Cord blood preservation. Cancer drugs. Insulin production. Hormones. These are a few of the cutting-edge therapies and medicines being manufactured in Bangladesh, helping build the country’s reputation as a global pharmaceutical hub.

Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry has undergone a transformation in the past few decades, from one that was reliant on importing medicine to one that is almost self-sufficient, led by a boom of local enterprises. Bangladesh is now the only Least Developed Country (LDC) that meets more than 97% of its domestic demand for pharmaceutical products.

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