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Govt working to make jute ‘golden fibre’ again: Minister

Govt working to make jute ‘golden fibre’ again: Minister

-- 2019-03-05 19:40:54

The government is working to revive the glory days of jute, once known as the 'golden fibre', said Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on Tuesday. He made the comment at a rally marking th...

New Taka 100 notes available from March 7

New Taka 100 notes available from March 7

-- 2019-03-05 17:48:16

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to release new currency notes for Taka 100 on March 7. According to BSS, new notes contain 100 per cent cotton paper ‘Uv Curing Varnish’ with an aim to str...

2.49m motorcycles registered until January: Data

2.49m motorcycles registered until January: Data

FE Online Report 2019-03-05 17:25:29

Around 2.49 million (2.491,862) motorcycles were registered in the country until January 2019, according to official data. Among them, 45,340 number of motorcycles were registered in January 2019 alo...

Volvo to trial full-size driverless bus in Singapore

Volvo to trial full-size driverless bus in Singapore

-- 2019-03-05 15:09:38

Sweden’s Volvo Buses and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Tuesday unveiled a full-size autonomous electric bus for testing this year in the Singapore city state. High...

SJIBL inks deal with Qatar-based Al Zaman Exchange

SJIBL inks deal with Qatar-based Al Zaman Exchange

FE Online Desk 2019-03-05 13:37:53

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited signed an agreement with Qatar-based Al Zaman Exchange W.L.L regarding remittance drawing recently at Shahjalal Islami Bank’s Corporate Head Office. The Managing D...

Bank Asia workshop on 'Excellence in Customer Service'

Bank Asia workshop on 'Excellence in Customer Service'

FE Online Desk 2019-03-05 13:32:57

Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, President and Managing Director of Bank Asia Limited inaugurated a workshop titled“Excellence in Customer Service” for the senior managers of Dhaka region of the Bank....

Mercantile Bank training on ‘Customer Service and Complaint Management’

Mercantile Bank training on ‘Customer Service and Complaint Management’

FE Online Desk 2019-03-05 13:25:19

Mercantile Bank organised a day-long training course titled “Customer Service and Complaint Management” at its Training Institute in Dhaka recently. Officers from customer service desk of...

ICMAB elects new leaders

ICMAB elects new leaders

FE Online Desk 2019-03-05 13:18:09

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Former Nissan boss Ghosn secures bail

Former Nissan boss Ghosn secures bail

-- 2019-03-05 10:50:25

Lawyers for former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn say he has been granted bail by a Tokyo court, Japanese media reports. The shock decision would see the auto executive released after more than three month...

Bangladesh plans to house South-South centre

Bangladesh plans to house South-South centre

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2019-03-05 10:45:54

Bangladesh is planning to establish an international South-South Centre in Dhaka as part of its plan to project itself as an emerging leader in the Global South. The country is likely to make a forma...

BHTPA gets ISO certification

BHTPA gets ISO certification

Saif Uddin 2019-03-05 10:29:28

The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) has recently been awarded certification for quality management from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), an official said. The 'IS...

NBR to offer fiscal benefits on basis of industries’ inputs

NBR to offer fiscal benefits on basis of industries’ inputs

FE Report 2019-03-05 10:26:55

The National Board of Revenue (NBR), from now on, will offer monetary benefits to the investors and businesses on the basis of their economic contribution and payback plan, officials said. To get the...

Trump plans to end GSP for India, Turkey

Trump plans to end GSP for India, Turkey

-- 2019-03-05 10:03:33

The US intends to terminate India's preferential trade treatment under a scheme which allows certain products from the country to enter the US duty-free. President Donald Trump said India has failed...

Kalshi flyover: DNCC revises design, hikes cost by 60pc

Kalshi flyover: DNCC revises design, hikes cost by 60pc

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-03-05 09:16:58

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has sought increased costs and time extension for building the Kalshi flyover and its adjacent road widening work after the change in design, officials said on Mond...

Oil prices rise on trade deal  hopes, OPEC supply cuts

Oil prices rise on trade deal hopes, OPEC supply cuts

-- 2019-03-04 21:30:40

Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by OPEC output cuts and reports that the United States and China are inching closer to a deal on a tariff row that has slowed global economic growth, reports Reuters....

Pakistan adds flights, delays  commercial airspace

Pakistan adds flights, delays commercial airspace

-- 2019-03-04 21:28:12

Pakistan resumed flights at more airports but delayed until Tuesday the reopening of its airspace nationwide, aviation authorities said, as tension with India eased after a standoff that brought the n...

