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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 state-run listed company Padma Oil, as part of its business expansion, has signed agreements with …

China’s aluminium sector must shut dedicated power capacity equivalent to more than Germany’s entire coal …

Turning Nagad into the leading payments company in Bangladesh through introduction of cutting-edge business solutions …

The Washington-based multilateral lender, which has been helping the government to improve public procurement since …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a policy with imposing some conditions for banks to be …

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) nosedived more than 2.53 per cent …

Earnings per share (EPS) of most listed power generation companies in private sector under ‘fuel …

Despite challenges, women entrepreneurs continue to contribute to the national economy through their patience, creativity …

Loans to the vulnerable sectors in Bangladesh such as garment, textile, cement and tanneries will …

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the United States in 2020 fell by 11.73 per cent to …

The government is considering ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s minimum age convention for admission …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is pursuing banks to meet the agricultural credit disbursement target by end …

Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) is set to provide loans to general clients by this month …

Jute millers yesterday warned that most mills might be shut in the next one or …

Says Hideaki Kojima, the local representative of Mitsubishi UFG Bank, Japan’s largest lender

Soybean oil price hits all-time high at the retail level

Various attempts of the government failed to restrain the blistering sales of savings certificates as …

The Baraka Patenga Power Limited (BPPL) will invest part of its initial public offering (IPO) …

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) officials on Tuesday fined 48 businesses in 17 …

Bangladesh will face an uphill task in convincing major trading partners and regional blocs to …

The implementation of a Tk 5,000-crore special refinance scheme for the country’s agricultural sector has …

The Bangladesh Bank launched the CGS of Tk 2,000 crore on July 27 to support …

As of now, the fabric manufacturers have witnessed a 20 per cent increase in demand

The principal activity of the company is to set up power plants for generation and …

Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it expects to generate $15 billion, or about a quarter …

The government in the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year of 2020-2021 borrowed …

Receipts down 5 per cent from a year earlier

The decisions were arrived at after assessing the overall demand of the external sector including …

This process would help in deducing the accuracy of the information provided by companies applying …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed term loan facilities for the cottage, micro and small (CMS) …