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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 …

After insisting for 15 years that the superjumbo is the future, Emirates airline has been …

The Appellate Division on Sunday ordered Grameenphone to pay in three months Tk 2,000 crore …

Life insurance companies operating in the country must invest assets equal to their liabilities in …

Dhaka stocks dropped on Sunday as share prices of Grameenphone plunged following a Supreme Court …

The prices of onion jumped up to Tk 25 per kg in the capital’s wholesale …

Three ministries of the government and the apex body of business organization Federation of Bangladesh …

Summit Power Limited has approved 35 percent cash dividend for the year ended on June …

Farmers and agriculturists expect production of more than 9.67 lakh tonnes of onion from 79,985 …

Asian markets rose Monday on fresh optimism over the long-running China-US trade talks after Beijing …

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday helped by a cheaper yen and rallies in New …

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today said the prices of the …

The company’s shares ended at Tk 311.1 on Dhaka Stock Exchange, down by Tk 18.4 …

The Croatian government has set an annual quota of 78,470 permits for hiring foreign workers …

Revenue officials have delved into why tax shortfall has hit Tk 149.06 billion during the …

The Croatian government has set an annual quota of 78,470 permits for hiring foreign workers …

The country’s budget deficit widened to over Tk 1.1 trillion in the past fiscal year, …

A new rule requiring customers to obtain a certificate before completing a transaction online is …

A think-tank on Wednesday warned that Bangladesh would face debt-servicing problem unless it proceeded with …

Import of reconditioned cars fell 46 percent year-on-year to 12,502 units in 2018-19 because of …

Rancon Trucks and Buses Ltd (RTBL) yesterday opened its state-of-the-art sales centre in Chattogram for …

The instruction of Bangladesh Bank (BB), issued on November 14 Thousands of freelancers, medical service …

The target was Tk21,051.44 crore and Tk23,802.64 crore from import duties and VAT respectively

The decision was made at a BSEC meeting presided over by its Chairman M Khairul …

According to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) data, 21 NBFIs out of 23 have disclosed …

The competition was held among Asian tech giants from 24 countries and companies/ projects had …

Amid rumour of salt price hike, the salt mill owners of Chittagong have decided to …

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) is campaigning to keep the salt market stable

Industry Ministry informed that a total of 340 businesspersons already received the CIP cards since …

Mobile phone company officials, however, said the timeline was too short for collecting such a …

The prices of vegetables, eggs, atta and maida (refined flour) went up in the city’s …