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‘Clean and Fresh Men’s Soap’ launched

‘Clean and Fresh Men’s Soap’ launched

FE Online Desk 2020-08-16 23:57:23

Leveraging the growing demand for men’s grooming products in the personal care category, Marico has launched the brand-new Studio X Clean and Fresh Men’s Soap under its complete male gro...

Cox’s Bazar tourism businesses to resume partially from Monday

Cox’s Bazar tourism businesses to resume partially from Monday

-- 2020-08-16 21:03:16

Sea beaches, tourist spots and hotels-motels in Cox’s Bazar will reopen on a limited scale for tourists from Monday after about a five-month closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. “Tourism and...

Jute traders plan protest against BJMC for dues

Jute traders plan protest against BJMC for dues

-- 2020-08-16 19:58:14

The Bangladesh Jute Traders Association (BJMC) has announced plans to protest against the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation over the Tk 2.65 billion they are owed for the supply of raw jute to the sta...

International LNG suppliers asked to submit bid by Monday

International LNG suppliers asked to submit bid by Monday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-16 19:48:06

Interested potential global liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers will have to submit their bids by Monday to supply first spot LNG cargo to Bangladesh. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Lt...

Biman to reissue tickets for halted journey amid COVID-19

Biman to reissue tickets for halted journey amid COVID-19

-- 2020-08-16 18:47:30

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reissue tickets to all the passengers who had brought return tickets on Dhaka-Dubai and Dhaka-Abu Dhabi routes but could not travel due to COVID-19 pandemic.  &ldq...

Rawhide merchants happy as tanners pay expected prices

Rawhide merchants happy as tanners pay expected prices

-- 2020-08-16 18:11:50

Mosques, madrasas, orphanages and individual stakeholders had initially been aghast at the money they got for the rawhides of cattle sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha. But their qualms were eventually all...

Mango trading on closing stage in two northern districts

Mango trading on closing stage in two northern districts

-- 2020-08-16 17:59:22

Mango trading is now on the verge of closing stage amid a sky-high price in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts after around three month-long brisk business. Currently, on the last stage of the ma...

Bangladesh garment exporters hope for a rebound by December

Bangladesh garment exporters hope for a rebound by December

-- 2020-08-16 15:30:17

Bangladesh garment exporters are not worried over falling behind their peers in Vietnam in overseas sales as they hope exports will rebound by December, buoyed by demand in the Western world ahead of...

Trump may pressure other Chinese companies after Bytedance

Trump may pressure other Chinese companies after Bytedance

REUTERS 2020-08-16 10:34:28

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok. Asked at a news conference whether there we...

Move to export halal food to UAE

Move to export halal food to UAE

TALHA BIN HABIB 2020-08-16 10:10:06

The government has taken a move to export safe, halal food and meat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said. The ministry of fisheries and livestock (MoFL) through the ministry of foreign...

BPGMEA seeks ban on import of scrap plastic

BPGMEA seeks ban on import of scrap plastic

FE REPORT 2020-08-16 10:08:13

The country's plastic goods manufacturers have urged the government not to allow import of waste or scrap plastic items which, according to them, put adverse impacts on the domestic industry and the e...

Smart driving card in two months

Smart driving card in two months

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-08-16 09:56:10

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is expected to kick off the delivery of smart driving cards in the next two months. The regulator has recently assigned an Indian firm to issue the ca...

Apparel makers facing new pressure from buyers: Study

Apparel makers facing new pressure from buyers: Study

MoniraMunni 2020-08-16 09:46:22

The apparel makers are facing new challenges as the buyers changing their prices and order strategies, including product specification, after the FoB price is locked amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic...

Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok operations

Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok operations

REUTERS 2020-08-15 13:31:41

President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the US operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90 days, the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concern...

Thai tourism authority launches exclusive social media for Bangladesh

Thai tourism authority launches exclusive social media for Bangladesh

-- 2020-08-15 10:21:28

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched dedicated and exclusive social media pages on Facebook and Instagram to connect closely with the international travellers of Bangladesh as well as to n...

US delays trade deal review as China ramps up purchases

US delays trade deal review as China ramps up purchases

REUTERS 2020-08-15 10:04:14

The United States and China have delayed a review of their Phase 1 trade deal initially slated for Saturday, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters, citing scheduling conflicts and the need to a...

