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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 government is going to recognize 66 exporters with the “National Export Trophy” for the …

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has been continuously helping the farmers of the country’s northwest …

Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Thursday as cautious investors are booking …

Bangladesh and Vietnam have benefited most due to the shifting of apparel and footwear exports …

Rawhide traders across Bangladesh have been left disappointed by low prices this year, according to …

The government yesterday approved a Tk 427 crore project to provide one-off cash assistance to …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to prioritise new clients while giving out loans from the …

Bangladesh received US$7.11 billion worth of foreign aid in the last fiscal year (FY) of …

Bangladesh Bank has decided to keep banks closed on August 1 and August 4 as …

The central bank has allowed local contractors to open bank accounts abroad without its prior …

Palak asks young Indian start-ups to visit Bangladesh

Stocks bounced back in a gaining streak on Wednesday, after two-day marginal correction, as investors …

Bangladesh is now recognised as an attractive destination for investment in the world, says Shibli …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday directed the country’s lenders to increase monitoring on how loans from the …

A new worldwide wave of Covid-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber-attack targeting …

Import containers are piling up at an alarming rate at Chattogram port due to the …

Bangladesh Bank yesterday sent show-cause letters to three non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) over their aggressive …

Stocks closed higher yesterday following a five-day break for Eid-ul-Azha as trading resumed amid the …

Stakeholders in Bangladesh’s leather industry were hoping the trade of rawhide from cattle slaughtered on …

Customers suspect a strong syndicate that is manipulating prices to make a quick profit at …

Family members of frontline workers who are aged at least 18 to get the vaccine …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Asian Development Outlook Supplement of July said Bangladesh’s …

Out of 1.19 crore animals prepared for the Eid-ul-Azha, 90,93,242 cattle were sacrificed across the …

Trading at the stock exchanges will resume tomorrow amid the ongoing 14-day countrywide lockdown that …

People will be able to do banking activities from 10am to 1:30pm from tomorrow after …

Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited (Beximco) and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) signed a Trust …

Industries Ministry has taken an initiative to preserve sacrificial animal rawhide in ‘dochala’ houses by …

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen laid emphasis on establishing ‘good connectivity’ between Central and South …

The government will place arguments to India next month on why the neighbouring country should …

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) allocated on Thursday over Tk 2.12 billion for payment of …