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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 …

The foreign investors’ chamber yesterday urged the revenue authority to formalise the adoption of mobile …

The government launched the Digital Business Identification (DBID) system for the e-commerce businesses in the …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government is …

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Rizwan Rahman on Sunday stressed formulating national way …

Cotton production in Bangladesh has been low as farmers prefer other cash crops to the …

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) yesterday urged the government to cut the …

Every industry, instead of just the garment sector, should be allowed to import fire safety …

Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque said the government is formulating roadmap for quick increasing …

Stocks ended almost flat in the outgoing week, as cautious investors opted to book profit …

Bangladesh’s digital education ventures, especially pivoted by EdTech startups, are expanding fast in the emerging …

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange grew by 20.82 per cent in …

The Bangladesh Bank should raise the private sector credit target and review other major goals …

Bangladesh has disbursed 59 per cent of the total credit support unveiled by the government …

Farmers are expanding cultivation of hybrid rice to reap benefits of higher yield than inbred …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Bangladesh made unprecedented development in the last 10 years, …

The government’s development expenditure saw a modest rise by 0.17 percentage points to 24.06 percent …

Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with …

Earnings from merchandise exports from Bangladesh surged 41.13 per cent year-on-year to $4.85 billion in …

Implementation of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) motor vehicle agreement will enable the …

Opec+ will likely stick to existing policies of moderate output increases on Wednesday, five sources …

Benapole Customs House has recorded a 29.78 per cent growth in revenue earning in the …

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $1.7 billion in foreign exchange or remittances to the country on January …

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has started availing the electronic tax deducted at source (e-TDS) …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Tuesday reiterated the need for speedy completion …

Summit Alliance Port said its earnings rose in the first half of the current financial …

Almost all listed pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh registered higher profits in the first half of …

Square Textiles Ltd, a concern of Square Group, yesterday said its profit rocketed in the …

Fakir Apparels Ltd (FAL) appointed 400 new workers last month after training them for three …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said expansion of clean energy …

Stocks slumped on Monday as the risk-averse investors opted for booking profits on major sector …