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UNB 2021-08-01 18:37:57
Prime Minister's Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury has encouraged the US companies, including ExxonMobil, to invest in oil and gas explorations in Bangladesh,...
FE REPORT 2021-08-01 08:54:34
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to hold a virtual public hearing on complaints and grievances about the services of the telecommunications industry and the reg...
FE REPORT 2021-08-01 08:23:13
The country's apex trade body -- FBCCI -- urged the government on Saturday to keep banks open all the five weekdays this week beginning today (Sunday) during the lockdown. The Federation of Banglad...
-- 2021-07-31 21:58:00
"Bangladesh is doing tremendous things. The country is booming in development. If anyone wants to gain confidence on what actually Bangladesh is doing, Walton is one of the brightest examples of that...
FE Online Desk 2021-07-31 17:34:29
Experts in a virtual discussion have raised some important issues, namely green transportation on waterways, river training, capacity building, sustainable dredging, lack of a master plan, VAT and t...
-- 2021-07-31 16:09:46
Bangladesh has restarted the export of crabs to China, its biggest market, after a pause of nine months amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Exports resumed last month after the country fulfilled s...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-07-31 09:51:46
The government has prohibited selling, distribution and advertising of solar panels and inverters unless they meet Bangladesh Standard (BDS). The industries ministry has recently issued a gazette n...
REZAUL KARIM 2021-07-31 08:27:25
Bangladesh has requested India not to impose anti-dumping duty (ADD) on its clear float glass (CFG) as such Bangladeshi product was not being exported to the Indian market at dumped prices, official...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-07-31 08:18:29
The construction of two new private inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram is going on in full swing, and those may come into operation within the next six to eight months. The ICDs are - Bay L...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-07-30 14:46:09
BRAC on Thursday afternoon unveiled the theme song for its “Dakchhe Abar Desh” initiative calling on all to stand by the people who have lost their earnings amid the new waves of the pande...
-- 2021-07-30 10:50:19
In a bid to boost regional trade, the government is emphasising railway communication infrastructure by taking up a long-term project to upgrade all rail lines in Bangladesh to dual gauge, bdnews24.co...
-- 2021-07-29 20:25:29
Bangladesh Bank has made its stand clear on cryptocurrencies and asked everyone to refrain from their transactions and promotions to avoid financial and legal risks. The central bank in a statement o...
-- 2021-07-29 18:27:48
Dr Nomita Halder, a former government secretary, has been appointed as the 11th managing director of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh’s apex microfinance organisation, reports b...
REUTERS 2021-07-29 15:26:06
AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine sales more than tripled to $894 million in the second quarter from the previous three months, and the drugmaker updated its 2021 forecasts on Thursday to include sales f...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-29 13:24:52
Leaders of the country’s apex trade bodies including the textile and readymade garment (RMG) industry on Thursday again urged the government to allow factory operation as soon as possible amid t...
-- 2021-07-29 09:16:36
Home-grown education technology (edtech) startup Shikho, which aims to make high-quality education accessible and affordable for all, has recently completed a $1.3-million seed round of financing. Th...
FE REPORT 2021-07-29 09:04:37
The central bank of Bangladesh on Wednesday asked the commercial banks to bring new industry and service sector entities under the purview of the stimulus package. The Bangladesh Bank circular issu...
FE REPORT 2021-07-29 09:00:58
A significant monopoly awarded to a single mobile phone operator has allegedly created a distortion in the market, undermining the consumers' interest and affecting the digital vision of Bangladesh....
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-07-29 08:51:50
Informally or self-skilled workers will now be able to get a certificate of recognition nationally based on their experience to enter the formal job market. Jobless returnee technical workers, those...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2021-07-29 08:21:18
The energy sector regulator has been increasingly facing opposition from the LPG marketing companies on the issue of prices fixed by it for cooking gas cylinders. Some private LPG bottlers, alleged...
-- 2021-07-28 20:38:51
New mobile financial and payment service Trust Axiata Pay, "tap," was launched Wednesday. Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, the chairman of Trust Axiata Digital – the company tha...
FE Online Report 2021-07-28 20:33:17
An executive magistrate visited Maersk Bangladesh Limited’s Banani office on Wednesday as the office remained open. During his visit, Executive Magistrate Arafat Mohammad Noman gave a verbal or...
-- 2021-07-28 17:56:28
Banks will remain closed on Sunday, Aug 1 and Wednesday, Aug 4 due to the ongoing ‘strict lockdown’, according to a notice from Bangladesh Bank. Banking hours have also been extended unti...
FE REPORT 2021-07-28 08:39:48
The central bank has allowed local contractors to open bank accounts abroad without its prior approval. The resident contracting firms awarded with work orders to implement projects abroad can open...
-- 2021-07-27 22:58:22
Jamuna Group one of the leading industrial groups in the country is going to invest Tk 10 billion in the country's top E-commerce company Evaly in phases. Initially, Jamuna will invest Tk 2.0 billio...
UNB 2021-07-27 21:28:56
Nagad is set to issue a zero-coupon bond of Tk 5.0 billion with a face value Tk 7.5 billion at the end of its five-year maturity, in a first for a mobile financial services provider in Bangladesh. St...
-- 2021-07-27 19:36:28
City Bank has entered into an agreement with IFC to participate in the Global Trade Finance Programme (GTFP) as a confirming bank. With this, City Bank has become the first bank in Bangladesh to part...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-07-27 15:42:12
Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited Managing Director Engineer Golam Murshed said investment in Bangladesh is now fully secured as all the necessary elements for a country's industrialisation have been...
FE REPORT 2021-07-27 12:04:05
Bangladesh should focus on export preferences in the European Union market following its graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status, discussants at a webinar said. As the country would...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-07-27 11:25:51
Electronic payment (e-payment) of tax, which is now optional in some cases, will be gradually made mandatory in all the wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The level of compliance in areas...
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