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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 …

The members of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) have not been …

The number of mobile phone subscribers in Bangladesh picked up in October snapping a four-month …

The growth in advances in the form of term loans for industries have slowed down …

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday relaxed its already flexible loan repayment policy, saying the real income …

The ongoing football World Cup in Qatar has led local sportswear markets into a frenzy …

Late finance minister AMA Muhith had tried in vain to check the deterioration of the …

A successful grand public rally in capital Dhaka by the main opposition BNP defying all …

Domestic textile millers have requested the government to ban exports of all types of garment …

As trust issues are plaguing Shariah-based Islami banks thanks to allegations of irregularities in lending, …

Bangladesh Brand Forum hosted the 9th edition of Digital Summit at The Grand Ballroom of …

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Saturday claimed that despite the nation’s economy being surrounded by …

Farida Parvin, a housewife in Sultanpur village under Sadar upazila of Satkhira district, now has …

Bangladesh’s another mega coal-fired power plant, 2×660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal, …

The reopening of Mogalhat, a decommissioned land port on the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat, has …

The export of tea has slightly increased in recent times apparently for quality enhancements, focus …

High inflation is directly threatening the food security of workers of at least 14 industrial …

Bangladesh exported denim apparel to the US market worth $839.13 million in the first ten …

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh looks forward to Sweden’s …

Bangladesh bank (BB) has printed a commemorative note of Taka 50 marking the ‘Golden Jubilee …

The government has approved procuring 27.5 million litres of soybean oil for the Trading Corporation …

The amount of foreign currencies held by the country’s commercial banks increased slightly by 4.5 …

The jute ministry has received a total of 37 proposals from the private sector for …

The Asian Development Bank trimmed its economic growth forecast for developing Asia on Wednesday, with …

The central bank has asked banks to take a minimum cash advance from importers while …

An eight-member delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by its Vice-President Ashok Lavasa, …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded highly …

Stocks retreated into the red in the outgoing week to Thursday, after a single-week break, …

The National VAT (value added tax) Day will be observed on Saturday while the National …

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that automation of the value-added tax system …

The net sales of national savings certificates remained negative for the second consecutive month in …