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 …
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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 country’s steel sector experienced a 65% jump in operational cost in the last one …
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PRAN–RFL group which announced venturing into the highly-competitive handset market early this year, is set …
Read More »State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday called upon …
Read More »The securities regulator has asked both the bourses to submit a detailed plan within 15 …
Read More »Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said there are 334,982 loan defaulters in banks and …
Read More »The central bank plans to continue its expansionary monetary policy in the second half of …
Read More »The United Nations warned Monday that the world economy is “on a cliffhanger,” still reeling …
Read More »The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Sheikh Fazle Fahim put …
Read More »The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations …
Read More »Stocks ended marginally lower on Sunday, snapping a three-day positive session, as investors mostly followed …
Read More »The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday appointed district-wise lead banks for the year 2021 with a …
Read More »Year-on-year deposit growth in the country’s Islamic banks at the September-end quarter of 2020 was …
Read More »Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said that the government would strengthen its monitoring for …
Read More »The country’s dried fish processing unit owners and workers have been struggling to survive in …
Read More »Asian markets mostly rose Monday, rebounding from a sell-off at the end of last week …
Read More »Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a positive note amid soaring turnover in the early …
Read More »Bangladesh imported 8.97 million cubic metres of LNG in 2020, up 1.56 per cent from …
Read More »‘Most of the apparel factories did not follow the layoff rules amid the pandemic’
Read More »Bangladesh’s extreme poverty rose to 28.5 per cent and the poverty rate 42 per cent …
Read More »As of September last year, banks opened 2.20 crore accounts for those who receive allowances …
Read More »A modest rise in revenue collection in the first six months was not enough to …
Read More »Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a positive note amid continued volatility in the early …
Read More »The country’s merchandise exports exceeded the pre-Covid-19 level in December, showing a rebound in shipment, …
Read More »Despite having huge potential, the country’s silk industry is now struggling mainly due to lack …
Read More »The call money rate has been on the slide since July
Read More »The base price for the transaction agreed between Sanofi Group and Beximco Pharma is £35.5m …
Read More »The government will launch a digital transaction platform with unified payment interface to support interoperable …
Read More »Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a positive note amid continued volatility in the early …
Read More »Some gaps need to be plugged in the EU’s nine-point action plan for Bangladesh in …
Read More »ALTDOS operates mainly in the ASEAN region and has been involved in cyberattacks in stock …
Read More »Troubled Alhaj Textile gets three-member committee to steer it to safety
Read More »The share of overseas project funds in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) is being curtailed …
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