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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 country’s trade deficit narrowed by 91.89 per cent or $975 million in July, the …

US manufacturing activity accelerated to a more than 1-1/2-year high in August amid a surge …

Unilever has pledged to drop fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030 to reduce …

The core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) soared 665 points or 15.77 per …

Popular videoconferencing app Zoom has seen its revenues skyrocket as second quarter profits more than …

Bangladesh has joined hands with peer least-developed countries (LDCs) to appeal to the World Trade …

The country’s readymade garment export growth turned positive in August this year with a robust …

Banks and NBFIs can now disburse 80% of their overall loans to the manufacturing and …

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Monday said the ministry is working to produce …

Bangladesh’s capital market has hit a purple patch after a prolonged bearish spell as the …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Bangladesh’s growth-induced poverty reduction would not be sustained …

The majority of the country’s large business firms are facing problems in filing value-added tax …

After completion of a web trust audit by CA Browser Forum on August 26, the …

The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Bhutan is not significant but the treaty will help …

The economy world-wide is passing through difficult times and the economic horizon is overcast with …

Bangladesh Bank will investigate financial transactions and other activities of e-commerce platform Evaly.

Thousands of crore of taka were looted from these banks in the name of loans …

Based on forged documents, Sonali’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch lent the Hallmark Group and five …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project …

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a US$100-million loan to help Bangladesh respond …

A freight water terminal located on the bank of Padma river near the site of …

Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Tuesday with the key index of …

State-run Petrobangla inked a deal with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, or HSBC, …

Bangladesh has urged US investors to set up Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plants in Bangladesh to …

The revision of minimum wages for the workers employed in 11 industrial sectors has remained …

Laura is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane with 115 mile per hour (185 …

UN chief António Guterres has everyone to promote sustainability and green growth in managing the …

Ten most-traded stocks grabbed more than 27 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange …

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on …

Though the online sales of health products and daily essentials were booming due to COVID-19, …