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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 …

Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to the European Union in July-August of the current financial year …

Bangladesh is hopeful that it will enjoy the duty-free export benefit for a more extended …

Last week will certainly remain memorable for the stock market, with its indexes reaching record …

Several hundred trucks have been waiting outside the Banglabandha land port for the past 12 …

The sugar prices are still much higher on the retail market, even though the government …

The stock market witnessed yet another bullish week with market-cap of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) …

The prices of edible oil, red lentil and eggs went up in the city’s kitchen …

Net export of readymade garments dropped for three consecutive quarters in the April-June period of …

The government is all set to inaugurate four new power plants and an upgraded one, …

Bangladesh is gearing up to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) and amend labour laws to …

The government approved on Wednesday separate proposals for procuring a total of 90,000 metric tons (MTs) …

The dollar hit a one-week high against peers on Wednesday as US Treasury yields held …

The Bangladesh Bank has asked 11 banks, which have suffered capital shortfalls in the first …

Deposits at banks saw remarkable growth last fiscal year as the coronavirus-linked uncertainty compelled people …

Despite a price drop of most listed companies’ stocks, the benchmark index of the Dhaka …

The prospects to resume buying cotton from Uzbekistan have improved for Bangladesh after the United …

Businessmen have expressed their demand to the authorities as they are experiencing great loss

Some modules of the e-filing system will be launched by the last week of September, …

Pubali Bank has announced the closing of a US$ 52 million syndicated loan facility, which …

Structural reforms are needed to ensure quick and easy loan disbursements for the cottage and …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in the country to not transport any …

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued their upward movement yesterday, buoyed by investors’ …

33% of the annual gross domestic product (GDP) at market value is the amount of …

Bangladesh should proactively engage with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to redress any fallout from …

The spinning industry in Bangladesh is witnessing massive investment as local entrepreneurs are either expanding …

The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to open any trust-cum settlement account (TCSAs) under …

Stocks rose for five consecutive days yesterday, taking the main index of the premier bourse …

Remittance continued to dip for the third consecutive month in August, with seemingly no respite …

13 banks and 6 financial institutions have been able to achieve the target so far

The government has moved to reverse the trend of last-minute budget spending spree from the …