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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 …

As many as 370 factories have missed the Apr 16 deadline for payment of workers …

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented …

Large cap companies having notable impact on key index played a pivotal role behind the …

China’s economy suffered its biggest contraction since possibly the mid-1960s after it told millions of …

Vegetable farmers have been incurring big losses for weeks due to supply chain disruptions and …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal plans to unveil the national budget for next fiscal year …

The year-long depressed capital market trend sent at least one-fourth issues below their face value …

After World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also projected Bangladesh’s low economic growth …

Mobile financial service BKash is jointly working with the garment companies and their associated banks …

Faced with a once-in-a-century economic crisis, governments are rolling out massive spending programs that will …

Google and Facebook’s advertising businesses, which have roughly tripled in combined size over the past …

Steel Building Manufacturers Association of Bangladesh (SBMA) on Sunday said the industry will suffer a …

The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has demanded the government provide interest-free working capital …

Bangladesh’s economic growth will be between 2.0 and 3.0 per cent in the current fiscal …

Welcoming the government’s announcement of Tk 50 billion stimulus package for agriculture sector, Dr Selim …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association feared that the country’s readymade garment exports in …

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday increased the banks’ advance-deposit ratio with a view to enhance …

The notice said if the rules are implemented by the BSEC, the DBA will challenge …

Opec producers and allies have agreed a record oil deal that will slash global output …

Grameen Fabrics and Fashion (Ltd) has manufactured 20,000 PPE gowns and supplied them to hospitals …

The country’s capital market was mainly driven by pharmaceuticals and chemicals sector in March following …

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Manufacturing Association (BMPMA) has sought its share in the government-declared stimulus …

A greater number of people from the low-income group are now going to super shops, …

Long closure to cause huge losses to bourses, government

Informal Sector Industry Skills Council (ISISC) today demanded of the government to create an emergency …

Chinese officials have begun inspecting every shipment of N95 respirators, ventilators and other medical supplies …

Earnings of most of the listed cement manufacturers slumped in the recent quarters compared to …

The prices of rice, onions, garlic, ginger and potatoes went up in the city’s kitchen …

Having the right transaction limit helps people stock up on more essential items on each …

US stocks have just recorded their biggest weekly gain since 1974 despite the bleak economic …