<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen on Tuesday said that Bangladesh has made continuous progress in the pharmaceutical industry as 98 percent of the country's total demand for&nbsp; medicine is now produced locally.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Almost all medicines produced in Bangladesh are being exported to 157 countries of the world,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to the question of independent MP elected from Dhaka-19 Muhammad Saiful Islam, the minister said that incentives are being given by the government to encourage the export of medicines produced in the country, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>“As a part of this, incentives are being given at the rate of 10 percent this year,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>