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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 …

Bangladesh’s key donors sit with top policymakers and officials tomorrow (Wednesday) in Dhaka to get …

New York remains the world’s top financial center, pushing London further into second place as …

India said on Monday it plans to sell its entire interest in Air India Ltd, …

Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ), dedicated for Japanese investors, is expected to bring in foreign …

Al-Arafah Islami Bank unveiled its new logo at Hotel Purbani International yesterday as part of …

Singapore said on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its economy this year, as …

More than half of chief executives in an annual survey by PwC expect a slowdown …

Sri Lanka earned a record 5.3 billion US dollars from its apparel exports in 2019, …

More than 6.60 million trained workers got employments abroad in the last one decade, from …

Discussants at a dialogue held in Dhaka on Tuesday suggested the government not judging the …

The government has alerted its ministries and divisions to avoid spending beyond the original budget …

The Bank of Japan’s negative interest rate policy has had little positive impact on the …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to cut duty-free benefit on import of …

Higher borrowing of the government during the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year …

Local brands are gradually winning the hearts of consumers, as per data from the past …

Bangladesh’s exports to India crossed US $ 1.0 billion mark in the last calendar year …

Halfway through an interview at the Planning Commission, Planning Minister MA Mannan is asked about …

Seven business groups and one leading non-governmental organisation were crowned at the inaugural HSBC Business …

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal addresses as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of `Digital …

The declining trend in the net inflows of foreign direct investment, or FDI, in the …

Masatsugu Asakawa has assumed office as the 10th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), …

Joyous exclamations and hurrahs of youngsters erupted amidst the tranquillity of the pressurised cabin as …

Italian exports fell by 4.2 per cent in November 2019 compared to the previous month, …

The fund disbursement for 31 projects under the 41st Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme in …

The central bank of Bangladesh has underscored branding of local varieties of tea to access …

The newly signed China-US phase-one trade deal will reduce the uncertainty that has impeded global …

US-Bangla Airlines has taken long-term lease of two ATR 72-600 aircraft from TrueNoord.

The US Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator …

Increased private sector credit flow will ensure more investment and economic growth, said the newly …

The country’s top bank executives evinced on Tuesday their grave concern over the 6.0 per …