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 …
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Sales of ACs, electric fans heat up
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 …
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Steel manufacturers suffer from skyrocketing operational costs
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BB to start exchange of new notes from 31 March
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PRAN–RFL group which announced venturing into the highly-competitive handset market early this year, is set …
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Tumultuous Politics Turning Confrontational
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Electronics Makers Dream On
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