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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 Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged global apparel buyers to nominate …

Uber on Wednesday reported a profit in second quarter on one-time gains and said its …

Hassan said Bangladesh’s apparel exporters are importing substantial volume of raw materials from India and …

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)  approved on Wednesday a proposal in principle to …

Suspended since May 01 this year, the import of stones and limestones through Bholaganj LC …

The government is going to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India at Tk 32 …

The cost of funds for women entrepreneurs has declined as the Bangladesh Bank yesterday said …

The government may need to increase subsidy by an additional sum of Tk 165 billion …

A commissioner of the securities regulator has urged the stakeholders to refrain from making ‘illogical’ …

Trade deficit of Bangladesh widened by nearly 28 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year …

Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are …

Exports declined in July as reduced working days for Eid-ul-Azha and coronavirus containment measures affected …

The Bangladesh Bank should raise the cash reserve ratio to mop up excess liquidity from …

Poultry farming has created a unique opportunity for giving jobs to hundreds of unemployed people …

Inflow fell to $1.87 billion due to lower number of working days throughout the month

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) crossed the 6500-mark for the first …

Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to send details of clients who got loans from the …

A number of seasonal cattle farms have sprung up at villages found in Sylhet’s haor …

Development spending in Bangladesh rebounded in the last fiscal year although the implementation rate was …

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today said that no action would be taken …

The net sales of savings certificates in FY21 was Tk37,386 crore, almost three times more …

The execution of development projects, especially those funded by donors and mega ones, is hit …

The high-flying growth of the e-commerce sector of Bangladesh has slowed in recent months, largely …

Tax collection bounced back in Bangladesh in the last fiscal year to grow at the …

Experts yesterday emphasised sustainable and efficient river dredging and its proper maintenance to improve the …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the agriculture and rural loan disbursement target by 7.98 percent …

Like the previous year, the Bangladesh Bank kept its private sector credit growth target unchanged …

Malaysian telecoms group Axiata Group Bhd is exploring a deal to acquire an equity holding …

Despite record excess liquidity in the banking system and depressed credit growth, the Bangladesh Bank …

The government has decided to keep all the export-oriented factories and industries open from August …