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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 …

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said D-8 Member States should leverage the …

At least nine hundred families support their livelihood by making Shital Pati (Cane-made floor mat) …

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today witnessed …

Stocks tumbled at opening on Sunday as panic gripped investors fearing further fall of share …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to frame a special VAT payment policy …

Sammilita Parishad led by Giant Group managing director Faruque Hassan has swept the biennial election …

Industrialists have found it difficult to instantly implement emergency measures for the smooth continuation of …

No charge on transactions up to Tk40,000

Similarly, online retail outlets dealing with essential groceries also reported a surge in orders ahead …

Dhaka bourse passed the week with a moderate loss both in broad index and turnover …

Clothing retailers are increasingly focusing on online sales amidst the surge in coronavirus infections as …

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to delist eight more companies trading on …

70 candidates from two panels – Sammilita Parishad and Forum- will vie for the posts …

Bourses to continue trading if banks remain open

The number of Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh has increased around four times in 10 …

Nine major apparel manufacturing countries, including Bangladesh, have joined hands to improve prices paid by …

The Bangladesh Bank will extend the timeline of the current stimulus package and increase the …

The prices of vegetables and soya bean oil went up in the kitchen markets in …

Only 39.26% of the total target has been met in the first seven months of …

With the approval of the Prime Minister Office (PMO), the Land Ministry has allotted 4,835.91 …

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 18,603.80 million remittances during the first nine months of the current …

The benchmark index of Dhaka bourse tumbled to a three-month low on Wednesday, with most …

The previous deadline was set to expire on March 31

State-owned venture capital firm Startup Bangladesh sets sail

The forum condemned the reported threat by the LR Global Asset Management Company against journalist …

Bangladesh is set to hold the 10th Developing-8 (D-8) Summit virtually on April 8 aiming …

On the occasion of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh …

The majority number of listed mutual funds (MFs) witnessed price appreciation on Monday following investors’ …

South Asia’s prospect for an economic rebound is firming up as the area’s growth is …

The country’s readymade garment factories will run their operations as usual but the units will …