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Gold jewellery sales in the UAE have picked up as prices have dropped after peaking in October, according to jewellers in Dubai. The precious metal jewellery sales took a hit as demand fell to a five-year low in the third quarter of 2025 due to high prices, according to the …

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 …

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 …

Governments confront difficult policy choices as they try to shield their people from record food …

The government has approved the purchase of another shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from …

Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves have slipped to a six-year low of $31.15 billion after the …

ACI Limited, one of the biggest conglomerates in Bangladesh, is set to expand its footprint …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the business community leaders to find ways to bring …

Sri Lanka’s president said Tuesday that China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean …