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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 …

Qatar eyes to tap the potential of the fintech (financial technology) sector in Bangladesh, India …

Export of leather and leather goods from Bangladesh fetched $797.6 million, down by 21.79% from …

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Bangladesh has requested Nepal to conclude discussion son signing of preferential trade agreement (PTA) in …

Broadband service providers are threatening to observe weekly service shutdowns of one or two hours …

The National Board of Revenue has tightened the conditions of issuing bonded warehouse licence to …

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India fell by around 79 per cent to only $424 …

The company started its journey with offline services in New York in 2019

A recent United Nations report on the private business sector shows that the majority of …

The central bank has issued a policy allowing banks to export goods under open account …

The stock market passed yet another gloomy year as the core index of the Dhaka …

For the FY20, the government had set a target to earn $38.2 billion

Asian markets rose Thursday following a record lead from Wall Street, with investors cheered by …

With the aim of providing a platform to discuss the emerging business and investment opportunities …

The Bangladesh Bank has received only two applications for the low-cost refinance loan in two …

Parliament on Monday passed the Finance Bill 2020 reducing the lock-in period of investing black …

Although the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh has halted almost all economic activities and disrupted the …

Mango trading has gained peak with exorbitant price in different markets of Rajshahi, Chapainawabgonj and …

Country’s both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today closed trading …

Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) has demanded reducing corporate tax for all the export-oriented sectors …

As many as 71 factories registered with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have …

The Bangladesh Bank is pressing the banks to complete the disbursement of Tk 20,000 crore …

The country’s trade deficit increased by 7.28 per cent or $1.09 billion year-on-year in the …

Among the large allocated ministries, the Ministry of Industries is at the forefront of project …

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today began week registering daily turnover of Taka …

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company’s earnings per share (EPS) rose 61 per cent year-on-year in nine …

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday urged the government to …

The government may revisit its decision of increasing supplementary duty on mobile uses following spark …

BUILD thinks the good borrowers deserve patronization in various forms including rebate or incentives’

Instead of a traditional allocation for the health sector, the government should give clear directions …