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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 distinguished fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Debapriya Bhattacharya on Wednesday said Bangladesh …

SME Financing Company Limited, a subsidiary company of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), has disbursed …

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has not made a trade deal with …

As per the move of the government to build a digital Bangladesh, at least 90 …

The privatisation of France’s state-owned lottery is set to raise more than two billion euros, …

US central bankers last month dismissed the idea of taking interest rates into negative territory, …

Hong Kong led losses as Asian markets tanked on Thursday after US lawmakers passed a …

President Donald Trump toured Apple’s Texas manufacturing plant Wednesday in a visit marking a brief …

Bangladesh is one of the top four countries in terms of “improvement and remarkable growth” …

Some 21 large taxpayer entities paid Taka 293 crore as tax in the last day …

Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the …

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has proposed that the government set a cash transaction limit of …

The increase in issuance of T-bonds and T-bills propelled their yield curves upward in last …

India may keep a ban on onion exports until February because domestic prices have risen …

The central bank yesterday cut interest rate on its export development fund (EDF) by 1 …

The central bank yesterday increased the ceiling for home loans by 66.66 percent to help …

Agricultural food-processing entrepreneurs yesterday said they can raise their annual exports by more than 40 …

Transport of goods and containers to and from Chattogram port has been halted since this …

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday directed two secretaries to sit with officials concerned to pinpoint …

Asian markets sank Wednesday on renewed concerns about the China-US trade talks after Washington lawmakers …

The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday slashed interest rate on loans from the export development fund …

Income tax collection in six days of the ongoing weeklong nationwide Income Tax Fair crossed …

Dhaka stocks ended flat on Tuesday, gaining 12 points in last three trading sessions as …

NBR bags Tk2,016.45 crore in six days. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) bagged around …

Mobile courts nab dishonest traders. Salt went out of stock in most of the retail …

Traders said the prices would fall gradually with increased onion supply to the markets. Onion …

Cargo planes with 50,000 tons of onions to arrive on Wednesday. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi …

With the new inclusion, the number of total companies in ‘Z’ category stood at 51 …

The Government has taken a lot of initiatives for making a Digital Bangladesh as our …

Asian markets sank Wednesday on renewed concerns about the China-US trade talks after Washington lawmakers …