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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 …

Consumer spending has increased remarkably ahead of Ramadan this year amid a rising trend in …

The government is developing the country’s first industrial park for electrical and light engineering product …

58 banks and 30 non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) recovered at Tk1,49,774.61 crore from the CMSMEs

Experts and businesses on Saturday said that the national budget for the next fiscal year …

The chairman and CEO of Well Group of Industries made the request in a message …

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is optimist of large-scale Japanese investment in Bangladesh in view …

Green debt swaps have the potential to spur accelerated action on climate change in developing …

CHATTOGRAM: The seven-day lockdown from Monday to contain the spread of coronavirus, hartal and two …

Australia’s recent attempt to make Google and Facebook pay for news content is one of …

Year-on-year import of rice has increased almost 25 times in the first eight months of …

Says Manmohan Parkash, the country director of ADB, in his exclusive interview with Dhaka Tribune

BB asked the bank not to allow Bulbul to get involved in regular banking activities …

The securities regulator has lifted the floor prices of 66 listed securities to ease the …

Key contributors to the economy such as small and medium enterprises, farmers and lower-income professionals …

The NBFIs’ defaulted loans stood at Tk6,399 crore at the end of December 2019

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting

“We need a green recovery from the global pandemic. To achieve sustainable development, capital has …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected that the global economy will grow by …

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has sought necessary support to carry out countrywide open …

The country’s trade deficit rose by 9.49 per cent or $1.02 billion in the July-February …

The country’s export earnings fell by 0.12 per cent to $28.93 billion In the July-March …

The falling trend would not sustain owing to the second wave of Covid-19, says experts

The government is going to allocate 12.2% of the total budget in the upcoming 2021-22 …

Consistency in investment policies and long-term policy support are the most important factors in attracting …

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Prof Shibli Rubaiyat-Ul Islam today said that “Green …

Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to prepare a business continuity plan …

Net sales of National Savings Certificate remained significantly high in the July-February period of the …

Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue fell Tk 47,563 crore short of the target …

‘This is a challenging time for the world, for Bangladesh and particularly for the apparel …

They are now desolate and fail to comprehend how they will recuperate their losses