The economy of Bangladesh is a major developing mixed economy. As the second-largest economy in South Asia, Bangladesh's economy is the 35th largest in the world in nominal terms, and 25th largest by purchasing power parity. Bangladesh is seen by various financial institutions as one of the Next Eleven. It has been transitioning from being a frontier market into an emerging market. Bangladesh is a member of the South Asian Free Trade Area and the World Trade Organization. In fiscal year 2021–2022, Bangladesh registered a GDP growth rate of 7.2% after the global pandemic. Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited, commonly known by its trade name BEXIMCO, is a Bangladeshi multinational conglomerate holding company, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded in the early 1970s.
Cefpodoxime is an oral, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic available in various generic preparations. It is active against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms with notable exceptions including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus, and Bacteroides fragilis. It is typically used to treat acute otitis media, pharyngitis, sinusitis, and gonorrhea. It also finds use as oral continuation therapy when intravenous cephalosporins are no longer necessary for continued treatment.
Tongi is a major township in Gazipur, Bangladesh, with a population of 350,000. It hosts the Biswa Ijtema and features a BSCIC industrial area, which produces BDT 1500 crore of industrial products annually, and marks the northern border of Dhaka since 1786. Tongi Shahid Smrity high School compound is mass burial site of the genocide in Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, also known as Beximco Pharma is a Bangladeshi multinational pharmaceutical company. It is a part of Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited (BEXIMCO).
Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd., also known as SK+F, is a pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh. It belongs to the Transcom Group. Simeen Rahman is the Managing Director and CEO of the company.
Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited is a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company based in Dhaka that manufactures and markets generic drugs and vaccines. Abdul Muktadir is the chairman of the company.
Bhaluka is an upazila of the Mymensingh District located in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest small business hubs in the area.
The textile and clothing industries provide a single source of growth in Bangladesh's rapidly developing economy. Exports of textiles and garments are the principal source of foreign exchange earnings. By 2002 exports of textiles, clothing, and ready-made garments (RMG) accounted for 77% of Bangladesh's total merchandise exports. Emerging as the world's second-largest exporter of ready-made garment (RMG) products, Bangladesh significantly bolstered employment within the manufacturing sector.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. GAIN was developed during the UN 2002 Special Session of the General Assembly on Children. GAIN’s activities include improving the consumption of nutritious and safe foods for all. The foundation is supported by over 30 donors and works closely with international organisations and United Nations agencies. It has a 20-year history of food system programmes with a focus on adolescent and child nutrition, food system research, fortification, small and medium enterprise assistance, biofortification of crops, and reducing post-harvest losses.
General Pharmaceuticals Limited is a pharmaceutical company based in Dhaka, Bangladesh since 1987.
Runner Automobiles PLC (RAPLC) is a motorcycle and three-wheeler manufacturer based in Bangladesh. The company produces a range of motorcycles varying in size from 80 to 150 CC, and has become a major player in the sub 100 CC motorcycle segment in the country. In addition to motorcycles, Runner also produces three-wheeler auto-rickshaws in its Blaluka factory. The increase in disposable income among the general population and a rapidly growing middle class has contributed to the rise in demand for two-wheelers in Bangladesh. Runner offers 12 different models of motorcycles and scooters, with capacities ranging from 80 CC to 150 CC.
Bangladesh–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Turkey has an embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh has one in Ankara and a consulate in Istanbul.
Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC is a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company that develops generic version of medications.
Mymensingh-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Moslem Uddin of the Awami League.
Mymensingh-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Nilufar Anjum Poppy of the Awami League.
Bangladesh began the administration of COVID-19 vaccines on 27 January 2021 while mass vaccination started on 7 February 2021.
Square Group is a Bangladeshi diversified multinantional conglomerate based in Dhaka. Samuel S Chowdhury is the chairman and Tapan Chowdhury is managing director of Square Group. Square Group has 60 thousand employees.
KSM Mostafizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi industrialist, entrepreneur, economist, agriculturist and philanthropist. KSM Mostafizur Rahman is a pioneer in the field of agricultural manufacturing in Bangladesh such as agrochemicals, pesticides, plant growth regulators, hybread rice seed, vegetable seed etc. and has been recognized as a commercially important person (CIP) of Bangladesh in 2013 for his significant impact on the nation's economic development. In 2014, Rahman was honored with the President's Industrial Development Award for his contributions to the industrial sector of Bangladesh.
