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-- March 29, 2020 16:38:07
Qatar Airways will continue flight operations as long as necessary to get stranded travellers home, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said on Sunday, but warned that the carrier could soon run out of cas...
-- March 29, 2020 16:27:43
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants to export personal protective equipment (PPE) after meeting domestic demand as their demand is growing across the glo...
REUTERS March 29, 2020 12:25:38
Two Indian refiners declared force majeure on crude purchases from the Middle East on Friday after fuel demand plummeted due to a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus and the companie...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN March 29, 2020 12:00:29
The United States wants to buy 25 types of coronavirus protective gear from Bangladesh. The US Embassy in Dhaka recently submitted a list of the items to the foreign ministry. While commenting on th...
YASIR WARDAD March 29, 2020 11:49:27
The city consumers witnessed short supply of few grocery items on Saturday, the third day of the ten-day holiday declared by the government amid coronavirus pandemic. There were shortages of pasteuri...
Ismail Hossain March 29, 2020 11:45:12
The country's software and information sector has sought a special compensation or grant package for the sector to run their business amid coronavirus outbreak. They also wanted a special soft loan a...
FE REPORT March 29, 2020 11:11:46
The country's ceramic ware manufacturers have requested the government to allocate an emergency fund of Tk 10 billion for them to tackle the adverse impact of coronavirus pandemic on the industry. Ba...
FE REPORT March 29, 2020 10:52:47
The majority of the country's readymade garment (RMG) factories remained closed on Saturday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the sector trade bodies. The workers of some factories,...
-- March 29, 2020 10:37:52
Malaysia’s Top Glove Corporation Bhd, which makes one in every five gloves globally, expects a product shortage as demand from Europe and the United States spikes because of the widening coronav...
FE REPORT March 29, 2020 09:52:25
The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, has waived advance tax on the import of materials for producing poultry, fisheries and livestock feed to support the sector. The import of soybean meal, corn gl...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN March 29, 2020 09:43:52
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, or BPC, is in talks with global oil suppliers to ensure supply of cleaner fuel from next July. Bangladesh will be importing 0.005 per cent sulfur gas...
FE Online Desk March 28, 2020 16:00:24
IPDC Finance Limited, the first private financial institution established in 1981, has paid their depositors’ interest in advance so that they can stay relaxed and safe at their homes to prevent...
-- March 28, 2020 11:37:30
Banks will remain open in limited scale from tomorrow (Sunday) to facilitate the financial transaction for their clients though the government has declared general holidays from March 29 to April 2....
REUTERS March 28, 2020 11:16:38
Like other parts of the global economy, food supply chains have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and empty supermarket shelves have become a symbol of the crisis. Are we facing food shortag...
FE REPORT March 28, 2020 10:24:38
Dairy farmers have sought immediate support from the government as they cannot sell milk due to the countrywide lockdown in the aftermath of new coronavirus. Everyday around 12 to 15 million litres o...
FE Report March 28, 2020 09:46:06
The kitchen markets in the city saw a sharp decline in sales on Friday, the second day of a ten-day general holiday the government announced as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus...
FE Report March 28, 2020 09:32:41
The government has instructed the law enforcement agencies to help the country's e-commerce providers in delivering medicines and daily essentials amid the ongoing lockdown. Digital Security Agency...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN March 28, 2020 09:31:18
Fourteen global firms will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh from the international spot market, as the government entered into final deals with them to import the fuel. The state-ru...
MONIRA MUNNI March 28, 2020 09:15:35
Many garment owners want to run production in their factories despite recommendations of closure from trade bodies concerned amid coronavirus outbreak, industry insiders said. But others seek closure...
FE Online Report March 27, 2020 20:55:02
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) officials on Friday realised Tk 17,500 as penalties from five traders on several allegations from different kitchen markets in the capita...
FE ONLINE REPORT March 27, 2020 16:41:41
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) on Friday instructed all its member factories to keep their units closed until April 04 amid the coronavirus outbreak. The trade bo...
-- March 27, 2020 16:19:09
The owners of poultry hatcheries in Jashore district are counting huge losses as poultry farm owners stopped buying chickens abruptly following the announcement of a 10-day general holiday amid corona...
-- March 27, 2020 15:15:59
China’s auto industry has gone from zero to sixty in its post-pandemic campaign drive, with manufacturers and dealers quick to woo back lockdown-weary consumers through campaigns as unusual as a...
REUTERS March 27, 2020 11:54:08
For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were going to be its springboard to attain a long-held goal - making significant inroads into Japan’s lucrative smartphone market where Ap...
-- March 26, 2020 20:40:10
Bangladeshi healthcare organisation Digital Healthcare Solutions has launched a coronavirus symptom check online. It is available free of cost. Anybody can go to their site (https://coronachec...
FE Online Report March 26, 2020 20:16:49
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recommended all its member factories to keep their units closed untill April 04 amid the coronavirus outbreak.The trade body took...
-- March 26, 2020 15:21:39
The future price of orange juice has spiked by more than 20 per cent this month as consumers look for healthy products during the coronavirus pandemic. While demand has risen, supply has been hit as...
REUTERS March 26, 2020 14:23:53
India’s central bank and major lenders are considering shutting down most branches across the country to prevent tens of thousands of employees from getting infected with the coronavirus, four s...
FE Online Desk March 26, 2020 13:48:50
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) will hold its scheduled Board Meeting on Sunday, April 5. The meeting will be held at 3.00 pm at its Head Office at Gulshan in the city, according to a media release. The audi...
Reuters March 26, 2020 13:14:10
Global smartphone sales tumbled 14 per cent in February as the coronavirus spread in China and overseas, Counterpoint Research said on Thursday, a likely harbinger of more declines as outbreaks worsen...
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