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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 prices of potato and onion increased on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka …

Fashion retailer H&M reported a surprise operating profit for the December to February period as …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday emphasised on enhancing economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Vietnam for …

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working to provide around $2 billion in budgetary support to …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said the prices of many essential commodities have already come …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made electronic payment mandatory for all types of …

Bangladesh Bank has asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to raise their loan disbursement ratio …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants to amend the Bangladesh EPZ Labour …

Gold and silver prices rose in intraday trading on Friday on the back of an …

The Average daily transaction of mobile financial service (MFS) has crossed Tk3200 core and its …

Bangladesh is expecting to achieve a major breakthrough in the free-trade negotiation with the Eurasian …

Human activities – from destroying forests to burning gas, oil and coal for energy – …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has apprehended that the export earnings’ growth might …

Turkey on Saturday announced that the extension of a deal that had allowed exports of …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will start lobbying with major trading partners …

The OECD raised its global economic growth forecast on Friday as inflation eases and China …

Bangladesh needs to take cautious steps and ensure proper coordination among macroeconomic policies to face …

The SME Foundation in partnership with the International Trade Centre has launched SheTrades Bangladesh Hub …

Reforming economic policies in Bangladesh to avoid corruption and disparity and ensure good governance requires …

In a first for Bangladesh, a consignment of watermelon has been shipped to Malaysia through …

Electric vehicles (EVs), including plug-in hybrids, will one day dominate the automobile market in Bangladesh …

The once vibrant wooden trawler industry in Bangladesh is losing its sheen as the use …

The speakers at a seminar Thursday said cluster-based specialised product development will accelerate the pace …

BGMEA President Faruque Hassan has laid emphasis on providing young people with the skills, knowledge, …

According to recent data given by the Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa), …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) of the Philippines has said it will provide assistance to …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline will …

After completion of the capital dredging of the Karnaphuli River, the shipping cost has come …

The government’s tax revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange decreased by 17.22 per cent …

The prices of broiler chicken, beef, mutton and eggs continued to rise on the kitchen …