Loading...

Search results for: trade

FSIBL arranges workshop on leadership & branch management

FSIBL arranges workshop on leadership & branch management

FE Online Desk 2019-01-22 13:28:28

A workshop on Leadership & Branch Management of First Security Islami Bank was held recently at FSIBL Training Institute. Mr Syed Waseque Md Ali, Managing Director, First Security Islami Bank Ltd...

Tokyo court denies latest bail request of Nissan's Ghosn

Tokyo court denies latest bail request of Nissan's Ghosn

-- 2019-01-22 13:10:19

Carlos Ghosn’s latest request for bail was rejected by a Tokyo court on Tuesday, despite the ousted Nissan chairman offering to wear an electronic ankle tag in an unusual bid to win release afte...

Tesla denies report of agreement with China's Lishen

Tesla denies report of agreement with China's Lishen

-- 2019-01-22 13:10:07

Tesla denied on Tuesday that it had signed a preliminary agreement with Tianjin Lishen to supply batteries for its new Shanghai car factory, saying it had received quotes from the Chinese battery make...

Skincare brand Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe dies at 40

Skincare brand Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe dies at 40

-- 2019-01-22 12:13:15

The founder of skincare brand Deciem has died, the company said in a statement on Monday. Brandon Truaxe, 40, was behind the creation of the company best known for cult skincare line The Ordinary. H...

Ctg customs to introduce PAPS for expediting trade flow

Ctg customs to introduce PAPS for expediting trade flow

Our Correspondent 2019-01-22 11:02:41

Chittagong Customs House will introduce Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) to expedite the flow of trade as well as check smuggling of contraband goods into the country through the Chittagong Port....

Logitech raises FY outlook after strong sales

Logitech raises FY outlook after strong sales

-- 2019-01-22 10:30:08

Logitech International SA raised its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday, after strong growth in its gaming hardware business helped the computer peripheral and mobile speaker maker beat third-quarter...

KOICA offers tech support for reducing traffic congestions

KOICA offers tech support for reducing traffic congestions

FE Report 2019-01-22 09:32:07

South Korea is willing to provide technical support to Bangladesh for reducing the country's urban traffic congestion. President of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Lee Mi-kyung, who is...

BB steps up monitoring as farm loan disbursement falls by 5.0pc

BB steps up monitoring as farm loan disbursement falls by 5.0pc

Siddique Islam 2019-01-22 09:26:20

The central bank has strengthened monitoring and supervision as the first half (H1) of this fiscal year (FY) has witnessed a fall in the disbursement of agriculture loans by nearly 5.0 per cent, offic...

NBR issues guideline for customs houses

NBR issues guideline for customs houses

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-01-22 09:24:24

The National Board of Revenue (NBR), for the first time, has issued a guideline on auction and destruction of confiscated goods by the customs houses. Unreleased or smuggled goods will be auctioned a...

Customs detect major abuse of bond facility

Customs detect major abuse of bond facility

FE Report 2019-01-22 09:10:58

Customs officials have discovered the abuse of duty-free facility under bonded-warehouse scheme after auditing the documents of some 136 import consignments belonging to one particular readymade garme...

BD issues new tender to  buy 50,000T of wheat

BD issues new tender to buy 50,000T of wheat

-- 2019-01-21 21:30:54

Bangladesh's state grains buyer has issued a new international tender to purchase and import 50,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders said on Monday, reports Reuters. Tender closing date is Feb 03, t...

BTRC to launch mobile phone database to stop theft, illegal import

BTRC to launch mobile phone database to stop theft, illegal import

-- 2019-01-21 21:15:45

Telecom regulator, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to launch a database on mobile phone handsets to prevent theft and illegal import on Tuesday. It will be possible...

IBBL opens new branch in Madhabdi

IBBL opens new branch in Madhabdi

-- 2019-01-21 18:46:45

Islami Bank Bngladesh Limited (IBBL) inaugurated its new branch at Kashipur area of Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday. Md Mosharraf Hossain Pradhan, Mayor of Madhabdi Municipality, inaugurated...

GSK Chairman Philip Hampton to resign

GSK Chairman Philip Hampton to resign

-- 2019-01-21 14:02:16

GlaxoSmithKline Plc Chairman Philip Hampton will step down after more than three and a half years in the role, Britain’s biggest drugmaker announced on Monday. The announcement comes a month af...

Confce on inclusive finance held

Confce on inclusive finance held

FE Online Desk 2019-01-21 14:00:08

A day-long conference on Inclusive Finance leading to forming Inclusive Finance Cooperation Committee (IFCC) co-organised by the Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA) of China and Grameen Chi...

