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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 …

The central bank has widened banks’ scope to invest in the stock market and infrastructural …

Japanese automaker giant Mitsubishi has decided to invest $100 million in Bangladesh to produce its …

Fruits, both imported and locally-produced, are pinching consumers’ pockets harder in Dhaka with their prices …

A Chinese company plans to invest US$ 33 million in Bangladesh’s agro-processing sector, Chinese Ambassador …

Women entrepreneurs yesterday proposed allocating Tk 150 crore in the upcoming budget for the development …

Japan’s government is considering downgrading its assessment of the economy next week as the intensifying …

Bangladesh must develop its capital and bond markets to meet the long-term financing needs of …

Shariah-based banks’ net profit margin declined to 2.2 percent in 2018 from 3 percent a …

One year has passed by since the Chinese consortium agreed to come on board as …

US fliers still consider ticket prices the most important factor when choosing a flight, according …

US farmers who are major exporters of pork and soy, are caught in the middle …

The German economy got off to a solid start in 2019 returning to growth in …

Bangladeshis will be richer than Indians by 2030 as the country’s per capita income will …

The stocks have continued to bleed on Dhaka Stock Exchange, pushing the turnover to a …

Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now …

Bangladesh is going to send a list of six projects to the Saudi government, including …

Bangladesh and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) are set to sign an agreement on cooperation …

The country’s poverty rate came down at 21.8 per cent in 2018, according to the …

African nations have surpassed India to become the largest source of cotton for Bangladesh as …

Trade deficit fell 9.24 percent year-on-year to $11.92 billion in the first nine months of …

Solving local problems using homegrown innovations will be key to pulling off major business successes …

Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed Dhaka-Delhi direct flights yesterday, over four years after it suspended flight …

North-East India can unlock its potential through improved connectivity which will benefit neighbouring countries including …

The meeting of the Inquiry Committee decided that they would submit the final report to …

Farm mechanization urged for reducing tobacco production The Ministry of Health has proposed that the …

Pakistan has finalised an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, …

The central bank yesterday asked four state-run commercial banks to extend liquidity support to cash-strapped …

President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should strike a trade deal with …

A Rouf Chowdhury has recently been reelected as chairman of Bank Asia. The leading promoter …

Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, regional government has invited local and foreign investors to …