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FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-25 10:00:30
The government will seek nearly US$ 1.0 billion funds from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China to upgrade Faridpur-Barisal-Kuakata highways into four-lane, officials said on Saturday. They sai...
-- 2018-11-24 21:18:28
Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman has proposed creation of a national innovation and research fund to encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs He made the proposal while...
-- 2018-11-24 19:26:50
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will receive individual tax returns until December 2 as the last date of submission, November 30, is a weekly holiday. NBR Member (income tax admin) Zia Uddin Maho...
-- 2018-11-24 17:12:21
Speakers at a discussion have urged authorities concerned to bring cultivation of seaweeds under the purview of the Ministry of Fisheries from the Ministry of Agriculture. They also underscored the n...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-24 10:06:20
Bangladesh is likely to get nearly US$ 2.0 billion additional assistance from the World Bank (WB), as the latter has decided to divert unutilised funds from other member states to the country, officia...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-11-24 10:02:10
The insurance gap in Bangladesh relative to its GDP is the highest in the world, which poses a major economic risk for the country in case of a catastrophe, warns a global report of Lloyd's. Affordab...
Siddique Islam 2018-11-24 09:35:57
The excess liquidity in banks dropped by nearly 15 per cent or Tk 140 billion in September mainly due to higher growth of currency outside banking system before the national elections. Officials said...
FE Report 2018-11-23 15:30:27
The central bank has asked the commercial banks to provide information on classified loans of the aspirants of the upcoming national election to the returning officials concerned. "We've taken the me...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-11-23 09:50:34
The tax authority will join hands with the law-enforcing agencies and investment promotion authority to find out illegal foreign residents working in the country to ensure proper tax collection from t...
Munima Sultana 2018-11-23 09:40:51
Dhaka needs to apply anew for Chinese loans for the projects, deals on which were signed during Xi Jinping's visit to Dhaka in 2016, to match his government's new lending policy. China has reformed i...
-- 2018-11-22 14:51:54
Foreign tourists visiting South Korea jumped in October as Chinese and Japanese visitors travelled to the country during the autumn holiday period, tourism agency data showed Thursday. The number of...
-- 2018-11-22 13:35:53
Germany has pledged to give €285.3 million for development in Bangladesh, reaching the overall amount to €3 billion since 1972. The European country also announced €29 million assis...
-- 2018-11-22 12:10:31
Singapore's economy grew by 3.0 per cent in the third quarter, expanded at a much slower pace than initially thought, from the previous three months on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis....
-- 2018-11-21 20:35:40
Greece has projected its economy would grow by 2.5 per cent next year, as it submitted its first post-bailout budget to parliament promising to return a high surplus. Presenting its 2019 budget, vett...
-- 2018-11-21 18:00:50
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected over Tk 170 million income taxes in the Tax Fair in Mymensingh. Zonal Taxes Commissioner, Mymensingh Abul Mansur said a total of 21,222 tax payers...
Reuters 2018-11-21 15:29:09
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Tuesday said that China has failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the U.S.-China trade conflict, adding to tensions ahead of a high...
-- 2018-11-21 13:51:55
JAKARTA : Myanmar attracted the most foreign direct investment of any of the world's so-called "least developed countries" in 2017, even as the nation's reputation plummeted over its forced expulsion...
-- 2018-11-21 12:08:50
Record tea crop in Kenya has given a tough competition to Indian tea in the global markets in the second half of the year. Indian tea has failed to maintain higher prices in the world market as Kenya...
-- 2018-11-21 11:52:49
COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday it had delayed discussions on Sri Lanka’s next loan tranche due to the country’s political crisis. The IMF has disbursed o...
FE Report 2018-11-21 10:38:47
The countries in South Asia need to develop an effective regional cooperation framework to accelerate the process of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement, experts said at an international...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-11-21 09:57:19
The BIMSTEC [Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation] has set 2019 as a deadline to make FTA [free trade agreement] operational. Sources said member countries o...
FE Online Report 2018-11-20 18:45:51
The existing tax system has created burden on common people as low-income and high-income people pay value added tax (VAT) at similar rate to buy a product. Speakers came up with the statement at Cit...
-- 2018-11-20 18:07:42
Deposit collection through the agent banking increased by 28 per cent or Tk 5.4672 billion in July to September quarter compared to the previous quarter of April to June in 2018. According to the qua...
Reuters 2018-11-20 14:00:57
Nissan Motor Co’s shares fell more than 6 percent on Tuesday as Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s arrest a day earlier sent shockwaves through the business world and threw into doubt the future of J...
-- 2018-11-20 13:08:06
France’s jobless rate held steady in the third quarter (Q3) despite recent employment gains, according to data published by the INSEE national statistics office. The INSEE said that the unemplo...
Siddique Islam 2018-11-20 09:35:16
The government revised its auction calendar on Monday keeping an option for borrowing Tk 20 billion more for financing budget deficit ahead of the December general elections, officials said. Under th...
FE Online Report 2018-11-19 22:10:14
The week-long income tax-fairs, which concluded on Monday, collected Tk 24.68 billion in taxes. The collection from this year’s taxes is 11.35 per cent more than that of the previous year&rsquo...
-- 2018-11-19 12:52:46
Japan's trade deficit grew to its largest since July 2015 in October as a gain in exports was outpaced by a nearly 20 per cent jump in imports. The Ministry of Finance said Monday that exports grew a...
FE Report 2018-11-19 09:46:12
Income tax fairs gained further momentum on Sunday in eight divisional headquarters including the capital city. On the sixth day of the week-long tax fairs, there was mad rush of visitors and taxpaye...
Siddique Islam 2018-11-19 09:30:42
The government is set to boost its bank borrowing significantly in November mainly due to the upcoming general elections, officials have said. The net borrowing from the banking system is on track to...
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