Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

Patents for pharmaceutical and agrochemical products are limited according to TRIPS Council rules. Photo: TBS

New import policy mandates drug regulator's nod for medical goods, pharma inputs

The policy also sets conditions for importing prohibited, restricted and conditionally importable goods.

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Bristol Myers Squibb logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. Photo:Reuters.

AstraZeneca held talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, source says

A speaker addresses the Asia Pharma Expo 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Dhaka on 29 March 2026. Photo: TBS

3-day Asia Pharma Expo begins

A researcher uses a pipette to transfer a sample into a microtube in this illustration. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/FILE PHOTO

Drugmakers turn to AI to speed trials, regulatory submissions

Illustration photo shows various medicine pills Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/Illustration

Britain would face 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals under latest Trump plan

Delegates from Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) and Sri Lanka's business community during a plenary session held in Colombo on 18 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Sri Lanka seeks Bangladesh investment for pharma industry development

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Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceuticals Industries welcomes duty and VAT exemptions on raw material imports

This file photo shows a grandmother cradling her 1.5-year-old granddaughter on her lap as the mother of the child tries to fix the saline flow at Mugda Hospital in the capital on Sunday, 6 August 2023. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Pharmas asked to boost baby saline production as pneumonia, diarrhoea on rise

Bangladesh seeks pharmaceutical products, raw materials export to Indonesia

Bangladesh seeks pharmaceutical products, raw materials export to Indonesia

Japan's YAP Inc, JEC Inc, sign MoU with UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals

Japan's YAP Inc, JEC Inc, sign MoU with UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals

Sketch: TBS

Pharmaceuticals will be a dollar surplus industry next year

VAT on sales of locally-produced APIs likely to go from FY23

VAT on sales of locally-produced APIs likely to go from FY23

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Nearly half of Ctg pharmacies unlicensed