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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 government may ease the rules on the use of fabric imported duty-free to help …

The banks have taken different measures to increase investment to alternative sectors as both demand …

Some 29 Bangladeshi trade professionals were awarded certificates of ‘Export Launchpad Bangladesh’ as part of …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that Bangladesh wants to double its export earnings from …

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with …

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

The contract manufacturers will enjoy a simplified VAT process for the production and supply of …

The sale of warm clothes has gained ground in Dhaka city due to a gradual …

With only two working days remaining for filing income tax return, taxpayers are in a …

Its Q3 profit down 77.2% year-on-year; revenue up slightly All the razzmatazz surrounding Robi in …

Stocks extended the winning streak for the second straight sessions on Wednesday as bargain hunters …

Bangladesh has opposed Indonesia’s move to impose a safeguard duty on apparel shipments to the …

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India proposed the merger of capital-starved 94-year-old Lakshmi Vilas …

In Bangladesh, cultivation of the fruit began in fiscal 2014-15 on five hectares of land …

The deadline for the companies to meet the regulatory requirement expires on November 30

The Dow has hit a record high and parts of the US economy are growing, …

The revenue authority has reinstated the opportunity for motorcycle assemblers to import painted completely knocked-down …

Company extended closure of its factory for the third time

Managed to give out only 45.4% of the Tk 5,000cr fund in six-and-a-half months

The government has dropped a plan to set up renewable power projects in Kaptai and …

Small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh have seen a 105.7 percent growth in employment generation …

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has put forward a five-point proposal for a digital, green and …

The state-owned Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has reduced the service charges under the registered exporter …

The government has set a target of increasing the acreage of Boro crop by 50,000 …

Despite facing numerous work order cancellations and subsequent suspension of most exports due to the …

Sought opinions from industry operators Every month, Taslima Begum, a garment worker from Kurigram, sends …

The Dhaka bourse posted a profit of Tk 27 crore for the financial year that …

Speakers at a webinar organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Bangladesh has …

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan on Sunday said Saudi public and …

Sheikh Fazle Fahim, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), has …