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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 urged the government to bring together its …

The global economy is expected to contract 1.5 per cent in 2020 amid the ongoing …

The apprehension of a potential lockdown to rein in the coronavirus spread has led to …

Shares in Asia have continued a global rally, as stock markets bounce back from major …

Will they or won’t they? On top of the massive economic damage, the coronavirus pandemic …

US President Donald Trump praised Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday, ending his criticism …

Financial markets in Europe and the US have continued to fall despite fresh action by …

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday reduced the mandatory cash reserve ratio for the banks to …

Square Pharmaceuticals has signed agreements with two pharmaceuticals companies for manufacturing some products on behalf …

Banks will remain open during the holidays declared by the government from March 26 to …

President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Dr Rubana Huq has said buyers …

Sabrang Tourism Park, the country’s first tourism-based special economic zone (SEZ), is expected to start …

Local airlines — Biman, US-Bangla, Novoair and Regent — are on course to losing Tk …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to buy treasury bills and bonds from banks and non-bank …

Less than three months ago came the first reports of cases of pneumonia related to …

Square Pharmaceuticals dominated the Dhaka Stock Exchange’s transaction chart in the outgoing week while ten …

Rice, pulses, onion and other essentials’ prices remain high The prices of rice and other …

It was also agreed that decision to shut down factories might be taken if the …

FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim today said they welcomed the measures taken by Bangladesh Bank …

Businesses other than drugs and essentials are bearing the brunt of panic over the pandemic.

The prices of rice, pulse, onions, garlic, potatoes and eggs went up in the city …

For many people, access to internet will be the only outlet into the outer world …

Saudi Arabia plans to raise borrowing by 20 percentage points to 50 percent of GDP …

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back today buoyed by emergency crisis response …

Asserting that the government has financial capability to fight against the deadly virus COVID-19, Finance …

Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a …

Country’s both the bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) reduced …

US stocks deepened their selloff on Wednesday and the Dow erased virtually the last of …

Income tax officials at a discussion here today vowed to deliver best services to taxpayers …

Wall Street’s main indexes looked set for a bounce on Tuesday, a day after its …