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⚡ Breaking Dhaka Stock Exchange benchmark DSEX falls below 5,600 mark for first time in 2 months, losing 306 points (5%) in 13 trading sessions, with daily turnover plunging 61% over 18 sessions amid gas crisis and economic uncertainty.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank extends loan rescheduling facility for borrowers with loans exceeding Tk 1,000 crore to 15 years including 2-year grace period, with application deadline extended to 30 September 2026.
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⚡ Breaking Sammilito Islami Bank PLC begins refunding principal deposits to individual account holders from September 7, with branches observing September 1 as customer confidence rebuilding day ahead of the payout process.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Purchasing Managers Index rises to 57.8 in July 2026 with manufacturing at 65.4, services at 56.0, agriculture at 55.2, indicating broad-based economic expansion driven by stronger business confidence.
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⚡ Breaking Brent crude rises $2.51 to $90.61 per barrel after US forces strike Iran's Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz, drawing retaliation from Tehran against US bases in Jordan as Middle East conflict enters sixth month.
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⚡ Breaking Dollar exchange rate rises to Tk 123.50 from Tk 122 in 10 days, giving importers who hedged future payments up to Tk 1 per dollar advantage, as Bangladesh Bank stays out of spot market.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank posts Tk 25,977 crore net profit in FY26, up Tk 3,357 crore YoY, driven by higher lending to liquidity-strapped banks and returns on reserve fund investments abroad.
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⚡ Breaking ERD data shows Bangladesh received $180.18 million in foreign loans in July 2026 but repaid $453.23 million - 2.5 times disbursements - as mega project grace periods expire, with commitments down 83% YoY.
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Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC declares 190% dividend (180% cash + 10% stock) for FY26 with EPS rising to Tk 33.75, as finance costs fall from 6.33% to 2.45% of sales, driving 8.5% profit growth.
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⚡ Breaking Currency outside Bangladesh banking system rises to Tk 3.36 trillion in June 2026, up 13.5% YoY, as depositor confidence remains fragile with additional Tk 400 billion held outside formal banking channel.
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⚡ Breaking Petrobangla confirms 8 LNG cargoes for September 2026 with regasification expected to reach 750 mmcfd, up from August's low of 190 mmcfd, as both FSRUs return to full operation after Excelerate Energy fire incident.
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Bangladesh Bank data shows full-fledged Islamic banks lost Tk 17,000 crore in deposits in June 2026 (-1.07% YoY), while conventional banks' Islamic windows doubled to Tk 78,000 crore as depositors shift to safer Shariah-compliant alternatives.