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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 …

American consumers appear to be carrying the US economy in their shopping carts as manufacturing …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the current state of the country’s economy is …

The government is planning to invite international bidding within a year for oil and gas …

In a notice on August 5, the telecom regulator said that 106 VSPs failed to …

Traders, however, have attributed the rise in the sale to cheaper prices and availability Sales …

One of the country’s largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse …

Welcoming the Bangladesh’s second position in the World Trade Organization (WTO) export growth index, leading …

Asian markets were mixed Monday with investors gripped by concerns about the US-China trade war …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today said all the factories paid wages and …

The prices people get for cattle slaughtered on Eid-ul-Azha are “not reasonable” and the latest …

Chattogram City Corporation workers started removing the rawhide from the streets of Aturar Depot, Muradpur …

The commerce ministry called for the traders’ help to ensure that rawhide is traded at …

India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) on Monday announced a partnership with Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) Azure cloud …

Traders from Kushtia, Chuadanga and Pabna said on Sunday the more they sold cattle, the …

Stock markets slumped and the pound hit a fresh two-year low against the euro Friday …

It issued a statement on Tuesday saying the bdnews24.com report on Word Bank sanctions on …

Wall Street stocks bounced on Tuesday, ending a multi-session losing streak as China moved to …

Global stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with Wall Street snapping a multi-session losing streak, …

Asian markets largely extended their losses on Wednesday despite Wall Street registering strong gains as …

Saudi Arabia is building a futuristic megacity with promises of talking robots and flying taxis, …

China’s yuan weakened again Wednesday after hopes among financial traders that the decline was stabilizing …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said five per cent tax at source will be …

Industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today (Sunday) said contribution of industrial sector to GDP …

The ongoing liquidity crunch has forced many private commercial banks to raise their deposit rates, …

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to …

Stocks slipped into the red on Tuesday as investors were mostly on selling spree amid …

Powdered milk imports are spiralling on the back of increased demand from a section of …

Trump administration infighting is holding up approval of the first major US offshore wind energy …

As public transport in Bangladesh is not adequate, there is scope for the ridesharing services …

Imprudent lending, regulatory lapses blamed Financial health of at least one-third of Non-Bank Financial Institutions …