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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 …

CHATTOGRAM: The deep seaport being constructed by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in Matarbari of …

The Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) has recently got approval from the US Food and Drug …

Almost 1,400 IP address has been used by hackers of Russia and Ukraine to launch …

The government has once again increased bottled edible oil prices by Tk 38 a litre …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh …

The government needs to increase health sector budget to help citizens get rid of “out …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday informed Nepalese delegates …

Sale at footpath shops has gained momentum in the city as the low-income people are …

The government is likely to frame an expansionary Tk 2.46-trillion annual development programme (ADP) for …

The government has asked the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection to take stringent actions …

Energy prices have surged since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and, along with other commodities, …

Nearly 57 per cent industrial and manufacturing units in Bangladesh did not pay Eid bonuses …

Mobile users in Bangladesh are set to avail data without expiry date and monthly limitless …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday revised its policy for post-import financing (PIF) to ease the process for …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Faruque Hassan said updating and simplifying business …

I might have mentioned before that there are some things that simply must be done …

Speakers at a seminar have proposed for raising the price of low-tier cigarettes to discourage …

National Board of Revenue (NBR) is unlikely to revise its revenue collection target of Tk …

Stocks opened higher on Sunday, with the key index crossing the 6700-mark, as investors kept …

The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it held “fruitful technical discussions” with Sri Lanka …

Manipuri clothing weavers in Moulvibazar and Sylhet are passing busy days ahead of the upcoming …

As Bangladesh prepares to graduate into a developing country, its Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has …

The edible oil market has become more volatile after wholesalers and millers cut supplies in …

Bankers at a school banking camp have stressed on popularising the School Banking System among …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today informed that the budget of the upcoming fiscal year …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that import of luxury goods will be controlled …

Flashfloods caused by hilly surge from the upstream rivers have submerged over crops on 9,400 …

Stocks opened higher on Thursday as investors kept their buying interest on major sector issues …

Bangladesh’s capacity to pay import bills has deteriorated at an alarming rate amid the fall …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to track shipments of goods which are exported with a …