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One year after political parties signed the July National Charter, little progress has been made in implementing its commitments to state reform, with some reforms introduced during the interim government scrapped, political analysts say.
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Bangladesh Bank has consolidated existing regulations governing the issuance and renewal of licences for authorised dealers, money changers, gold dealers and importers of gold ore and doré into a single circular.
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A parliamentary standing committee on the Planning Ministry has decided to investigate the implementation of the Karnaphuli Tunnel project and the reasons behind its current financial losses.
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NBR's Central Intelligence Cell has uncovered eight major cases of customs duty evasion involving misdeclaration of imported goods at Chattogram port, with estimated revenue losses totalling Taka 7.03 crore.
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Pakistan's major commercial banks have weak sustainability safeguards for the companies and projects they finance, despite having environmental policies on paper, a study has found.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has verified and enrolled nearly 80 lakh genuine beneficiaries in its database and has activated distribution of subsidised essential commodities.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking The Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order concerning the legality of the appointment of former BKMEA president Md Fazlul Hoque as administrator of FBCCI, clearing the way for him to continue performing his duties.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh's emerging Energy Roadmap offers opportunity to improve energy security, affordability and sustainability, but success depends on effective implementation, policy predictability and greater private-sector investment, ICC Bangladesh says.
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Bangladesh's government is working on a legal framework for a new Cyber Security Act, with PM's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman saying social and political awareness, alongside legal measures, is essential to prevent the spread of misinformation.
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Labour experts and trade union leaders have called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme beyond the RMG pilot to all industrial sectors and informal economy workers, as the current pilot programme ends in June 2027.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The IMF has found flaws in the proposed revenue-sector reforms submitted by the National Board of Revenue for Bangladesh's next credit programme, with Finance Division planning a tripartite meeting to address gaps ahead of IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is set to introduce an annual advance calendar showing when it will publish major statistics, making data releases more predictable and transparent.