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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 …

Customs Bond Commissionerate (Dhaka) of the National Board of Revenue has so far locked a …

World Bank has sought to know about Bangladesh’s current economic situation, especially the state of …

The steel industry in Bangladesh is currently witnessing a steep drop in sales as the …

Dhaka stocks edged up in the morning trade today, maintaining the upward trend for the …

Loan disbursement by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) surged 46 per cent year-on-year in the April-June …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed the condition of showing tax return documents …

Hong Kong-Sri Lanka-Switzerland-owned company Ms Gava Private Limited is going to establish a garments manufacturing …

Industrial black smokes – carbon and zinc-mixed air once known as environment pollutants as chimneys …

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has requested the government to replace the existing 250-pound per …

The government’s borrowing from the Bangladesh Bank increased to Tk 64,589 crore on September 8, …

Despite continued growth and huge prospects of the livestock sector, financing by banks to boost …

Textile millers across the greater Gazipur, Sreepur and Bhaluka industrial belt yesterday urged the state …

The domestic stock market has started the week on a rising trend as investors were …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that the government has a target of attaining manufacturing …

Zakia Sultana, Secretary, Ministry of Industries, said that Bangladesh’s sugar industry will be turned around …

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of grain from Ukraine, as well as food and …

CHATTOGRAM: Chittagong Customs House (CCH) has decided to auction 79 luxury cars of seven famous …

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is going to deactivate additional subscriber identity modules, better known …

Egypt plans to raise fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 15 per …

Just two decades ago, one could hardly hope to see a well-furnished bathroom in the …

Shares at The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose today, the first trading day of the …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday his war-scarred country wanted to join the European single …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the demand of readymade garments (RMG) workers for salary …

Robi Axiata, Teletalk Bangladesh and Summit Towers have entered into a triparty agreement for sharing …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed banks to maintain accounts in Yuan with their corresponding branches …

A high-level business delegation of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) …

Speakers at a seminar on Friday (Sept 16) said there are ample opportunities to increase …

Stocks slipped into the red in the outgoing week to Thursday, snapping a four-week gaining …

Prices of eggs, vegetables and sugar went up on the kitchen markets in Dhaka city …

Trade between Bangladesh and India via the Benapole land port remained suspended on Saturday, with …