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 …
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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 …
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The country’s steel sector experienced a 65% jump in operational cost in the last one …
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PRAN–RFL group which announced venturing into the highly-competitive handset market early this year, is set …
Read More »Amid the rising number of new poor in Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economists …
Read More »State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) initiated test natural gas production of …
Read More »The government’s borrowing from the banking sector dropped by Tk 13,627 crore in the July-April period …
Read More »The Chittagong Port Authority has recommended doubling the number of private inland container depots for …
Read More »With Eid less than a week away, smiles have returned to the face of retailers …
Read More »Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that the slow growth trend in the export earnings …
Read More »Experts today in a webinar laid emphasis on ensuring healthy competition in the country’s mobile …
Read More »Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today said that there is no alternative to setting …
Read More »The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pointed out some key areas where customs crucially need …
Read More »Speakers at a virtual discussion on Saturday stressed the need for exploring untapped markets in …
Read More »The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed the regular circuit breaker on any newly …
Read More »Nagad, the mobile financial service arm of the Bangladesh Post Office, has promoted its donation …
Read More »Riders have seen losses in their income as authorities suspend motorcycle-based ride-sharing services
Read More »Consumption protection and employment promotion should be the dual priorities of the upcoming national budget …
Read More »Mobile sales of fisheries and livestock products have reached more than Tk 2.04 billion in …
Read More »The VAT Online Project of the National Board of Revenue has sought feedback from field-level …
Read More »The prices of chicken, edible oil and suger went up in kitchen markets in the …
Read More »The government will procure a total of 3.60 lakh metric tons of MOP, TSP and …
Read More »Stock trading can continue until 1:30 pm
Read More »The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday extended the banking transaction period to four hours for the …
Read More »A number of unemployed educated youths have changed their fortune by farming Calombo Lemon in …
Read More »BENAPOLE: Benapole Customs House has opened a new software called ‘Becom’ aimed at making import-export …
Read More »Income inequality worsened in the country as the share of the bottom half of the …
Read More »Bangladesh received $2.56 billion FDI in 2020
Read More »The industry has been reeling from two lockdowns during peak sales season
Read More »CHATTOGRAM: The newly-elected leadership of BGMEA in Chattogram sought the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) cooperation …
Read More »The county’s apparel and textile makers have urged the government to allow duty-free import of …
Read More »The government has opened up the submarine cable licensing regime for private companies in apprehension …
Read More »The pandemic is showing no signs of abating but still 41.8 per cent of Japanese …
Read More »‘The RMG sector, which accounts for approximately 80% of Bangladesh’s total exports, has suffered in …
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