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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 …

Garment workers supplying global fashion brands have been underpaid or not paid at all during …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today expressed his satisfaction at the 5.24 percent GDP growth …

For years, Bryant Park Grill & Cafe in midtown Manhattan has been one of the …

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 4,500-mark on Sunday, after …

The central bank has asked scheduled banks to introduce deposit accounts for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) …

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday relaxed the loan restructuring policy for non-bank financial institutions with …

Well thought-out investment planning helps raise economic growth rates, increases competitiveness, offers new economic opportunities, …

Asian markets mostly rose Monday, with investors keeping a wary eye on China-US trade talks …

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its second-quarter profits plunged a massive 73 percent …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional $3 million as grant assistance for procuring …

The seismic blasts which rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut have delivered another calamitous blow …

Prices of vegetables went up on the kitchen markets in the capital over the week …

The government’s borrowing in July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2020-21, stood …

DSEX went up by 58 points or 1.33%, closing the week at 4,364 points on …

Cattle markets in Dhaka city did not see an expected rush of customers even on …

The country’s trade deficit widened by 12.79 per cent year-on-year in the last fiscal year …

The country’s foreign exchange reserve reached an all-time high of $37.10 billion on Tuesday amid falling …

Hit hard by Covid-19 fallout, businesses in the tourism sector in the beach town of …

A deluge of missed calls greeted me as I glanced over my phone in late …

The monthly inflow of remittance has hit an all-time high in July ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, …

Dubai has set a target of 3D printing 25% of all buildings by 2030

For the first year, the charge will be 1% of the loans that would be …

Gold hit a record high Monday as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about …

Like previous day, stocks today witnessed positive trends in Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as …

Speakers at a dialogue have identified policy uncertainty and unpredictability as the key impediment to …

The government should provide credit guarantee to banks for sharing the risk of disbursing loans …

Back in March, when the country was gripped by the fear of the novel coronavirus, …

Power Division has finally asked all the power distribution entities to directly purchase electricity from …

Algeria’s government should launch a dialogue with the “Hirak” protest movement to prevent an economic …

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), today began …