PPE market comes under tight monitoring

PPE market comes under tight monitoring

REZAUL KARIM 2020-08-15 09:38:07

The local market for medical or health safety products has come under tight monitoring as sales of such items and its demand have picked up significantly across the country amid the Covid-19 pandemi...

India's planned duty on RMG: Exporters may feel the heat

India's planned duty on RMG: Exporters may feel the heat

SYFUL ISLAM 2020-08-15 09:18:34

The Indian move to slap import duty will hit Bangladesh's apparel exports, thus widening further the ballooning bilateral trade gap, officials say. The duty imposition will also go against the prov...

Vegetables become dearer

Vegetables become dearer

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-14 19:20:45

Prices of potatoes, brinjal and garlic witnessed a hike while farm egg prices showed a slight decline last week, said traders. Prices of stored potato of the cardinal, diamond and carriage varieties...

Amazon launches online pharmacy in India

Amazon launches online pharmacy in India

Reuters 2020-08-14 13:47:40

Amazon.com on Friday launched an online pharmacy in India to serve the southern city of Bengaluru, the latest move by the e-commerce giant to widen its reach in a key growth market. The service, Amaz...

BPC seeks relief from oil firms

BPC seeks relief from oil firms

M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2020-08-14 09:42:38

State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has sought use of force majeure provision with the global oil suppliers to avoid the 'demurrage' due to cancellation or deferment of cargoes over the p...

Pilot to prod firms to automate accounts

Pilot to prod firms to automate accounts

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-08-14 09:38:10

The government has decided to provide the electronic fiscal device (EFD) free-of-cost to the businesses in order to encourage them to automate accounts. To this effect, the National Board of Revenue...

Bangladesh-Vietnam shipping service begins Aug 22

Bangladesh-Vietnam shipping service begins Aug 22

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2020-08-14 09:28:10

A new shipping service, connecting ports of Bangladesh, China and Vietnam, is expected to begin from August 22. The voyage is likely to quicken the country's clothing shipments, as it will take Bangl...

Hanoi ahead of Dhaka in Jan-May RMG exports

Hanoi ahead of Dhaka in Jan-May RMG exports

FE REPORT 2020-08-14 09:24:35

Vietnam surpassed Bangladesh in exporting readymade garments (RMG) during the first five months of the current calendar year, industry insiders said. Bangladesh, however, remained the second largest...

Exports to Pakistan drop

Exports to Pakistan drop

FE Online Report 2020-08-14 00:05:35

Total exports of Bangladeshi products to Pakistan stood at US$50.54 million in the last fiscal year (FY20), according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data. The amount was 10.30 per cent below the am...

ICC Bangladesh remembers Latifur Rahman

ICC Bangladesh remembers Latifur Rahman

FE Online Report 2020-08-13 20:37:15

Terming recently passed iconic businessman Latifur Rahman a perfect role model, businesses said Mr Rahman showed how an empire can be created from nothing with honesty and integrity. Remembering his...

BD to host D-8 summit virtually

BD to host D-8 summit virtually

FE Online Report 2020-08-13 15:59:08

In a major development, Bangladesh has decided to host the next D-8 summit virtually in the context of the Covid pandemic scenario, Bangladesh foreign ministry said on Thursday. The summit will be he...

Railway bars travelling with tickets purchased by other names

Railway bars travelling with tickets purchased by other names

FE Online Report 2020-08-13 15:47:44

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has barred travelling trains with tickets purchased by different name than that of the passenger and reselling of the purchased tickets to others in a bid to check illegal trad...

Gold prices ease after record surge

Gold prices ease after record surge

-- 2020-08-13 12:00:46

The jewellers in Bangladesh have slashed prices of gold after pushing the precious yellow metal’s prices to all-time highs. They will sell the best quality of gold, or 22 carat, at Tk 3,499 les...

Covid-19 and rain slow down Khulna-Mongla railway project

Covid-19 and rain slow down Khulna-Mongla railway project

-- 2020-08-13 10:28:48

Work on the Khulna-Mongla railway project is progressing at a slow pace after being suspended for more than two months due to coronavirus pandemic and rains. The 65-km railway project was taken up in...