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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 …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi came under fire in parliament on Tuesday from opposition lawmakers for …

The net sales of national savings certificates dropped by 49.88 per cent or Tk 14,621.97 …

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by 6.9 per cent in the running …

The stock market index dropped for a second consecutive day yesterday while turnover of Dhaka …

Bangladesh’s export receipts registered a 33.41% year-on-year (YoY) growth to $38.6 billion in the first …

Bangladesh has outshined Pakistan in many indicators in last 50 years of its independence, including …

The High Court on Monday accepted for further hearing of a petition filed seeking liquidation …

The ongoing strain on Bangladesh’s foreign exchange regime has created cash shortages in the banking …

Oil slipped on Monday in volatile trading as the release of strategic reserves by consuming …

Three Dhaka-based buying houses were found to have tried to launder Tk 6.9 crore through …

Planning Minister MA Mannan said the government has been facing numerous stumbling blocks from vested …

Power Development Board (PDB) has been implementing a project to ensure a safe and dependable …

The World Bank is set to provide half a billion US dollars in loan to …

The Bangladesh Bank has once again renewed the interim licence of Nagad for another six …

The World Bank has extended a $250 million financing to Bangladesh in budgetary support after …

Bangladesh’s consumers have increased consumption of palm and mustard oil as many of them have …

Turning a blind eye to price rises of some essential commodities already overwhelming consumers, traders …

Small and marginal potato farmers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts have been left in a …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks to follow four new guidelines for offshore banking. The …

Bangladesh’s economy has witnessed a 6.17 per cent inflation in February this year, the highest …

Energy experts and representatives of consumer rights platforms urge the government not to increase gas …

The government has developed a roadmap for the implementation of a substantive provision of the …

Bangladesh has continued to witness a rise in the number of broadband connections with the …

Stocks entered a second session of decline while market turnover remained low yesterday as people …

Food processors in Bangladesh have either cut the size of packs or increased prices to …

The jute industry in Rangpur is facing collapse as four small mills in the region …

Potato farmers have come together to inaugurate this year’s exports in a sign of the …

Stocks opened on a downward trend on Monday as the cautious investors were seen selling …

Banks’ overnight borrowing through interbank call money market grew by 65 per cent or Tk …

Lenders and clients in Bangladesh are set to get the opportunity to settle transactions instantly …