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Businesses urge Sick Industries Law at BB stakeholder meeting. Tk 60,000cr stimulus breakdown: Tk 20,000cr for closed industries, Tk 10,000cr for agriculture, Tk 5,000cr for CMSME. Chattogram factory count drops from 6,000 to 2,700.
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Composite PMI rises 4.9 points to 57.8 in July, driven by manufacturing surge to 65.4. Services expand for 22nd straight month. Agriculture grows for 11th month. Construction still contracting but improving.
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Bangladesh posts record $6.6B BoP surplus in FY26, up 95% YoY. Financial account surplus hits $7.89B. Current account deficit widens to $1.59B. Petroleum imports surge 107%. Capital machinery imports up 14%.
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BB investigates 42 companies with defaults over Tk 2 billion each for alleged money laundering. 8 international firms hired on no-win-no-pay basis to trace and recover overseas assets across 12 countries.
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Trade deficit jumps 34% to $27.28B in FY26. Exports flat at $43.85B, imports surge 10.5% to $71.14B. CPD and RAPID experts warn: import growth not investment-led. Remittances $35.6B cushion. BoP surplus $6.6B.
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Factories in Gazipur, Savar, Ashulia reopening after 3-day closure. Spinning mills running at 60-80% capacity, up from 40%. FSRU partial repair supplies 115 mmcfd. Workers returning to work.
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Natural gas supply improves as BP Singapore delivers LNG cargo, boosting regasification from 515 to 733 mmcfd. Total gas supply reaches 2,367 mmcfd. Full FSRU operation expected within one week.
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CCCI President Mohammad Amirul Haque urges 90-day penalty-free grace period for utility bills and 3-month loan instalment suspension. Gas and power disruptions have severely hit garment, textile, and plastic factories.
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Bangladesh Bank issues new regulations under the Bank Resolution Act 2026, giving temporary administrators powers to replace management, conduct forensic audits, and take legal action against directors suspected of financial crimes.
📊 Economy & Finance
Brent crude settled at $83.55 a barrel, gaining 1.3%, as Iran reviewed a bill to ban US and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz. Uncertainty over the Iran-Oman agreement continues to drive oil market volatility.
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The US lost 23,000 jobs in July against expectations of 83,000 new jobs. Unemployment at 4.1%. Previous two months revised down by 103,000. Labor force participation at pandemic-era low. Fed faces dual challenge.
📊 Economy & Finance
BAJUS raises gold price by Tk 4,374 per bhori. 22-carat gold now Tk 234,038, 21-carat Tk 223,541, 18-carat Tk 191,931 per bhori. 100th price adjustment this year. Silver prices unchanged.