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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 …

2020 was the year in which the country’s central bank displayed its nous

The number of active accounts with mobile financial service providers dropped by almost 19 per …

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday as US President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus …

Kaniz Fatema was devastated when her husband lost his job in March because of the …

If extended, the industry, as well as the economy, could strongly recover from the pandemic’s …

Bangladesh’s economy saw robust growth in remittance inflow as expatriates have sent a record $21 …

The 8th FYP should focus on rationale demand projection, cleaner energy mix, rise in efficiency …

Financial markets in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and …

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam today expressed his …

The euro rose to $1.22 and the dollar fell on Wednesday as foreign exchange traders …

The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) asked the microfinance institutions (MFIs) to provision one per cent …

BGMEA made false claims and unsubstantiated commitments to Building Safety in Bangladesh, says Clean Clothes …

The sector’s business returned to some extent since the reopening of the economy on May …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon announce another stimulus package of Tk 100 billion to help …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the economy of Bangladesh is in good …

Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and …

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has revised its Shariah Index on the basis of performance …

The construction of key facilities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park in the northern education …

Bangladesh Bank will issue a sukuk next week, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, …

The state-run bank did not create loans against the import bills paid in the name …

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said, Bangladesh will appreciate if India removes export barrier …

Bangladesh Bank has purged 36 audit firms from the list of those eligible to audit …

Steel prices jumped 17 per cent in the last one month as millers hiked the …

Between July and September, industrial loan disbursement was about 12.9 per cent lower than a …

Finds study by pi STRATEGY The digital financial services (DFS) helped limit the spread of …

Deposit collection through the agent banking outlets has exceeded Tk 137.47 billion in October 2020, …

Bangladesh’s largest solar power plant in Mymensingh is fully installed with the Huawei Smart photovoltaic …

Stocks extended the losing streak for the two consecutive sessions on Thursday as risk-averse investors …

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed to purchase a pool of 56 vehicles …