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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 prices of rice, sugar, onions and edible oil increased on the kitchen markets in …

The demand for large-screen and premium-branded televisions has picked up in Bangladesh as sports-loving fans …

The country could not harness the export potential of Malaysia because of high tariff imposed …

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be visiting Dhaka from October 26 …

Bangladesh has planned to import 5.46 million (54.6 lakh) metric tons of petroleum for 2023. …

A fall in wheat import has caused a surge in the price of wheat flour …

There is a need for enhancing regional cooperation in Asia to cope with the increasing …

The sixth meeting of the Board of Directors of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh for the …

The government should take no electricity no pay policy now, said Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research …

Bangladesh is facing at least seven crises at present, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) …

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today suggested that Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation should cut prices …

The Bangladesh Bank’s policy that allows defaulters longer repayment tenures and easy terms and access …

Bangladesh is expected to be the ninth-largest consumer market globally by 2030, leaving behind the …

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has appointed an international joint venture as the consultant for the …

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson paid a courtesy visit to BGMEA President …

Cultivation of malta on a commercial basis has gained popularity among the farmers in the …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the installation of a reactor pressure vessel at the …

The government’s borrowing from the Bangladesh Bank soared to Tk 72,700 crore at the end …

The government has planned to increase import of fuel oil by about 15 lakh tonnes …

Post-pandemic, the speed in planning and execution will be the determining factor for businesses to …

Most commodity prices declined globally in September, according to the World Bank, extending some relief …

Around 70 per cent of default loans in the banking sector is concentrated in nine …

Some 132 small and cottage industrial units inside two estates of the Bangladesh Small and …

Shrimp exports from Bangladesh fell in the first quarter of the current fiscal year due …

Bangladesh received USD USD 769.88 million in remittance in two weeks of October (2-13), Bangladesh …

Bangladesh and Brunei Darussalam on Sunday agreed to explore mechanisms for long-term collaboration in the …

The pound rose and government borrowing costs fell on Monday, as investors welcomed the news …

Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder had quite a busy schedule over the weekend as …

Four Asian garment producing countries-Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam-have united to fight against pollution by …

Four textile producing countries — Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam — have launched a …