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 …
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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 …
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The country’s steel sector experienced a 65% jump in operational cost in the last one …
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PRAN–RFL group which announced venturing into the highly-competitive handset market early this year, is set …
Read More »The commerce ministry has formed two separate committees to start negotiations with India over signing …
Read More »Wheat imports by the private sector have continued to remain low in Bangladesh than the …
Read More »Jewellers on Tuesday demanded a ten-year tax holiday for local gold refineries to boost the …
Read More »Experts on Tuesday emphasized the need for measures to enhance tax revenue, commence automation of …
Read More »The proposed Bank Company (Amendment) Act-2023 still falls short in some crucial ways necessary to …
Read More »Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh (SCB) hosted an iftar and doa mahfil on Tuesday at Samson …
Read More »Bangladesh Bank was ultimately able to restore its server six hours after it had gone …
Read More »Petrobangla has initiated a move to bring an end to the existing monopoly of a …
Read More »The World Bank (WB) has kept its GDP growth forecast for Bangladesh unchanged at 5.2 …
Read More »Growing fears of a US recession weighed on equities Thursday as traders gear up for …
Read More »Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has renewed its power purchase agreement (PPA) with PowerPac Mutiara …
Read More »The number of tourists flocking to Kuakata Beach has fallen drastically since the middle of …
Read More »The fire at Bangabazar on Tuesday morning not only affected shop owners at the apparel …
Read More »The deficit in Bangladesh’s financial account widened substantially in the first eight months of the …
Read More »The country’s export earnings from goods during the July-March period of the current fiscal year …
Read More »Law Minister Anisul Huq today said that the government is committed to make the best …
Read More »Inward remittance flow to Bangladesh witnessed a seven-month high in March as expatriate Bangladeshis sent …
Read More »Businesses on Sunday said that the Arbitration Act should be reviewed for quick dispute settlement …
Read More »The budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2023-24 will not be over-ambitious considering the …
Read More »The Bangladesh Bank has finally agreed to move away from the 9 per cent interest …
Read More »Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to give Nagad Finance PLC the licence to perform as a …
Read More »Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday expected that Bangladesh and Indonesia would be able to ink …
Read More »Export earnings dropped for the first time in five months in March because of a …
Read More »Apparel import to the European Union (EU) – the largest destination for Bangladesh’s readymade garment …
Read More »The government has allowed the commercial farming of vannamei shrimp, two years after giving permission …
Read More »The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved on Thursday four separate procurement proposals in …
Read More »The UK has signed a deal to join a trade pact with 11 Asia and …
Read More »Bangladesh has asked the European Union (EU) to extend International Support Measures (ISM) for six …
Read More »India’s new foreign trade policy, to be adopted from Apr 1, will take steps to …
Read More »The implementation of a fully automated customs process has been delayed due to the absence …
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