FE Today Logo
Search date: 25-09-2018 Return to current date: Click here

NRBs urged to brand country, globally

A three-day Rupayan-NRB Global Convention and Bangladesh Trade Fair ended on Monday in New York with a call to brand the country globally by non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs).President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) Nihad Kabir made the call at a discussion on 'Investment opportunities in Bangladesh...

Read more

Govt in a hurry to take up Rohingya rehab projects at higher cost

The government is in a hurry to take up some Rohingya rehabilitation projects in Cox's Bazar even with higher-than-standard cost estimations, officials said on Monday.They said some government agencies had already sought approval to go ahead with some development projects for the rehabilitation of about 1.0 million Rohingyas, now stranded...

Read more

Banks, FIs to disburse home loans to public servants

Finance ministry will enter into an agreement with four banks and state-run financial institutions today to disburse home loans for public servants."Housing loan disbursements will take effect next month following Tuesday's agreement with four state entities," said a top official of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC).Finance division and four...

Read more

ACC chief says he is ‘embarrassed’

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood says he is embarrassed to answer questions from the media regarding allegations of corruption against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, reports bdnews24.com.Sinha, who resigned from his post in last October amid government criticism of his decision to abolish the sixteenth amendment, returned to the...

Read more

Oil prices may rise to $100 a barrel by end of year

SINGAPORE, Sept 24 (Reuters): Oil prices could rise towards $100 per barrel towards the end of the year or by early 2019 as sanctions against Iran bite.This was predicted by commodity merchants Trafigura and Mercuria said on Monday at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore. Almost two million...

Read more

PM places three proposals to resolve Rohingya crisis

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed on Monday three recommendations, including abolishing discriminatory laws, policies and practices by Myanmar against Rohingyas, to solve the protracted Rohingya crisis from its root.Sheikh Hasina placed the recommendations at the 'High-level Event on the Global Compact on Refugees: A Model...

Read more

Hilsa output to exceed 0.5m tonnes last fiscal

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda on Monday expected the Hisha production to exceed 0.5 million tonnes (MT) in the last financial year (2017-18), reports UNB.The contribution of Hilsa in country's total fish production is 12 per cent and its contribution to GDP is more than one per cent,...

Read more

India won’t scrap French jet deal, opposition demands inquiry

NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (Agencies): India has vowed to stand firm on a multi-billion dollar deal to buy warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation.The opposition Congress party called on Monday for an inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing.Former French President Francois Hollande, who approved the deal when he was in office, triggered...

Read more