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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 …

Bangladesh’s cotton import may drop to 8 million bales in marketing year 2022-23 which began …

Exports and domestic sales of Bangladesh’s synthetic and athletic footwear sector have been witnessing some …

Jute prices in Bangladesh are currently lower than what they were at the same time …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the government eyes US$10 billion exports in leather and …

According to the recent Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, around 1.61 lakh hotels and …

Due to the large volume of airline passengers during the months of July through October …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Wednesday that geo-scientific …

The Bangladesh Bank has sanctioned Tk 5,250 crore in liquidity support in the past two …

Nagad, the mobile financial service of the Bangladesh Post Office, has come out as one …

Bangladesh has again demanded the reinstatement of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the …

Taravanu Begum, a middle-aged woman in Paikartoli village in Sirajganj’s Kazipur upazila, lost her homestead …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday extended the scope for traders to import rice …

The external debt of developing economies has more than doubled from a decade ago to …

Ashok Lavasa, vice-president of Asian Development Bank (ADB), will arrive in Dhaka tonight to discuss …

President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Md. Jashim Uddin …

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide $250 million or nearly Tk 25 billion loan …

Travel tax collection by the National Board of Revenue increased by Tk 216.67 crore or …

Five Islamic banks yesterday borrowed nearly Tk 4,000 crore from Bangladesh Bank right after a …

Bangladesh is the most ideal place for investment in the world and can become an …

Despite the raging global economic crisis, Bangladesh’s leather and leather products sector witnessed a 17.56 …

Bangladesh’s current account deficit widened further in October as imports continued to surge compared to …

Farmer Azizul Islam suffered his first stroke after a 2019 cyclone washed away shrimp worth …

BAT Bangladesh recently received the 22nd ICAB National Award for Best Presented Annual Reports 2021. …

Edotco Bangladesh, an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company, recently achieved the brand-new milestone of establishing …

Hatil, Bangladesh’s largest furniture brand, hosted a ‘Dealers Conference’ in Dhaka on December 3. With …

Export earnings showed a record jump in November along with remittance income rising again from …

A series of power substation projects under the Power Division have stalled as the country’s …

The securities regulator has continued to keep the price movement restriction in place, even though …

Post and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Monday said the telecom regulator is working to …

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday introduced a new financial instrument named Islamic banks liquidity facility …