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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 …

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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from the chambers and associations …

The farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 8.0 per cent in the first seven months …

Nagad has filed a case with a Dhaka court against 10,000 unknown people for their …

The government has decided to expand the size of a fresh stimulus package for small …

Banglalink’s revenue grew 0.7 per cent in 2020

Teletalk springs biggest surprise, attracts highest number of new subscribers

The government will expand the off-dock facilities to help ease congestion at Chattogram seaport and …

The government on Wednesday launched the disbursement of cash incentives to the fisheries and livestock …

Women entrepreneurs are demanding special allocations of working capital and other financial support from the …

The Bangladesh Bank has formed a fact finding committee to investigate role of individuals, including …

Vietnam has captured the opportunities and gained most from China’s losing market share in the …

The recommendation proposal should be submitted within February 24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged Sri Lanka to come up with more investments in …

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved a Taka 16,918.59 crore South …

Business confidence in Bangladesh improved in the last quarter of 2020 as the economy strived …

The NBFI has one month to make the amendments The Bangladesh Bank has instructed Uttara …

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has increased the price of soya bean oil by Tk …

M Asheq Rahman’s academic qualification, professional experience and competency do not meet the fit and …

The government has, so far, purchased around 13,230.42 tonnes of Aman rice during the current …

The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has barred e-commerce platform Evaly from offering conditional sales of …

The cost of two projects related to the much-hyped Payra Sea Port continues to shoot …

The amount of credit card-based transactions increased by 23.43 per cent or Tk 1,594.7 crore year-on-year …

Bank’s default loans account for about 98% of its total loans

BSEC summons Robi top brass to its headquarters today for announcing no dividend

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors kept a bullish outlook with Japan preparing …

A Chinese biotechnology firm will start constructing its plant for plasma fractionation in Bangladesh soon. …

Some 37 local textile and garment manufacturers have started investing in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa …

The Bangladesh Bank has instructed the poorly-performing Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank to take corrective measures …

The government has drafted a policy on charcoal to tap the export potential of the …