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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 …

Farmers who grow vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds are hopeful of making good profits this …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the country’s scheduled banks to launch a campaign to encourage …

The government will invite the offshore bidding round 2022 in December to explore oil and …

Prime Minister’s energy advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has urged officials to work towards building a …

The duty-free treatment of 98 per cent tariff lines goods will help Bangladesh to further …

The prices of essential commodities witnessed a fresh rise on the kitchen markets in the …

The Bangladesh Bank has asked six banks to remove the heads of their treasury departments …

The domestic stock market yesterday suffered declines in share value and turnover as investors fear …

The currency of Bangladesh has depreciated further against the US dollar, hitting Tk 95 on …

The Chattogram based Pacific Jeans Group is planning to set up rooftop solar power plants …

M/s. Lynpers Chemical Industries Ltd., a Bangladeshi company, is going to set up a Textile …

Officials were likely to face difficulties in cross-checking financial details furnished in the value added …

A much-needed move to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with …

The readymade garment (RMG) and its associated industries, including accessories makers, are set to face …

With the fuel price surge announced on Friday, bus fares for both city and long-distance …

Even after the latest hike in fuel prices in Bangladesh it is equal to India …

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Diesel imports from Numaligarh Refinery Limited in India’s Golaghat district to an oil depot in …

The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught …

The increase in gas price in June and the fuel price hike on Saturday will …

Edible oil processors in Bangladesh have proposed the government raise the price of soybean oil …

The cost of fuels for Plummy Fashions Ltd, the world’s greenest knitwear factory located in …

Authorities are hopeful that uninterrupted power supply across the country will be possible from October, …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina again proposed Nepal to use Mongla and Chattogram seaports alongside Syedpur …

Forty countries have confirmed participation in the upcoming Eastern Economic Forum, the press service for …

The government is giving priority to sending skilled workers abroad to help boost remittance inflow, …

Banks in Bangladesh have been allowed to calculate their stock market exposure limit on the …

Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tonnes of corn have been authorised to leave …

Businesses yesterday expressed concern over running production in industrial units because of ongoing power cuts, …

The wage growth in Bangladesh declined to a seven-year low of 6.06 per cent in …