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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 …

Global payments messaging network SWIFT has asked Bangladesh’s banks to suspend transactions with seven Russian …

The Boithakata floating market on the Belua river in Pirojpur has transformed into a major …

Bangladesh will again urge India to withdraw the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on locally produced jute …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh today signed a loan agreement …

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

The textile market in Bangladesh is growing at a faster clip as annual sales have …

Rosatom, the contractor of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, dismissed the notion of potential delays …

Microfinance institution Shakti Foundation in collaboration with Delivery Tiger, a logistics platform, launched ‘e-Loan’ product …

Remittances declined 16 per cent year-on-year to $1.49 billion in February, the lowest in the …

Tube well manufacturers in Bogura are going through hard times as the costs of raw …

The government is expected to trim the development budget by 7.88 per cent to Tk …

The Cabinet on Sunday gave its approval to the draft “Export Policy 2021-24” with a …

Crude oil prices and safe havens surged Monday while the ruble and European equities sank …

Two Bangladeshi power companies — United Group, Confidence Group— have shown interest in investing in …

The government is likely to approve a Tk 2.07-trillion revised annual development programme (RADP) for …

US payment card firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions …

Traders raised the price of edible oil again taking the price of one litre packaged …

Russia’s ruble plunged nearly 30 per cent against the dollar Monday after world powers imposed …

Bangladesh will lose one of the most promising apparel export destinations if various Russian lenders …

The implementation of the government’s plan to bring about large-scale industrialisation is in the slow …

Bangladesh’s progress in terms of achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been quite exceptional …

Bangladesh’s stocks bounced back yesterday enabling investors to recoup some of their losses incurred in …

The claim settlement rate of life and non-life insurance companies in Bangladesh still lags behind …

Oil prices soared past $100 for the first time in more than seven years on …

Broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday rose marginally and broke the losing …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expressed his high optimism that Bangladesh would get more foreign …

A total of 1,000 acres of land in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj has been prepared …

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has included eight more services of four organisations with its …

Amid higher inflation, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday called for cutting duties and …

Credit Suisse bank, still reeling from losing billions of dollars last year, faced a fresh …