City Bank gets new managing director

City Bank gets new managing director

FE Online Report 2019-01-21 13:47:35

Mashrur Arefin has recently been appointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of the City Bank Ltd following an approval from the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank in the country....

FBCCI SVP attends Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

FBCCI SVP attends Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

FE Online Desk 2019-01-21 13:37:11

Sheikh F. Fahim, Senior Vice President of FBCCI attended the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019’ held at Gujarat, India. The three day Summit (18-20 January, 2019) was organised by Gujar...

Nissan's Ghosn offers to wear electronic ankle tag for bail

Nissan's Ghosn offers to wear electronic ankle tag for bail

-- 2019-01-21 13:17:57

Ousted Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn has offered to wear an electronic ankle tag and hire guards to monitor him in an unusual bid to secure his release on bail after two months of detention in...

MTB organises School Banking Confce at Gazipur

MTB organises School Banking Confce at Gazipur

FE Online Desk 2019-01-21 13:00:28

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has recently organised “School Banking Conference 2019” at Gazipur as the Lead Bank. Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Deputy Commissioner, Gazipur attende...

ATM, CCTV assemblers in Hi-tech Park to enjoy import benefit

ATM, CCTV assemblers in Hi-tech Park to enjoy import benefit

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-01-21 12:02:16

The government has offered tax and duty benefits on import of various parts for producing and assembling ATM machine and CCTV camera in the Hi-tech Park at Kaliakoir in Gazipur. Customs Duties (CD)...

Toyota, Panasonic team up on electric car batteries

Toyota, Panasonic team up on electric car batteries

-- 2019-01-21 11:33:12

Toyota Motor and Panasonic are set to launch a joint venture next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in an effort to compete with Chinese rivals, a source familiar with the matter sa...

Oil dips as China's economy slows but OPEC-led cuts support

Oil dips as China's economy slows but OPEC-led cuts support

-- 2019-01-21 10:34:00

Oil prices dipped on Monday as China reported its weakest annual economic growth in 28 years, although oil prices remain relatively well supported by supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petrole...

Adani Wilmar to invest $400m in Mirsarai Economic Zone

Adani Wilmar to invest $400m in Mirsarai Economic Zone

FE Report 2019-01-21 10:33:15

Adani Wilmar Limited, a joint venture of India and Singapore-based two companies, is set to invest US $400 million in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City in Chattogram region to establish agro-...

Food safety compliance: 57 eateries rank high in survey

Food safety compliance: 57 eateries rank high in survey

FE Report 2019-01-21 10:27:25

A total of 57 hotels and restaurants in the city have been ranked 'A+' or 'A' on the basis of food safety and hygiene standards they are maintaining. Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), which...

New minister pledges better rail services

New minister pledges better rail services

FE Report 2019-01-21 10:25:34

The newly appointed railways minister, Md Nurul Islam Sujan, has pledged to ensure quality services and take the rail within the reach of the masses. "Maintaining standards of the railway is my exp...

'Riverine tourism' potentials wither

'Riverine tourism' potentials wither

Kamrun Nahar 2019-01-21 10:19:46

The potential of "riverine tourism" is tapering off due to the negligence of the authorities including the relevant ministry, industry insiders say. The absence of inter-ministerial coordination, b...

Household debt makes up half of non-banks' total portfolio

Household debt makes up half of non-banks' total portfolio

Siddique Islam 2019-01-21 09:20:11

Non-banking players' household debt, including mortgage loans, accounts for half of the total loan portfolio, which somehow makes the sector vulnerable to shocks, an official report has said. The n...

China inks $72.57m deal with BD

China inks $72.57m deal with BD

-- 2019-01-20 18:00:02

China will provide grant assistance of approximately $72.57 million or RMB 500 million to Bangladesh under an agreement on economic and technical cooperation between Bangladesh and China. The grant s...

India sacks two PNB executives for ‘failing to prevent’ $2b fraud

India sacks two PNB executives for ‘failing to prevent’ $2b fraud

-- 2019-01-20 15:04:58

India has sacked two senior executives of state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) for allegedly failing to prevent a $2 billion fraud, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Sunday, near...

BD, Sweden sign deal on statistics

BD, Sweden sign deal on statistics

FE Online Report 2019-01-20 13:59:34

Bangladesh and Sweden governments on Sunday signed an agreement titled 'Institutional capacity development in statistics - a capacity exchange programme - between Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and S...