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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 Indian rupee fell to more than 80 per US dollar for the first time …

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, propped up by a weaker dollar and tight supplies …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday substantially relaxed the policy for rescheduling defaulted loans, allowing defaulters to repay …

Over a year has passed since government agencies cracked down on several e-commerce platforms for …

Bangladesh lost up to 1.1 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) between 2016 …

Import and export activities resumed from today through Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila …

Although a series of new decisions by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) are slated to temporarily …

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge has opened a new avenue of creating a tourism hub centring …

Bangladesh has secured the 41st position in global economy considering Gross Domestic Product (GDP) while …

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has urged the government to readjust edible oil prices in …

Bangladesh is likely to cancel the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with German giant Siemens AG, …

Ten most-traded stocks accounted for nearly one-third of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) …

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Saturday more investment was needed in …

Bangladesh’s wheat import fell to its lowest in six years as many consumers switched to …

Local airlines will have to face a severe blow losing their competitiveness globally due to …

Big and green apparel factories are content bagging a constant stream of work orders but …

Indonesia has scrapped its export levy for all palm oil products until Aug. 31 in …

The government has given go-ahead to 47 companies to import 73,000 tonnes of rice as …

Dhaka, July 12: Bangladesh and Argentina want to strengthen the relations on all fronts including …

The sale of rawhide at the retail level has dropped significantly as the tanners procured …

Abdur Rouf Talukder, new governor of Bangladesh Bank, today said containing inflation would be his …

Stock market index dropped today in the first session after the Eid vacation while turnover …

Foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh have slipped below $40 billion after the Bangladesh Bank cleared …

International cards, both debit and prepaid, can be used for online payments of visa processing …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday on a strong dollar, and expectations of weakening demand due …

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) market will see a growing need for medium-term and customised …

As many as 300 rural women of Palashbari upazila in the district have become self-reliant …

Bangladeshi entrepreneurs at a apparel sourcing week underscored the need for taking pragmatic initiatives with …

With runaway inflation eating into incomes, staple foods have vanished from the tables of Zimbabweans …

In response to the recent devastating flood in Sylhet, as a responsible corporate citizen, Chevron …