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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 …

Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas will get up to Tk 1 crore in loan from the Bangladesh …

The reason for the short life of this newly allocated spectrum is the high population …

The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according …

Around 86 per cent of the investors’ complaints so far submitted online have been addressed …

Geographical location, inexpensive and easily trainable workforce and moderate production cost have helped Bangladesh become …

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked scheduled banks to charge margins at a minimum rate …

‘The investment was against the interest of the investors and the capital market’

Bangladesh produces 86 per cent of the world’s hilsa, that is, 533,000 tonnes. And in …

After witnessing a downward trend in the last session, stocks today rebounded in the Dhaka …

Bangladesh Bank has decided to increase the size of its export development fund (EDF) as …

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has asked brokerage houses to ensure at least Tk …

The prices of chicken and edible oil increased further on the kitchen markets in the …

The World Bank on Friday approved US$250 million to help Bangladesh for creating more, better …

Bangladesh and Vietnam out of six Asian frontier markets are expected to remain among the …

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, revenue collection from the brick kilns under Jashore Customs, Excise and …

The securities regulator approved the draft prospectuses of two open-end mutual funds (MFs) and also …

Bangladesh needs to improve infrastructure and standard of education, equip the youth population with market-oriented …

National Board of Revenue chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Thursday said that they …

The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday allowed shipping agents to charge a higher commission for handling …

Telecom operators pay 45% in corporate tax, as high as what tobacco manufacturers pay to …

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

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has allowed repatriation of outward remittance up to 6.0 …

Bangladesh’s attractiveness as an apparel-sourcing destination has remained potent despite increased competition in recent years, …

The country’s mobile phone operators have failed to comply with the regulatory requirement in providing …

BB to waive Tk 89cr of its penalty

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that no decision has been taken yet to …

For creating commercial scope for local innovators in digital industry, ‘Digital Device & Innovation Expo-2021’, …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said ups and downs are common phenomenon in …

Japanese Economic Zone (EZ) is expected to go on full-swing operation in the first-half of …

International retailers and brands are again demanding unusual deferral payment from local apparel suppliers, the …