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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 prices of gold in the local market have shot up again by Tk 1,166 …

American importers of French cheese, bubbly and porcelain are raising their voices in Washington, hoping …

Terming vegetable farming as a potential sector of the country, Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur …

The top economic policymaking body has revised a good number of projects in the first …

Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday and equities reversed early gains following news …

Bangladesh’s economy will surpass that of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore with its presence as …

Square Pharmaceuticals. The name itself rouses reliability. So it is natural to assume that its …

Israeli agricultural damages totalled 265 million new shekels (about 77 million US dollars) in 2019, …

It’s deja vu all over again. On June 21, 2018, Bangladesh Association of Bankers (BAB), …

Banking stocks took a punch yesterday as investors reacted violently with the government move to …

Bangladesh will import some 1.4 million tonnes of crude petroleum oil from Saudi Arabia and …

A government project is set to boost the capacity of the country’s second busiest seaport …

With great excitement Mohammad Sher Ali and fellow farmers in Panisara of southwestern upazila Jhikargacha …

The prime minister of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said the country’s economy grew around 7.3 per …

A government body has suggested appointing ‘tax detectives’ in Bangladesh missions abroad, updating the double-taxation …

The country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector went through ups and downs last year, prompting industry …

Gold prices rose to their highest in more than two months on Monday in thin …

Kenyan tea. Photo: PixabayIn a humming factory in Kenya’s highlands, tea is hand-plucked from the …

A tale of two halves sums up best how the garment sector, Bangladesh’s main export …

The country’s telecom sector witnessed a bumpy year in 2019, marred by noisy arguments between …

The government has slashed the stamp duty on property registration by half to 1.5 percent …

Optimism to turn the tide in his favour had preoccupied the mind of Bimal Krishna …

Agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque on Sunday urged the authorities concern to put emphasis on increasing …

The slowdown in its external trade might hurt the country’s pace of economic growth in …

Public debt increased slightly in the last financial year (FY) due to the rise in …

The Chittagong port has made it to the list of ‘three millionaire ports’ club in …

Nissan Motor Co has told its managers to cut non-essential spending as the automaker grapples …

Tourism is booming in the Philippines with more than eight million visitors coming in 2019, …

Budget deficit, which is when spending exceeds revenue, is set to cross the sensible perimeter …

Major industrial sectors are suffering from a sluggishness as factory production slowed down to a …