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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh signs $1 billion+ financing agreement with IsDB to modernise Eastern Refinery, tripling refining capacity to 45 lakh tonnes and reducing reliance on imported refined oil.
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⚡ Breaking UK Export Finance highlights £1-2 billion country capacity for Bangladeshi buyers, covering transport, agriculture, healthcare, airports, manufacturing, renewable energy and infrastructure sectors during Dhaka visit.
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⚡ Breaking Six-member Hong Kong Shoe Association delegation led by President Eddie Lam visits Bangladesh Shoe City in Gazipur, signs MoU for future business cooperation and joint venture investment with BIDA support.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government seeks $4.5 billion foreign financing for Tk 710 billion Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway project, with ADB expressing interest and ERD preparing hybrid co-financing proposal including AIIB.
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Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk Line signals direct investment interest in Bangladesh shipbuilding and ship recycling sectors during a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, with Denmark's Ambassador Christian Brix Moller and AP Moller Singapore MD Rene Piil Pedersen in attendance.
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Former Bangladesh Bank Chief Economist Birupaksha Paul says investor confidence remains missing despite government initiatives, with weak FDI, factory closures, and 22-23 lakh annual labour market entrants requiring sustained investment revival for trillion-dollar economy goal.
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Mamun Rashid, founding managing partner of PwC Bangladesh, analyses how Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG — the Big Four accounting firms — have survived for nearly two centuries and what their presence means for Bangladesh's financial system.
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JETRO Country Representative Kazuiki Kataoka says February 2026 general election has encouraged Japanese companies to reassess Bangladesh investment opportunities, with 94.4% previously citing political instability as investment risk in FY2025 JETRO survey.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Army takes over 54.99-acre Jalil Textile Mills site at Bhatiary, Chattogram for Bangladesh Ordnance Factory expansion, with Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman targeting defence exports via Chattogram Port, as 1,073 former workers demand 22 years of unpaid dues.
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Ecolet Pvt Ltd signs agreement with BEPZA to set up a $15.91 million LED manufacturing facility at BEPZA Economic Zone-1 in Mirsharai, Chattogram, producing 6 million LED bulbs annually for export to US, UK, EU and Middle East, creating 306 jobs.
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Runner set to manufacture BYD electric cars in Bangladesh. Major FDI in automotive manufacturing. BYD partnership. Local assembly. EV market. Non-RMG diversification.
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MGI enters sanitaryware market with Tk 300 crore investment. New manufacturing facility for import substitution. Construction materials sector. Local production capacity.