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 »Jute mill workers of Khulna today demonstrated, demanding reopening of state-owned closed jute mills and …
Read More »While salt production has been growing steadily over the years, the farmers in the coastal …
Read More »Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to fix maximum 7 percent …
Read More »Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has underscored the need for working closely of both public and …
Read More »The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) slumped below 6,500-mark on Monday after …
Read More »Gold prices jumped about 1 per cent to a more than one-month high on Monday …
Read More »Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company will increase its planned investment to connect to a third submarine …
Read More »The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has ordered nine stock brokerage companies to suspend …
Read More »Bangladesh has made a strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but growth faces new …
Read More »S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday it could take months for Sri Lanka to restructure its …
Read More »Boro rice fields in low lying areas of numerous districts in the country’s northwest have …
Read More »The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that the New York County Supreme Court has not given …
Read More »The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is set to digitally conduct its sixth population and …
Read More »The price of jet fuel shot up again last week, the 13th hike in 17 …
Read More »Bangladesh is not at risk of the crisis that Sri Lanka is currently facing, but …
Read More »Speakers at a webinar today called upon the government for taking a good number of …
Read More »Speakers at a webinar have praised the role of Bangladesh Bank (BB) for enhancing financial …
Read More »The price of US dollar has been increasing in the country, leading to a price …
Read More »Stocks opened the week with a mixed trend on Sunday as investors traded cautiously amid …
Read More »Although onion prices were excessively high just one month ago, farmers in Pabna are now …
Read More »Edible oil recently underwent price manipulation at each of the four stages of the value …
Read More »Farmers have produced an all-time record of over 25.37 lakh tonnes of potato in all …
Read More »Bangladesh Bank will start releasing new currency notes of Tk23,000 crore in the market from …
Read More »Ruling out the possibility of having any Sri Lanka like situation in Bangladesh, Finance Minister …
Read More »Agriculture Minister and Awami League Presidium Member (AL) Dr Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday there …
Read More »Production in spinning mills in this peak season has remained halted over the past six …
Read More »At a time when the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is on …
Read More »Bangladesh’s trade deficit escalated by 80 per cent in the first eight months of the …
Read More »Dhaka stocks have extended its losing streak for a fourth consecutive day yesterday. The DSEX, …
Read More »In the last six years, there is no progress in implementation of the Prime Minister’s …
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