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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 …

Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has made registration for ‘midland online’, its robust internet banking application, client-driven. 

Stocks witnessed a downturn at opening on Monday amid low turnover as participation of investors …

Bumper production of Litchi has delighted the growers in the district as they are getting …

Paper mill owners have sought 30 percent cash incentive from the government to make a …

What the budget should take into account in the wake of this pandemic

The lay-offs have taken place despite a tripartite agreement between the concerned parties

Prices of some essential commodities witnessed a decline last week, according to the city’s kitchen …

Businesses should use the funds from the stimulus packages properly to make a turnaround from …

The government may introduce a new slab of advance tax at the import stage for …

Amid Covid-19’s adverse impact on the economy, the government is set to announce a budget for FY21. What …

Covid-19 barred physical movement of officials, making it difficult to execute trading settlements and placing …

OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, and other key oil producers agreed Saturday to extend …

Asian stocks extended gains on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly rise since …

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $16.56 billion in remittance until June 3 of the current fiscal …

Despite the ongoing lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, some silk factories in Rajshahi have resumed …

The agriculture sector took a major hit as farmers across the country suffered losses of …

Speakers at a pre-budget webinar suggested the government to put emphasis on health sector along …

President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose tariffs against the European Union and China in …

PRAN is continuing to provide support to its contract farmers amid corona outbreak so that …

Trading on both the bourses in the country remained dull as the majority of sale …

Between a rock and a hard place is where Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal finds …

Delta Hospital Limited has requested stock market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to cancel …

Cost of foreign import financing by the country’s local banks increased up to 2 percentage …

The GAVI vaccines alliance is to launch an Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for future COVID-19 …

Garment, footwear and construction sectors have suffered the biggest economic hit during the Covid-19 pandemic …

For more than two months, Motahar Hossain has been unable to run business at his …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded the Trade Finance Program (TFP) to support private …

The global economy is facing “staggeringly large” losses and the recovery effort is hampered by …

Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company …

Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid mounting fears over …