriptions

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-24 11:43:47

Netflix said on Thursday it has cut prices of its subscription plans in some countries as the streaming giant looks to maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition and strained consumer spending....

Trade union registration still a daunting task in BD

Trade union registration still a daunting task in BD

FE REPORT 2023-02-24 09:52:05

Trade union registration is still a big problem in Bangladesh as union leaders face intimidation and opposition from the industry while the government authorities concerned make the process complex, o...

Mobile operators bag 0.6m new subscribers in January

Mobile operators bag 0.6m new subscribers in January

FE Report 2023-02-24 08:38:11

The mobile operators added 600,000 new subscribers last month (January), taking the total number to 180.80 million in the country, according to latest BTRC data. The number is, however, only 20,000 h...

Ring road around jammed Dhaka hits roadblocks

Ring road around jammed Dhaka hits roadblocks

MUNIMA SULTANA 2023-02-24 08:35:07

Planned outer ring road surrounding the crammed Dhaka city hits roadblocks as the project's part-financier Japanese investor goes cold, sources said, while the capital smarts under nagging traffic jam...

Call for eliminating child labour from apparel sector

Call for eliminating child labour from apparel sector

FE REPORT 2023-02-24 08:31:03

Rights activists at a meeting on Thursday called for eliminating child labour from the apparel sector to ensure child rights in the country. They also stressed the need for rehabilitation of around 2...

Deal signed to woo investments in solar power projects

Deal signed to woo investments in solar power projects

FE REPORT 2023-02-24 08:26:59

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) signed Thursday a country partnership agreement with Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) to facilitate enhanced sola...

Broiler up by Tk 100 a kg in a month

Broiler up by Tk 100 a kg in a month

FE REPORT 2023-02-24 08:21:17

The price of broiler chicken has continued to soar only to batter limited-income people who are the key consumers of this protein item. Broiler hits Tk 240-250 a kilogram, marking another hike by Tk...

Gas supply from largest producer at risk

Gas supply from largest producer at risk

M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2023-02-24 08:19:56

Payments to US oil-major Chevron against gas purchase by Bangladesh couldn't be cleared for six months amid dollar crunch with the prospect of supply disruption from its largest producer, said sources...

Bangladesh's IT export goes up defying economic downturn

Bangladesh's IT export goes up defying economic downturn

FE Online Desk 2023-02-23 19:31:25

Bangladesh's IT industry has defied the global economic turmoil, with IT exports rising by 36 per cent in the first half of the current financial year, revealed data from the Export Promotion Bureau (...

Polish Ambassador visits Dhaka Bank

Polish Ambassador visits Dhaka Bank

-- 2023-02-23 18:08:41

Polish Ambassador to Bangladesh Adam Burakowski along with Ewa Stankiewicz, second secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi, visited Dhaka Bank Limited Head Office on Monday at...

BTRC asks Grameenphone to quickly restore network

BTRC asks Grameenphone to quickly restore network

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-23 14:54:09

Grameenphone, the largest mobile service provider in Bangladesh, is experiencing widespread network outages, prompting the nation’s telecom regulator to seek an explanation from the company and...

Grameenphone faces network outage due to fibre optic cable cut

Grameenphone faces network outage due to fibre optic cable cut

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-23 13:47:56

Grameenphone, the largest mobile network service provider in Bangladesh, is experiencing network outages. Grameenphone users in Dhaka, Chattogram, and other areas of the country have been experiencin...

Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google partnership

Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google partnership

Reuters 2023-02-23 11:56:56

Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google on navigation and will offer "super computer-like performance" in every car with automated driving sensors as it seeks to compete with Tesl...