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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 …

Oil prices tumbled Tuesday as lingering questions over the US-China trade talks weighed on sentiment …

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended in flat note as the cautious investors …

Collaboration among accountability organisations, including Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), parliamentary committees …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought both public and private investment from the UAE …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Taka 3.11 billion on Tuesday, the fifth …

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

Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as investors keep tabs on the developments in the China-US trade …

India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s government wants …

The import remained suspended for a single day only due to cyclone Bulbul, which lashed …

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained in green today amid choppy trading, as …

Collaboration among accountability organisations, including Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), parliamentary committees …

Bangladesh needs to improve its transport and logistics systems to meet the needs of its …

Smart mobile accessories and smartphone-related wearable product imports are soaring on the back of the …

Japan has come up with more than two dozen proposals, including tax benefits and a …

NBR bags TK1,064 crore in three days. The countrywide ongoing tax fair turned festive on …

Foreign investors have demanded cash incentive for exports from their readymade garment factories located inside …

Taxpayers on Saturday continued to throng the venues of the weeklong income tax fair taking …

Dhaka stocks dropped in the past week after gaining in the previous week as investors …

The weeklong Development Fair organised by the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday hoped that the Japanese investors including their large …

The central bank has asked four state-owned commercial banks, or SoCBs, to gear up the …

Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has promised to reduce tax rates using all …

The government has adopted a new strategy to combat trade-based money laundering and illicit financial …

The central bank has scaled up its foreign currency support to the commercial banks to …

Lack of additional financing and capacity holds further development of micro, small and medium Enterprise …

“We are all set to launch e-payment service in the income tax payments this year …

UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments Limited is a subsidiary of UltraTech Cement Limited, which, in …

NBR expects Tk3,000 crore this year. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) organizes Income Tax …

The amount of defaulted loans in the non-bank financial institutions increased further by Tk 100 …

The government will hand over commercially important person (industry) cards to 48 businesspeople on