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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 …

Asian shares slipped from six-month peaks on Friday as Sino-US tensions soured what had been …

Nepal has allowed its energy authorities to trade electricity with Indian and Bangladesh, according to …

Bangladesh’s budget deficit may shoot to as high as 10 per cent of the GDP …

The Bangladesh Bank board has refrained from making any final decision on the government’s proposal …

In July, 56% of the total production capacity has been booked

Jewellers in Bangladesh have raised gold prices to a record high amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The board of directors of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited has recommended a 20 per cent …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the policymakers to take effective steps to limit …

The Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement on Wednesday approved importing 730,000 tonnes of fertilisers at …

Meanwhile, the business community emphasized employment generation to pull people out of unemployment caused by …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the agriculture and rural loan disbursement target by 8.99 percent …

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors juggled hopes for a new stimulus deal in …

Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed a cautious …

The two-and-half-month-long countrywide general shutdown was supposed to cause a massive dent to the state’s …

Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue stood at Tk 2,18,406 crore in the …

Bangladesh Bank has given the relaxation considering the current situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Those which remain unpaid for a period of 30 months or beyond will now be …

In addition, the stock market regulator decided to run a special audit on the financial …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday said the government has undertaken extensive activities to create …

A human rights group has sought permission to challenge a High Court ruling on the …

Benchmark indices of both the bourses witnessed moderate correction against the sharp losses observed by …

The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) export earnings in the first 18 days of July stood …

The Bangladesh Bank injected another Tk 2,290 crore in the country’s banking sector in 19 days …

The amount of defaulted loans in the country’s industrial sector increased by Tk 703.83 crore …

The banks seek refinance fund

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Sunday urged authorities concerned to ensure strong …

Work on the country’s biggest 718-MW capacity in LNG-fuelled combined cycle power plant gets momentum …

The central bank has stopped publishing the figure of stressed assets in its annual financial …

They also called for product diversification such as a bond market and the introduction of …

BGMEA and BKMEA have been urged to work together with the government and support each …