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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 …

Saudi Arabia on Friday announced the creation of a new natural resources ministry

The government yesterday signed a $185 million financing agreement with the World Bank for

India’s economy likely expanded at its weakest pace in more than five years

The government borrowed nearly Tk 230 billion from the country’s banking system in the first …

Outbreak of severe foot and mouth disease (FMD) of cattle across the country has been

In a baffling move, the central bank is set to allow precarious Janata Bank to

Export of leather and leather goods from Bangladesh rebounded strongly after more than

Turnover at Dhaka bourse jumped 14.72 percent yesterday riding on the price rise of

India has asked Bangladesh to complete all official procedures of the projects under its second …

Summit Communication plans to raise Tk 100 crore from the local market by

Goodness has a value and a cost and consumers should understand this and be willing …

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it was tweaking its policies to allow users to see …

Gold prices eased on Wednesday to hover around the $1,500 level as investors turned cautious …

The central bank has asked the scheduled banks to comply with cash reserve ratio (CRR) …

The Confidence Power Rangpur Ltd, a 99 per cent subsidiary of Confidence Power Holdings Ltd, …

Stocks posted a marginal gain for the third straight session on Monday as

Stocks posted a modest gain on Sunday, the first trading session after a nine-day Eid …

The listed multinational companies (MNCs) have continued their dominance in distributing dividends.

Korea has shown interest to invest in 10 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the aviation, …

At least Tk 4.95 billion (495 crore) of six state-owned banks (SoBs) remained stuck against …

The government is planning to restrict foreign direct investments (FDI) in the tobacco sector so …

Local firms are increasingly embracing robots to increase productivity and competitiveness — a development that …

After completing MBA from a private university in 2011, Anis Hossain looked for a decent …

Trade deficit narrowed down to 15 percent last fiscal year thanks to a decline in …

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday urged the government to make public the conditions for

Two new state-owned companies yesterday got go-ahead from the cabinet — one will provide loans …

Country’s trade deficit narrowed by 14.76 per cent or $2.68 billion in the recently concluded …

Safety remediation in the readymade garment factories inspected by the European buyers’ platform Accord on …

Value-added tax at the rate of 5 per cent on ride sharing service will be …

Dhaka stocks gained slightly for the third day on Monday as some investors continued with …