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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 …

Though inflation continued to undergo a downward trend for a third consecutive month in November, …

Srihatta Economic Zone has become active as a door and window manufacturing company started production …

Despite the large windfall in remittance earnings in India and Nepal, the World Bank (WB) …

The USA has imported RMG items worth $7.55 billons from Bangladesh during the January-September period …

A total of 10 trade bodies have been selected for awards for their contribution to …

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked banks to make the opening of letters of credit …

Industrial demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has shot up around threefold in the past …

The price of coal in Bangladesh has flared up by some 78 per cent over …

With Bangladesh rapidly improving its infrastructure and connectivity and making regulatory reforms, Japan expects massive …

A new study has unearthed flaws in the beneficiary selection under the “Amar Bari, Amar …

The prices of chicken and egg started to decline at both retail and wholesale levels …

Biologic medicine can play a game-changing role in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, …

The export of RMG items has witnessed 15.61 percent growth during the July-November period of …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that all the …

DHAKA, Dec 3: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said …

Pakistan expects to secure $3 billion in external financing from a friendly country in two …

Russia on Saturday denounced a $60 price cap on its oil agreed by the EU, …

Bangladesh wants greater market access to the US in any format as a measure of …

Black tiger shrimps, locally known as Bagda, have seen their prices slump, handing losses to …

Bangladesh is suffering from severe localised food insecurity owing to economic constraints, refugee influx, floods …

Although the tea industry in Bangladesh has made significant advancements, tea plantation workers continue to …

The Safe Aqua Farming for Economic and Trade Improvement (SAFETI) project in Bangladesh was a …

Despite a slowdown in the US caused by declining consumer demand, Bangladesh is still the …

International early-stage VC fund, Accelerating Asia has announced its latest round of investments on Tuesday, …

The Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday approved the extension of renewal period of existing licenses …

The submission of income tax returns through electronic method or online today crossed the milestone …

The High Court (HC) came up with an order, saying no bank or financial institute …

The growing ceramic sector that made a sustainable footing in local market based on three …

The National Board of Revenue has been struggling to boost the wealth tax or surcharge …

Most of the listed banks in Bangladesh logged higher profits in the January to September …