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-- 2019-07-05 18:38:49
The government will provide special protection to the salt farmers for next five years to achieve self-sufficiency in salt production. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and State Ministe...
FE Online Desk 2019-07-05 16:28:17
Apparel makers such as Dhaka-based Ananta Group are powering Bangladesh's economic expansion, the fastest in Asia, but a record high gas price spike threatens to derail the industry's growth, accordin...
-- 2019-07-05 12:48:52
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea are victors in the US-China trade war, according to a CNN report. Americans are buying less from China. But rather than leaning on US producers, they're av...
-- 2019-07-05 12:43:23
India on Friday unveiled a budget aimed at boosting infrastructure and foreign investment, the first since the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned for a second term in...
FE Report 2019-07-05 09:27:00
Tax collection faced a Tk 600 billion shortfall in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) against the revised target, lowest in five years. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) mobilised Tk 2.22 trillion...
-- 2019-07-04 15:14:11
Australia is facing a major shortfall in funding for critical infrastructure, according to a report from the Group of 20 (G20). The report found that Australia has to spend an extra 230 billion Austr...
FE Report 2019-07-04 10:47:47
The private sector credit growth bounced back in May, following higher trade financing due to the holy month of Ramadan, after maintaining a falling trend in the previous seven consecutive months,...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-07-04 09:27:48
Bangladesh is likely to face a severe blow to its foreign trade, as its competitor country Vietnam signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) on Sunday, analysts said on Tuesday....
-- 2019-07-03 20:47:28
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Wednesday said Bangladesh is one of the United States' most valued partners and one of the great development success stories in the world. "I'm proud of w...
-- 2019-07-03 19:52:05
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday said that the government has not imposed value added tax (VAT) on sanitary napkin in the national budget for the fiscal 2019-20. The central authority...
-- 2019-07-03 18:33:03
The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh has launched a six-year project for improving the living standard of the capital's 4.0 million pove...
-- 2019-07-03 16:01:01
Euro zone business activity picked up slightly in June but remained weak as a modest but broad-based upturn in the services industry offset a continued deep downturn in factory output, a survey showed...
FE Report 2019-07-03 10:41:04
Bangladesh is projected to lose productivity equivalent to 3.83 million full-time jobs in the year 2030 due to rise in heat stress caused by global warming, according to a latest report. By 203...
Siddique Islam 2019-07-03 09:44:58
The flow of remittances grew by 9.65 per cent to a record US$16.42 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) as the exchange rate of local currency weakened against the US dollar. The figure jum...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-07-03 09:28:54
A free trade agreement (FTA) among the BIMSTEC countries may be signed this year, a top official of the regional grouping said on Tuesday. The BIMSTEC, which stands for the Bay of Bengal Initiative f...
-- 2019-07-02 20:13:11
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is likely to become 25th largest economy globally in 10 years. “Whatever gaps or limitations that we have, we are ready to correct those. So, we...
-- 2019-07-02 19:50:46
The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that directed to maintain a status-quo on a Bangladesh Bank policy offering special privileges to loan defaulters. Justice...
-- 2019-07-02 18:26:45
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said currently the economy of Bangladesh is stronger than any other time. The Prime Minister also described the country as a safe place for investment, according to a...
-- 2019-07-02 17:56:38
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Tuesday discussed ways with their Chinese counterparts to boost trade and investment between the two countries....
-- 2019-07-02 16:43:54
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to invest in the food processing sector of Bangladesh. The UAE Ambassador in Dhaka Saed Mohammed Al Mheiri expressed the interest on behalf of his country during...
-- 2019-07-02 15:09:00
The Italian cabinet has agreed to reduce the country's budget deficit target by 0.3 per cent in 2019 to avoid European Union (EU) disciplinary action. The measure was seen as a necessary step for the...
FE Online Desk 2019-07-02 14:26:11
Nikkei Asian Review in a news article said that the new Value Added Tax (VAT) system in Bangladesh has confused both the consumers and businesses. Titled ‘Bangladesh's VAT rollout confuses cons...
FE Report 2019-07-02 10:31:32
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty (SD) on import of raw materials for producing sanitary napkin and diaper in a bid to make their prices a...
-- 2019-07-01 17:04:57
The government of Bangladesh is set to reach 100,000 women with livelihood training, behaviour change education, as well as food assistance through a programme involving $72 million. The World Food P...
FE Online Desk 2019-07-01 14:52:55
The new value added tax (VAT) law has finally taken effect from the first day of the new financial year, 2019-20. In line with the announcement made by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the new b...
-- 2019-07-01 13:28:53
South Korea’s exports posted their biggest slide in three-and-a-half years in June, data showed on Monday, denting government hopes for a pick-up in economic growth after a shocking decline in t...
-- 2019-06-30 16:54:23
Former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled has underscored the need for reforming the country's banking sector for proper implementation of the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal...
-- 2019-06-30 16:10:25
Internet giants, including Google and Facebook, and other non-resident providers of electronic broadcast services through TV and radio in Bangladesh will have to appoint agents in the country to pay v...
-- 2019-06-30 14:16:13
Parliament on Sunday passed the Tk 5.23 trillion (5,23,190 crore) national budget for the fiscal year 2019-20, themed as 'Bangladesh on a Pathway to Prosperity: Time is Ours, Time for Bangladesh'. Fi...
Tanvir Sufi, from Bangkok 2019-06-30 10:43:37
The ninth Social Business Day concluded on Saturday in Bangkok with a call to harness the power of creativity of the youths, which can help solve social problems. In his concluding remark, Nobel Laur...
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