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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 …

Remittance hit an all-time high of $16.40 billion in the just concluded fiscal year, lending …

The higher tax on profits from national savings instruments from this fiscal year will be …

Bangladesh will have to invest more in its young people if it wants to make …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exemp-ted value-added tax and supplementary duty on the …

Bangladesh will be among the countries that are projected to be hit hard by heat …

Stocks plummeted sharply yesterday, especially those of cement, ceramics, power and textile companies, as news …

A ceasefire in the US-China trade war is doing little to relieve pressure on the …

Former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled has underscored the need for reforming the …

Parliament approved on Saturday the finance bill-2019 with a few amendments suggested by the lawmakers.

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has proposed setting a US$ 44.40 billion export target for …

  Sustainable development goals (SDGs) cannot be fully achievable by 2030, leaving out SDG 16 …

Bangladesh has succeeded in fostering a dynamic and fast-growing economy with significant poverty reduction and …

The proposed rise in source tax on yields from national savings tools has prompted investors …

The amount of Bangladesh-linked funds in the banks of Switzerland jumped by 28 per cent …

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 10 development projects …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern over the rising trend in non-performing loans …

Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending …

South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed an $8.3 billion economic co-operation pact Wednesday during Crown …

For decades the United States led the push for lower tariffs worldwide, but US President …

Although the allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene has increased significantly in the proposed budget, …

Malaysia’s annual inflation rate in May remained unchanged at 0.2 per cent for the third …

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 10 development projects …

Bangladesh missions abroad will play as a catalyst to promote economic growth by attracting foreign …

Loan defaulters will be barred from paying off their debts with 2 per cent down …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Rubana Huq on Tuesday said that the wage …

Asian equities suffered fresh losses, the dollar rose and gold retreated Wednesday after top Federal …

Bangladesh needs investment worth US$40 billion for increasing electricity generation to 60,000MW by 2041, according …

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and …

US chipmakers are still selling millions of dollars of products to Huawei despite a Trump …

The prices of essential commodities will go up typically after the annual national budget is …