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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 …

Shafiqul Islam Ratan has been running a sweet shop with his siblings near a residential …

Walton Hi-tech Industries saw its profits double in the recently concluded fiscal 2020-21, riding on …

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday refused to revisit its instruction that asked banks to set a …

Local yarn manufacturers have decided to check unusual price hike of yarn in the domestic …

Development works of the second industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) …

The inflation rate slightly declined by 0.28 percent on a point-point basis as it came …

The dispute between garment and spinners over the prices of yarn could be resolved amicably …

Bangladesh’s trade deficit hit an all-time high of $22.27 billion last fiscal year due to …

Implementation of development budget modestly improved in 2020-21 fiscal year but it was far behind …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday showed little interest in mopping up excess liquidity from the banking system …

The government is going to set up the country’s biggest solar power plant in Madarganj …

Local traders have started importing green chilli from India after the commerce ministry granted permission …

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a turnover of Tk 2,939 crore yesterday, its second single-day …

Vegetable farmers in Khulna are being unable to secure fair prices for their produce as …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all banks not to fix the interest rate of the …

Apparel exporters have expressed their concerns over the rise in yarn prices in the local …

Bangladesh’s economy may continue to suffer under the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the current fiscal year …

Jute growers in Faridpur are overjoyed by the good prices for raw jute currently being …

As of March 2021, the total outstanding loans in the banking sector in Bangladesh stood …

Speakers at a webinar on Saturday  said attracting FDI, expansion of trade, reforms of tax, …

There’s no treasure trove of natural resources, no particular reason why economic growth should occur. …

Green chilies witnessed the most abnormal hike, from Tk100 per kilogram the week before, to …

The government has decided to cut the total import duty on rice in a bid …

Dhaka stocks continued to break their previous records, as all three indices and market-cap of …

During the pandemic around 22 lakh people lost their jobs as the country’s economy, trade …

Dhaka stocks continued to break their previous records, as all three indices and market-cap of …

The central bank moves to mop up excess liquidity from the market as private credit …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to keep banks closed on August 8 to contain the latest …

The economy grew 3.51 per cent in the fiscal year 2019-20, the slowest pace of …

Hoping to turn a handsome profit, Jasim Uddin took a Tk 50,000 loan from a …