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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 …

Crude prices surged Tuesday as the US banned Russian oil imports, while nickel prices rocketed …

Soybean oil imports, both in crude and seed forms, declined marginally in Bangladesh in the …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said food security is surely the most pressing issue for …

Stock market analysts have questioned the market intervention of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission …

The hard-rock mined by Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL) in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur …

The price of aluminium products in the domestic markets has increased abnormally in the last …

The unprecedented hike of global oil prices amid the Russia-Ukraine war has created huge pressure …

Padma Bridge and its rail link on the Bhanga-Mawa section are not going to open …

No refiners and wholesalers would be allowed to sell edible oil without providing a money …

The World Bank on Monday approved an additional $489-million package in support for Ukraine, to …

Stocks in Bangladesh continued to rise in the first hours of trading today thanks to …

Bangladesh’s current account deficit hit an all-time high of $10 billion in just the first …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has said Bangladesh and India …

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has said that widening …

Five bodies, including the Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, have reached …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended its reduced tariff benefit for importing raw …

The domestic stock market yesterday plunged for the third consecutive trading session as investors continued …

Chilli growers in the char years under Bogura’s Sariakandi and Sonatala upazilas are disappointed as …

Top 10 turnover leaders in last week posted an aggregate amount of transaction worth Tk …

The government downsized the annual development budget to Tk 2.07 trillion with cuts in foreign …

An effective VAT audit system based on integrated audited accounts may be introduced where CMAs …

Bangladesh on Friday iterated its demand for the removal of anti-dumping duty imposed by New …

Led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, global food prices soar a …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended reduced tariff benefit for importing raw sugar …

Any fuel price hike raises the cost of everyday necessities and agricultural products and affects …

ReportGarment exporters should focus on high-value apparel items to bolster the industry’s export growth, said …

The price for May 2022 futures contracts for Brent oil increased 5.83% on London’s ICE, …

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved Tk 2,07,550 crore revised Annual Development Programme …

The prices of edible oil rose further and those of onions, beef and fish increased …

Realtors and related backward linkage businesses have proposed that the government should reduce duty on …