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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 United States is opening an investigation into whether Vietnam has been undervaluing its currency …

CHATTOGRAM: Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to start the digital system for signalling at 85 …

The National Board of Revenue has started making preparations, including formulation of statutory regulatory order …

Green chilli prices heat up volatile kitchen market Prices of rice and other essential ingredients …

Bangladesh’s steel industry is thriving fast, riding on the mega infrastructure projects, rapid urbanisation and …

US stock futures and European stocks fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump said …

The government is aiming to clock more than 8 per cent economic growth on average …

At least 70,000 people are estimated to have been laid off after $3.5 billion-worth of …

The turnaround by global brands of apparel goods has ushered in hope among local apparel …

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has extended the deadline for paying holding tax and renewing …

Amazon on Thursday said that more than 19,800 of its employees have tested positive for …

The government is planning to incentivise private tanneries in setting up their own effluent treatment …

Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) Customs House of the National Board of Revenue blamed the …

The local lube oil producer’s share bidding through the electronic subscription system (ESS) of the …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to act immediately to protect the …

To discuss opportunities on trade and investment between Bangladesh and South Africa, the Federation of …

Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made …

Around Tk 200 crore or 29 per cent of the total cost allocated to the National …

Seven out of the country’s eight state-owned banks are yet to disburse any loan to …

Such mergers allow companies to remove duplication and create economies of scale

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP, on Saturday said the ‘Bangabandhu Youth Loan’ …

Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said cashless society in Bangladesh is imminent due …

The China Tianjin International Fair for Investment and Trade will open online in north China’s …

The disbursements of foreign aid declined by about 29.5 per cent to US$528 million in …

The annual housing fair of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) is …

The central bank yesterday capped the interest rate on credit card loans at 20 per …

Supply chains of the CMSME sector were disrupted severely by the Covid-19 pandemic

The central bank lowered the rate with a view to align the REPO rate for …

The chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Monday said the appointments of …

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has signed 56.33 million US dollar new investment agreement …