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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 …

From the next fiscal year, government agencies, implementing authorities of various publicly funded projects and …

Bangladesh Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for a US$250 …

Too many trees in rural areas hamper uninterrupted supply of electricity though the country has …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said a decision on raising the petroleum prices will …

The state minister for planning Dr. Shamsul Alam has supported merchant bankers’ demand of whitening …

The EU Member States have common interest to support Bangladesh in achieving their national goals …

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh is going to procure edible oil, sugar and lentil from …

The alarming Covid-19 situation had badly hampered the sacrificial animal market for Eid-ul-Azha in the …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to refrain from procuring goods and services from firms in …

Bangladesh, which has one of the lowest insurance penetrations in the world, is missing out …

The government is likely to adjust the petroleum fuel tariff every six months due to …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is likely to place a Taka 6,78,064 crore budget for …

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 19 per cent …

Ukraine hopes to make 1.5 billion euros from electricity exports to the European Union by …

The Benapole Transport Agency Owners Association at Benapole called off their indefinite strike on Wednesday …

Russia’s economy will shrink 15 percent this year and three percent in 2023 as the …

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) yesterday suggested the commerce ministry review the price …

AHM Mustafa Kamal, whose life has been full of struggles, had dreamt of becoming the …

Bangladesh needs to build a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem to help the industry grow to its …

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today also …

The price of residential gas for two stoves has been increased from Tk 975 to …

The size of defaulted debt in Bangladesh has increased to Tk 1.1344 trillion by the …

Dhaka bourse closed the week’s first session with a moderate rise in broad index following …

The surging inflation in Bangladesh has sent living costs to such an extent that many …

Sonali Aansh Industries’ profits more than tripled in the third quarter of the current financial …

The trade licence issuance process needs to be simplified and moved online while simplification of …

A group of marginalized farmers were given income-generating support aimed at improving their living and …

Entrepreneurs should work with innovations for substantial and sustainable expansion and promotion of their business. …

Fisheries and Livestock Minister S M Rezaul Karim said the government has taken extensive initiatives …

Stakeholders will sign an agreement on June 12 to commence the trading of treasury bonds …