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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 …

Expressing his firm resolve that Bangladesh would soon step into a developing country status from …

Bangladesh’s jute industry is passing exceptional times.

Six more products, including Muslin and Rajshahi silk, is set to get the recognition as …

Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to its major markets declined in the July-December period of the …

The need to avoid close social gatherings has compelled people to pay their utility bills …

Stock markets today witnessed recovery after falling two consecutive days as bargain hunters showed their …

Optimism about the global economic recovery and vaccine rollouts trumped ongoing concerns about soaring virus …

The central bank purchased greenback worth a record $5.49 billion in the first half of …

‘We are facing an acute liquidity crisis to bear the current expenses as it is’

Earlier on January 3, the company’s share price hit Tk 209.5, which took its market …

Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Sunday underscored the need of making …

Amid the rise in Covid-19 infections across the globe, over 95 million people have been …

Most markets fell Monday as investors took a breather following a recent rally, though Hong …

People limiting movements to their homes for social distancing needs apparently proved a boon for …

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday asked the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is going to start automation of Utilisation Declaration …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Tuesday there is no …

Bangladesh is set to meet the LDC graduation criteria for the consecutive second time and …

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said cottage, micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (CMSMEs) are …

Japan has emerged as Bangladesh’s largest lender in terms of aid disbursement this fiscal year, …

The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) went up 10 per cent in the …

Of the 16.8 crore-odd mobile subscribers as of 2020, only 10.7 lakh have availed the …

The NBFI uses floor space owned by one of its directors without BB authorisation

The rain-fed rice output, or Aman crop, is expected to fall as much as 15 per …

Tech-enabled businesses and startups in Bangladesh are expected to see double-digit growth in investment this …

The government in June last year granted a blanket immunity for whitening black money in …

The National Board of Revenue has extended the duty benefits on import of personal protective …

The prices of soya bean oil have increased up to Tk 130 a litre on …

About 30 per cent of the 10 crore handsets currently in use in Bangladesh have …

The falling prices of onion amid continuous import of the cooking ingredient in the local …