13,692 motorised vehicles registered in capital in Jan

13,692 motorised vehicles registered in capital in Jan

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 18:07:35

The number of registered motorised vehicles in Dhaka stood at 13,692 in January 2019, as per official data. Of them, the mode of vehicles that had the highest number of registration was motorcycles,...

FSIBL foundation course begins

FSIBL foundation course begins

FE Online Desk 2019-03-04 16:27:02

The 30th Foundation Course of Trainee Assistant Cash Officers of First Security Islami Bank Limited was inaugurated recently at FSIBL Training Institute. Mr. Abdul Aziz, Additional Managing Director,...

SIBL opens  91st Agent Banking Outlet

SIBL opens 91st Agent Banking Outlet

FE Online Desk 2019-03-04 16:19:07

Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its 91st Agent Banking Outlet at Mollahat of Bagerhat recently. Company Secretary of the Bank, Mr. Abdul Hannan Khan formally inaugurated the outlet as the Ch...

Tesla to unveil Model Y on March 14, says Musk

Tesla to unveil Model Y on March 14, says Musk

-- 2019-03-04 14:57:06

Tesla will unveil its Model Y on March 14 at an event in LA Design Studio in Los Angeles, Chief Executive Elon Musk has said. "Model Y, being an SUV, is about 10 percent bigger than Model 3, so will...

Digital debate on global trade ends

Digital debate on global trade ends

FE Online Report 2019-03-04 14:52:45

The first digitally-enabled dialogue on the future of the rules-based multilateral trade regime ended on March 1, 2019. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the World Business Organisation, has b...

FSIBL inaugurates 30th Foundation Course for TACOs

FSIBL inaugurates 30th Foundation Course for TACOs

FE Online Desk 2019-03-04 14:01:29

First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) has recently inaugurated its 30th Foundation Course for the Trainee Assistant Cash Officers at FSIBL Training Institute. Abdul Aziz, Additional Managing Dir...

Indonesia, Australia sign deal on trade and investment

Indonesia, Australia sign deal on trade and investment

-- 2019-03-04 12:14:40

Indonesia and Australia have signed an economic partnership agreement aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two neighbours in areas ranging from cattle to education and cars to textiles....

Apex hands over prize to winners of Valentine’s Day contest

Apex hands over prize to winners of Valentine’s Day contest

FE Online Desk 2019-03-04 12:00:13

Apex Footwear Limited has recently handed over the prize to the five lucky winners of its Valentine’s Day campaign ‘Win a Trip to Nepal’. The winners are - Abed Ali, Naushad Shariar...

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou sues Canada

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou sues Canada

-- 2019-03-04 10:44:43

The lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou are suing the Canadian government, its border agency and federal police, alleging their client was detained, searched and interrogated for t...

BGMEA seeks duty cut for US cotton-made RMG export

BGMEA seeks duty cut for US cotton-made RMG export

FE Report 2019-03-04 10:34:01

Apparel industry leaders have urged the US to extend duty benefits for the export of garment items made with US cotton, saying that such incentives would encourage local spinners to set up textile mil...

Three banks to open KSA branches soon

Three banks to open KSA branches soon

FE Report 2019-03-04 10:31:04

Three commercial banks are set to open branches in Saudi Arabia this year as they got the Bangladesh Bank's go-ahead to this end, officials have said. Sonali Bank, Social Islami Bank and Exim Bank...

Japan set to recruit technical interns thru pvt sector soon

Japan set to recruit technical interns thru pvt sector soon

Arafat Ara 2019-03-04 09:32:48

Japan is set to start recruitment of technical interns from Bangladesh shortly through private recruiting agencies with zero migration cost, officials said. To this effect, the Ministry of Expatriate...

Padma Bridge rail links: No smooth sailing yet as design hurdle remains

Padma Bridge rail links: No smooth sailing yet as design hurdle remains

Munima Sultana 2019-03-04 09:18:06

After overcoming the Padma main bridge imbroglio, it is still no smooth sailing for those doing the design of the rail links with the country's longest infrastructure over a river. At the very beginn...

UK says it will not cut  food standards for US

UK says it will not cut food standards for US

-- 2019-03-03 21:02:16

The United Kingdom (UK) will not lower food standards to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the government says, reports BBC. It comes after Washington published its objectives for a US-UK...