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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 three managing directors are: Azimul Islam of Alif Manufacturing Company, Mohammad Ali of Imam …

Of the total amount, about Tk 89 crore pertains to SLR shortfall and Tk 55 …

An Argentine senator has proposed putting an image of the late football star Diego Maradona …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to help restore the …

The United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency …

bKash is offering 1 percent cash bonus to around 50 million customers on receiving remittance …

Share prices of Dominage Steel Building Systems continued to soar as its share jumped 9.78 …

Experts at a webinar on Saturday said policymakers should put extra emphasis on education, youth …

Bangladesh’s garment exporters will lose $4 billion if the duty-free trade benefit for the country …

Without compatible handsets, mobile operators don’t have much of a business case, while handset brands …

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is seeking additional 1200 acres of land for …

The government’s revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped 15 per cent month-on-month …

Rice continued to become dearer in the current Aman harvesting season which the insiders attributed …

Merchandise exports bounced back in November, rising 0.76 per cent year-on-year to $3.07 billion helped …

fore the pandemic set off in March, the BB was continuously injecting dollars into the …

The industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi has created …

In a backroom workshop in Malaysia, goldsmiths with blowtorches and chisels sit at wooden desks …

foodpanda has launched ‘pandamart’- a convenient platform for ordering daily necessities online and receive delivery …

The Canadian government has unveiled a new financial programme worth billions of Canadian dollars to …

Overall gas production from Cumilla’s Srikail well doubled at around 40 mmcfd with initiation of …

The ice-cream industry was getting ready for their busiest season of the year in March. …

Bangladesh Bank’s loan moratorium facility until the year’s end is to credit for the lower …

A key scheme of state-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) to modernise its rickety network …

The 718 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant project at Meghnaghat (on the outskirts …

The chairman of the securities regulator has asked the asset management companies (AMCs) to ensure …

The ‘National Income Tax Day-2019’ will be observed on Monday across the country aiming to …

Farmers who receive agricultural loans should be included in the government’s food procurement drive on …

The banking sector’s capital base got stronger in the third quarter this year thanks to …

Says Walton MD Golam Murshed in an interview recently

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has begun searching for billions of Takas in unclaimed …