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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 …

President Donald Trump likes to take credit for the US economy, with historic low unemployment …

The government placed Tk.5.23 trillion budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 in the parliament …

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) said on Friday the higher revenue …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned Friday of stringent measures against private banks who are defying …

E-CAB members to hold emergency meeting on Saturday Online shopping is set to get costlier …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled a Tk523,190 crore proposed budget for FY2019-20 in the …

‘Widespread imbalances in revenue, financial and external sectors, and disproportionate burden on the income and …

Posts and Telecom gets Tk3,456 crore. Allocation for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division …

In the draft budget, GDP growth for the next fiscal year has been estimated at …

Growth rate of the agriculture sector and its contribution to the country’s economy have dropped …

Tax on the value of stock dividend at the rate of 15 per cent will …

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on Friday termed the hike in taxes on …

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Friday said that the proposed budget …

“We are implementing Padma Bridge, tunnel under the Karnaphuli riverbed, the Dhaka Elevated Expressway from …

Power and Energy sector has got an allocation of TK 19 thousand and 100 core …

Prof Dr M Nawaz Sharif, a US-based internationally famed expert on technological innovation and technology …

AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to propose the budget, likely to be Tk 5.25 trillion …

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday, taking a negative lead from Wall Street amid lingering …

The government is likely to take several steps for reviving the capital market and the …

Mitsubishi Corporation and Summit Group yesterday apprised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about the progress of …

The central bank yesterday injected Tk 2,300 crore into the money market to ease liquidity …

Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s yesterday maintained its long-held BB- rating for Bangladesh, in …

Freight train services on the Dhaka-Chattogram route have fallen way below acceptable standards, to the …

Singapore, the tiny Southeast Asian city-state, is an unlikely place for a farming revolution. With …

Summit Corporation and JERA Asia yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to initiate an energy …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the Japanese business community to explore newer areas …

Bangladesh needs to upgrade its airport facilities and relevant infrastructure without further ado to keep …

Seeing GBB Power was on a rising streak in the later half of 2017, Motahar …

Japanese investors have called for removal of trade barriers to Bangladesh as they ponder over …

The internet giants such as Facebook, Google, Youtube and other digital platforms have to complete …