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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 …

Meat prices, however, have remained stable

Clean Clothes Campaign deems it as ‘wage theft’

Nearly 43 per cent or Tk 3.0-billion funds of the much-talked-about VAT Online Project (VOP) …

For further improving the quality of financial reporting and auditing in the country, every responsible …

Bangladesh’s export is facing unprecedented delays because of the deepening container crisis globally and squeezed …

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

Electricity supply to Dhaka, Mymensingh and Rangpur will remain unaffected after closure of 10 coal-based …

The gap between men and women in Bangladesh has widened, more in accessing economic opportunities, …

Loan disbursement through agent banking wings of banks dropped by 79.1 per cent or Tk 225.9 …

Trade at the Khatunganj market in Chattogram, a wholesale hub for essential commodities, has risen …

The government has finally decided to scrap 10 coal-fired power plants having the combined capacity …

Stocks opened marginally lower on Thursday as risk-averse investors went on selling shares amid rising …

Once disqualified despite being the lowest bidder, the same contractor, Abdul Momen Limited, was picked …

The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday launched a fresh refinance scheme worth Tk 2,520 crore to support …

The board of directors of IPDC Finance has decided to issue Tk 1.50 billion non-convertible …

Former governor of Bangladesh Bank and National Char Alliance President Dr. Atiur Rahman has urged …

Prices of vegetables witnessed a sharp rise in the city’s kitchen markets due to heavy …

The SAARCFINANCE Cell, Research Department of the Bangladesh Bank organised a SAARCFINANCE database webinar and …

A duty-free facility meant for weavers has allegedly been misused to import about Tk 400 …

Bangladesh’s garment industry, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothes, could reduce its annual spending by …

Although the coronavirus has hit every country in the world, Bangladesh sent 2,17,491 workers overseas …

The Customs authorities in Chattogram have shown extraordinary performance despite the pandemic with the revenue …

Chinese rice scientist Yuan Longping greatly contributed to reducing hunger from China as well as …

Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday extended the banking transaction time by half an hour till 3:30pm …

Eleven banks collectively witnessed a 76.99-per cent or Tk 5,502.46 crore increase in provision shortfalls in …

Mango farmers and traders are facing an awkward situation with their seasonal fruits in the …

The two governments have been discussing this plan since last year

President Faruque Hassan has requested Switzerland to consider an extension of the EBA (Everything but …

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdury said on Monday operations of land ports in …

Defaulted loans in the country’s banking sector surged by Tk 6,802 crore in January-March this …