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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 Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Foster Payments due …

Spinners yesterday asked garment exporters negotiating prices of apparel items with buyers to be aware …

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is working to build the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar …

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will resume selling daily essentials at subsidised prices from …

The country’s trade deficit widened by six times or $3.42 billion year-on-year in the July-August …

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will seek new talks with China over its failure to …

Bangladesh has recorded its highest single-month export earnings at $4.16 billion in September this year …

The Asian Development Bank is providing $1.78 billion in loans to Bangladesh under the multi-tranche …

Country’s leading manufacturer and exporter of medicine Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has completed its acquisition of …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is expecting to obtain GSP Plus facilities in the …

More than 40,000 workers went abroad with jobs in the first eight months of the …

The long awaited Payra bridge, which will facilitate road transport between a seaport and popular …

The cargo village at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is failing to accommodate the …

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said the present government led by Prime Minister …

Nine foreign and domestic firms are going to invest $55 million in Bangladesh’s hi-tech parks …

Stocks at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to rise for a third consecutive day, …

According to a government decision, programmes with advertisements on foreign channels cannot be shown in …

The government approved four separate proposals for procuring 1.20 lakh metric tons of fertilizer and another …

The East Asia and Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the …

The Bangladesh Bank sold Bangladesh Bank bills worth Tk 38,869.5 crore to the scheduled banks in …

The board of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) has sent the bourse’s managing director Mamun-Ur-Rashid …

From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam’s strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown …

A total of 46,100 factories across the country are set to undergo safety inspections as …

Government is exporting around 4,600 tons of ilish to India through 115 firms this year

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has invited foreign investors, including …

Stocks extended the rally on Tuesday with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange …

The government should set up a knowledge hub that could be used by the relevant …

NRB Bank has incurred a loss of Tk 103 crore as it intentionally became involved …

The field office of the value-added tax (VAT) and audit team of the tax administrator …

Experts have underscored the preservation of fruits and vegetables in cold storage to lessen at …