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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 …

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed utilising state-owned commercial banks (SOBs) to disburse …

The country’s mobile phone operators are struggling to cope with a sudden increase in data …

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for …

The oil market, rocked by crisis this week as prices plunged below zero on rampant …

The company’s net profit margin stood at 7.3%t

Grameenphone reported a total revenue of Taka 36.2 billion in first quarter (Q1) of 2020, …

Saudi Arabia is exploring re-routing millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the …

Earnings of most of the listed food & allied sector companies plunged in July-December, 2019 …

The Rome government sees Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio surging to between 155 per cent and 159 …

Four in five workers in country’s readymade garment sector received their salary by mid-April for …

Grameenphone has sought additional spectrum for an interim period to offer better internet services as …

Only export-oriented industries can apply for loans to pay wages of their employees for April, …

The price of a barrel of Brent Crude – the UK benchmark for oil – …

Some listed multinational companies (MNCs) including Grameenphone will hold their annual general meeting (AGM) through …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought $1.0 billion budget support in the next fiscal …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to review the turnover of some selective …

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday launched a Tk 3,000 crore revolving refinance scheme for low-income group …

US crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history, …

The directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) are at loggerheads over a regulatory move taken …

Underlining the importance of overhauling the banking sector, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has …

Bangladesh has turned to multilateral lenders in earnest to pull the country out of the …

The government has rejected the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s plea for a Tk 50 …

Around 47% people had to cut their cost of consumption due to the fall in …

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved US$170 million loan to support government’s efforts in …

India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an order on Saturday, allowing the Chattogram-based private …

Export earnings in March declined by 18.29 percent year on year to $2.73 billion due …

The country’s export earnings in March of the current fiscal year 2019-2020 fell by 18.29 …

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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said they have so far cleared salaries …