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Production of local medicine raw materials, better known as active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), holds huge forex-earning potential but faces a host of headwinds from within, industry-insiders have said. They say the emerging sector has been facing lack of sufficient investment, including bank finance, at a time when it can spread …

Demand for air conditioners, electric fans and rechargeable fans in the capital Dhaka has surged amid a sizzling hot summer in the country. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, temperature in the capital rose to a 58-year record high to hit 40.6°C on Sunday. Dhaka was one of the 13 …

The total external debt of the world’s poorest countries climbed 9.5 per cent to a …

People are increasingly returning to jobs they had lost to the coronavirus pandemic despite the …

Uncertainty looms large over the timely execution of a slew of power transmission projects aimed …

Comparing the number of users on Bproperty website’s ‘buy’ segment of March with July, website …

G20 countries may only approve a six-month debt relief extension amid lagging committment to the …

Bangladesh should recommend the United Nations for deferring the next year’s LDC (least developed country) …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has warned its member factories of possible …

The government has decided to use the country’s ballooning foreign exchange reserves to implement development …

Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division (IRD) and Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) …

A new Covid-19 economic stimulus package proposed by the White House could still be passed …

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began the …

Investors need to make prudent decisions based on financial literacy to get higher returns on …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Friday said that the World Bank’s latest growth projection …

The country’s gold traders have started to import gold through the formal channel for the …

SME Financing Company Limited, a subsidiary company of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), has disbursed …

The government is planning to raise cotton production up to 20 lakh bales by enhancing …

Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said business and trade using traditional methods would …

Stocks extended the losing streak for the two consecutive sessions on Tuesday as shaky investors …

Saiful Islam, a farmer from Kumargacha Village in Pabna’s Chatmohor Upazila, is aroused by the …

The submission of online income-tax returns has come to a halt this year due to …

Almost all of the country’s major development projects being funded by China are back on …

The BB extended policy support till March 31 to cope with current circumstances

The 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali district’s Kalapara upazila is ready to …

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse jumped 63 per cent in the first …

Reforming the tax administration will be possible only if taxmen change theirorthodox mindsets and view …

The latest spell of flood has inundated nearly 100,000 hectares of Aman crop, raising worries …

Indonesia has initiated a safeguard investigation regarding its import of apparel products that may negatively …

Export earnings in September posted a 3.53% growth to $3.01 billion against $2.91 billion in …

The ongoing crisis and growing demand for onion is likely to bring a boon for …

Discussants said long term investments and proper coordination among the regulatory bodies should be inspired …