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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 …

The SME Foundation on Tuesday demanded a set of facilities related to income tax, value-added …

M/s Shasha Garments Limited, a Bangladeshi company, is going to establish a garments manufacturing industry …

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem today said that the …

Prices of chicken meat have risen after growing social gatherings and ensuing Shab-e-Barat and Pahela …

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday said that non-bank financial institutions would be allowed to issue …

The government has decided that security money submitted by rice mill owners will be forfeited …

As of March 11 this year, banks had disbursed Tk 12,802.67 crore to the sector, …

At the end of the session, the bank’s share price was Tk 13.20 — a …

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as investors struggled to build momentum following recent sell-offs owing …

Stocks witnessed yet another big jolt on Sunday as panic-driven investors continued their sell-offs on …

Bangladesh’s investment in the form of gold has gained value by over 37 per cent …

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Industry Association on Sunday demanded an extension of value-added tax exemption …

In the December quarter, the bank’s capital shortfall stood at Tk 5,475.1 crore, rising by …

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) today urged the government to impose fine, …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the state government of Mizoram wants to establish border …

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has widened areas of inquiry into the acquisition of …

A total of 1,042 readymade garment factories, which gave discounts up to 10 per cent …

Defaulted loans of the NBFI stood at Tk 1,900 crore as of December last year

Two more wind power plants- one in Chandpur and another at Inani Beach, Cox’s Bazar-are …

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started “Pre Ramadan selling of commodities and Special Operations” …

A local online Core Banking Solution (CBS) software named ‘Florabank’ made a record by digitizing …

Once the Matarbari Port comes into operation, it is expected that the sea port will …

Value-added tax at the rate of 15 per cent will be applicable on fees and …

The scope for banks to gain higher returns by investing in government securities — treasury …

Many investors feared and went to sell-off shares amid obscure future due to soaring trends …

Semaglutide works by stimulating the body’s own production of insulin, a hormone deficient in people …

NRBC’s shares will be trading under the N-category

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has extended the timeframe for applying for a new TREC …

The country’s ballooning foreign exchange reserves may come under stress if the infrastructure projects to …

Remittance earnings declined in such countries where expatriates were in more trouble and most lost …