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 »Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has been playing an effective role in recouping the existing …
Read More »Companies willing to raise funds showed lukewarm response to submit IPO proposals based on the …
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Read More »Globally, about 1.7 billion adults remain unbanked.
Read More »The company logged in sales of Tk 187.8 crore, up 4.4 per cent year-on-year
Read More »Between January and September, the prices of apparel goods exported from Bangladesh were 2.1 per …
Read More »The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) has started e-GP training for tenderers registered with the …
Read More »Stocks slipped back into the red on Sunday, after a single-day break as risk-averse investors …
Read More »Around 72 per cent of the firms surveyed are yet to receive any stimulus package, …
Read More »The second wave of Covid-19 will derail Bangladesh’s feeble economic recovery, deal a massive blow …
Read More »Non-payment of monthly or quarterly instalments under the Bangladesh Bank-announced loan moratorium facility for customers …
Read More »Lack of no new tower to blame in part, say operators
Read More »The Trump administration has weakened the multilateral trading system by focussing on general protectionist policy
Read More »Only 8 per cent of the country’s employed workforce has so far benefitted from the …
Read More »Most saw their profits soar between July and September
Read More »Cash recycling machine deployment up 42.9% amid pandemic
Read More »Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday urged the Norwegian entrepreneurs and businesses to invest …
Read More »Inflow of remittances continues to scale new heights during the pandemic and riding on it …
Read More »The government has decided to convert the operations of Nagad into a subsidiary company instead …
Read More »The size of e-commerce market in Bangladesh would reach $3 billion by 2023, speakers said …
Read More »People’s reluctance to secure financial services in person amid the coronavirus pandemic and a lack …
Read More »Thirty-six textile mills in Narsingdi did not install over 83 per cent of power looms …
Read More »Profits surge 50% in July-September period
Read More »Industries Secretary KM Ali Azam said Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center (BITAC) is playing a …
Read More »Country’s both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today closed trading …
Read More »The government will soon start national digital land zoning work for optimum utilisation of country’s …
Read More »Bangladesh received 28.62 per cent more remittance in October as the money sent by the …
Read More »The central bank extended the deadline as some Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) failed …
Read More »Agriculture Secretary Md Mesbahul Islam said Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is working to ensure …
Read More »Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today said the government would continue to provide maximum …
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