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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 bank borrowing marked a sharp rise in the just-concluded 2019-20 fiscal year to …

Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by …

The securities regulator has formed a two-member committee to look into the unusual transactions of …

The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports …

The National Board of Revenue yesterday rolled out the electronic payment of value-added tax, taking …

The decision comes in a bid to stop further spread of the Covid-19

Disbursement of farm loans stood at Tk22,749.03 crore in the 2019-20 fiscal year, which was …

A team of researchers working out of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology …

The leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit in five months on …

Finished leather and leather goods exporters have suggested fixing the prices of rawhide of sacrificial …

The government has decided to put a hold on the implementation of low-priority development projects …

The government has set an export earnings target from goods at $41 billion with a …

The government has never set the minimum price of jute though the country’s jute law …

Monetary policy should be favorable for economic revival, said experts

China’s economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter fllowing a record slump.

Stocks witnessed positive trends in early trading on Tuesday as a section of investors showed …

Courier and parcel service sector is doing a roaring trade even during the pandemic as …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will now allow the electronic notification of Integrated VAT …

To face the post-corona challenges, the government is preparing the local entrepreneurs as they can …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the second stage of its 53rd annual meeting …

Bangladesh has joined hands with China to establish renewable energy-based power plants in different parts …

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has moved to review the performances of its staffs from top …

One has got to feel for the garment workers. Despite the availability of low-cost loans …

The listing of five state-run energy companies is likely to be delayed due to ensuring …

The survey report said that only 39% of female workers in the sector had freedom …

Any student aged between 11 and 17 years, can open an account under the School …

Bangladesh on Monday received the first ever Indian Parcel Train at Benapole carrying 384 tonnes …

CHATTOGRAM: Chittagong port, the prime sea port of Bangladesh and Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) are …

The coronavirus pandemic triggered a decline in card spending by nearly 50 per cent in …

State-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh on Sunday started selling essential commodities at subsidised rates in …