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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 government should properly manage subsidies in the energy sector as taxpayer-backed spending is set …

Russia’s central bank cut its key interest rate Thursday following an emergency meeting, as authorities …

Bangladesh’s national currency may weaken further against the US dollar as the central bank has …

Earnings of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) rose 183 per cent year-on-year in the January-March quarter …

Energy Pack Limited’s Rupganj G-Gas Satellite Plant-101 is supplying 200 metric tons of liquefied petroleum …

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has demanded the government does not …

The securities regulator has taken another initiative to increase liquidity flow in the capital market …

The country’s garments accessories and packaging manufacturers have strongly protested the proposal of power price …

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Monday demanded that the government establish a Consumer Rights …

Stocks stopped incurring losses yesterday as many investors took a break from making sales to …

When the country’s economic situation as a result of the global economic crisis caused by …

National Board of Revenue today slapped up to 20 percent regulatory duty on around 135 …

Palm oil prices in domestic wholesale and retail markets have started cooling off after Indonesia …

Natural calamities, including the recent flash floods in haor areas caused by heavy rain amid …

Central banks around the world have commenced hiking policy rates in order to contain the …

Stocks witnessed yet another major setback in the week to Thursday as nervous investors rushed …

Twenty-four per cent of the taxpayer identification number holding physicians in the capital Dhaka has …

The prices of rice, atta, red lentil and eggs went up on kitchen markets in …

Transparency International Bangladesh today (May 20, 2022) called upon the government to form an independent …

Editors yesterday urged the government to bring down the corporate tax for newspapers to 10-15 …

The government knew who were responsible for the recent acute shortage of soybean oil but …

Indonesia, the world’s biggest supplier of edible oils, has decided to lift the ban on …

There is a huge hue and cry about the recent unprecedented price hike of soybean …

Amid rising demand in the country, the price of dollar surpassed Tk100 mark in the …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government is …

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold hearing today on the proposed power tariff and …

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved eight proposals, including 33.60 lakh MMBtu …

Stocks witnessed yet another big fall on Wednesday as the jittery investors continued to dump …

Small and light engineering industries in Saidpur have helped the railway town emerge as a …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been failing to achieve tax collection targets since …