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-- 2020-12-01 18:05:31
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared four development projects, including Tk 6.93 billion (Tk 693-crore) one to install the third submarine cable. The s...
-- 2020-12-01 16:00:33
Asian factories continued to recover steadily in November thanks to a boom in economic powerhouse China, private surveys showed on Tuesday, offering hope the region was shaking off the drag from the C...
-- 2020-12-01 14:36:55
A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, a near-40 per cent increase on 2020 which is "almost entirely from Covid-19," the UN's emergency relief chief said on Tuesday....
-- 2020-12-01 11:04:27
The Canadian government has unveiled a new financial programme worth billions of Canadian dollars to boost the country’s economy amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The programme titled "...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-12-01 09:01:07
Bangladesh is likely to seek a hard-term World Bank (WB) loan worth US$ 1.2 billion to finance three of its development projects, officials said on Monday. They said the country may have to choose th...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-12-01 08:37:00
The default loans dropped slightly in September last as the central bank suspended the routine exercise of classification to help businesses overcome the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The volu...
-- 2020-11-30 23:27:19
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has said ‘special tax benefits’ can be given to those who are laundering money abroad for fear of paying taxes in the c...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-30 16:46:41
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for tax return submission by individual taxpayers until December 31. The NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Munim on Monday said the deadl...
-- 2020-11-29 19:12:04
The ‘National Income Tax Day-2019’ will be observed on Monday across the country aiming to create awareness among the people for payment of income tax regularly. The National Board of Rev...
FE Online Report 2020-11-29 11:53:57
External debt to the country’s private sector declined in the past fiscal year (FY20) mainly due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Statistics available with Bangladesh Bank showed that outstanding s...
Xinhua 2020-11-29 11:38:07
The Russian economy is projected to decline by 4.5 per cent this year, a senior official said Saturday. The drop will be "more than 4.0 per cent, (and) it will be even 4.5 per cent," Aleksei Kudrin...
FE REPORT 2020-11-28 10:26:15
Bangladesh's foreign aid inflow boosted in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, as the development partners disbursed 19 per cent higher funds than the corresponding period...
ARAFAT ARA 2020-11-28 08:41:08
Bangladesh has started sending workers abroad with jobs after months of uncertainty triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) data showed that a total...
FE REPORT 2020-11-27 10:40:09
The contract manufacturers will enjoy a simplified VAT process for the production and supply of goods under a new guideline. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued the guideline on Tuesday to hel...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-11-27 09:43:05
The central bank has extended the deadline further to implement the stimulus package for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) from November 30 to December 31. It has also relaxed reg...
-- 2020-11-26 20:38:29
Bhutan will sign the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh in December to further enhance trade and commerce between the two countries. "All necessary works on the PTA have been complete...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-26 19:38:21
The continued Israeli occupation brings the Gaza Strip in near-collapse as the cost is estimated at $16.70 billion in the past decade, 2007–2018 period to be specific. The latest report of the...
UNB 2020-11-26 18:21:26
Switzerland wants to strengthen and widen its ties with Bangladesh to explore ‘amazing potential’ together as Bangladesh is set to celebrate its 50 years of independence next year with Vis...
-- 2020-11-26 13:36:32
The European tourism industry only partially recovered amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the contraction of the tourist accommodation sector moderated in summer, according to a Eurostat report. The Euro...
SYFUL ISLAM 2020-11-26 12:35:51
Bangladesh's inclusion in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be an uphill task, given the high tariff gap between Dhaka...
Doulot Akter Mala 2020-11-26 10:36:35
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL) to handle exports and imports of bulk and non-containerised cargoes to facilitate bilateral trade with India. Fro...
FE REPORT 2020-11-26 10:27:14
Bankers and academicians have cited overfinancing, dictated credit, lack of sufficient information and database of bad borrowers as key reasons for rising non-performing loan (NPL) in Bangladesh. B...
FE Online Report 2020-11-25 17:11:08
Farm entrepreneurswill be able operate through ‘Better Life Farming’ centres, which will provide agri-inputs, crop advisory and market linkages under one roof to smallholder farmers. Laun...
-- 2020-11-25 13:23:52
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that additional monetary stimulus may pose important risks to financial stability, urging fiscal policy to play a sign...
FE Online Report 2020-11-25 12:55:56
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves crossed the US$41 billion-mark again on Wednesday following lower import payment obligations and higher growth of inward remittance. The forex res...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2020-11-25 10:02:11
Foreign Secretary (FS) Masud Bin Momen is scheduled to visit Delhi on December 9 to join Bangladesh-India FS-level talks, which will mainly focus on the upcoming meeting between the prime ministers of...
-- 2020-11-24 19:13:03
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has toppled Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person. Elon Musk overtook Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the t...
FE Online Report 2020-11-24 17:05:16
Earl R Millar, ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call to Sultana Afroz, secretary to the Bangladesh government and CEO of the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PP...
FE Online Report 2020-11-24 15:21:03
The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh declined by 39 per cent in the past fiscal year (FY20) over the previous one (FY19), according to the latest statistics released by the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-11-24 09:59:31
The World Bank (WB) has assured Bangladesh of providing US$500 million worth of funds for procuring coronavirus vaccine to be to inoculated all citizens gradually, officials said on Monday. "The WB...
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