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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 government has incurred about Tk 120 million loss in customs revenue due to the …

With development projects losing steam for the ongoing pandemic and several months of shutdown, the …

CAAB chief says workers with Iqama will be able to go without visit visas and …

Turnover declined by 25% to Tk 729 crore during the session at the DSE, which …

Energypac Power Generation’s bidding to fix the cut-off price of shares commences today (Monday) while …

Tech experts during a webinar on Friday underscored the need for developing a hi-tech manufacturing …

Online marketplace for hiring trucks is becoming popular in Bangladesh, lowering trading costs and making …

Traders will be able to pay value-added tax using debit and credit cards of 27 …

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday extended the deadline for disbursement of Tk 5,000 crore in …

In the wake of peoples’ feeling the pinch of skyrocketed onion prices in the last …

Investors have been reluctant to invest in mutual funds despite a bullish trend on the …

Imports from India make up almost 90% of Bangladesh’s shortfall

The government will pay an estimated Tk 2,256.7 billion as interest on loans in the …

Donors have agreed on the replenishment in excess of $4 billion for the Asian Development …

Speakers at a conference today underscored the need for using Japanese management style ‘Breakthrough Thinking’ …

Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors struggled to reignite the rally that has characterised …

Stocks on both the bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early trading on Wednesday …

International tourist arrivals plunged 65 per cent in the first half of 2020 compared to …

The US dollar fell across the board on Wednesday as expectations grew that the US …

However, the minister also said that onion prices would stabilize within a month as there …

Bajaj Auto will provide necessary technical support for localization of parts and components, assembling and …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday reiterated his optimism of attaining the targeted 8.2 …

Shares from over 1200 BO accounts of the clients of Crest Securities have so far …

The contribution of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) in national export has increased in …

The government has prepared draft guidelines on production and marketing of feed for fish and …

Bankers have attributed the rise in deposits to normalcy in economic activities despite the high …

The consignment of onions is expected to reach Chittagong port early next month

Since 2018, there has been intense competition between the local and multinational electronics manufacturers to …

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has reduced the time for DSE mobile app users’ access …

The government has fixed Tk 7,100 as minimum monthly wages for the workers of the …