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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 …

Production of Emerald Oil, a listed rice bran oil producer, has discontinued since 2017, so …

The consumer rights watchdog of Bangladesh has fined 17 e-commerce firms for their failure to …

Wayne Sosin of Worksman Cycles says heNhas tried everything since the pandemic began to find …

BTMA requests millers The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has asked its members to keep …

The customs authority yesterday reduced import tariff for onion and raw sugar in order to …

For the last three years Md Saiful Islam has been preparing and submitting his income …

The Public Private Partnership Authority yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 15 banks …

Although fast-track projects had previously witnessed slow implementation for various reasons including the pandemic, they …

The soybean export is causing a crisis in the domestic market hurting the cattle feed …

The government has formed a new committee to bring all e-commerce firms in Bangladesh under …

Bangladesh is forecast to remain ahead of India in terms of per capita gross domestic …

The domestic stock market dropped for a third consecutive day as shaky investors continued to …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on expanding fields of cooperation with Moscow, saying …

Pharmaceuticals shipment from Bangladesh grew 33 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of the …

Whenever the opportunity arises, the prices of daily necessities are increased There is still a …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has requested the Ministry of …

The government is set to provide preference to local IT and software companies in public …

Two-hundred metric tonnes of liquid oxygen, imported by rail from India, has been unloaded at …

Profit taking tendency among stock investors continued for the last three consecutive days led by …

The International Monetary Fund yesterday cut the economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 6.5 per …

The government is likely to approve 660-megawatt imported LNG-based power plant under an unsolicited deal, …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said the government has already taken multiple initiatives to …

The government’s revenue earnings from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) marked a whopping 85 per cent …

Most people living in Maheshpur village in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal are involved in the …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday relaxed rules regarding banks’ investment in Treasury bills and bonds in order …

Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh need as many as 39 approvals from various government agencies before their …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Edimon Ginting as its new Country Director for Bangladesh.

NBR sources said that over the last decade, there has not been such a big …

‘Should I buy rice and vegetables or just feed green chili or onion to my …

Of the Tk 750-crore initial public offering of BEXIMCO’s Sukuk, 56.2 per cent or Tk 422 crore …