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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 …

Most of the listed non-bank financial institutions are struggling amid growing public distrust and series …

Farm loan disbursement by banks increased for the second consecutive month in October with a …

WeWork said on Thursday it was laying off around 2,400 employees, almost 20 per cent …

Consumer goods giants Unilever and Henkel and a series of buyout funds including Advent and …

Gold firmed on Friday as doubts persisted over the prospects of an interim trade deal …

Oil prices held near two-month highs on Friday and were set for a third consecutive …

Global stocks inched up on Friday, lifted by China’s renewed offer to work out a …

US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would …

Onion consumption has fallen in the country with its spiralling prices. Even so, expenditure has …

Turkey has expressed its interest to invest in Bangladesh’s tourism sector. Turkish Culture and Tourism …

The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has raised at least $11 billion in a share offering …

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday bounced back to the green after witnessing correction …

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he does not believe congressional Democrats will approve …

Wall Street stocks on Friday cut their losses for the week following solid consumer data …

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would …

Hong Kong shares opened with slight gains on Friday morning but investors remained on edge …

Embattled office sharing firm WeWork will lay off 2,400 employees worldwide — about a fifth …

With Saudi Aramco yet to name any major foreign investors in its upcoming share sale, …

Bangladesh is one of the top four countries in terms of ‘improvement and remarkable growth’ …

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

Remitters who will wire $1,500 or equivalent amount of other currencies or Tk 150,000 will …

China’s civil aviation sector reported steady expansion as well as continuous high safety standards in …

Bangladesh’s exposure to illicit financial outflows is very high among the least developed countries as …

The weeklong nationwide income tax fair ended on Wednesday with the National Board of Revenue …

Lack of regulations, awareness, skills and incentives is the main barrier to the introduction of …

Deposits in the school banking accounts posted the highest quarterly growth — 20.95 per cent …

Dhaka stocks dropped on Wednesday after three days of slight gains as investors increased their …

The prices of salt remained stable across the country on Wednesday following a sudden hike …

As per the government’s initiative to build a digital Bangladesh, at least 90 per cent …

Mohammed Manea has tended honey bees northeast of Sanaa for years, but despairs that the …