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⚡ Breaking The Houthi seizure of Perim island in Bab el-Mandeb strait threatens Bangladesh's USD 46.45 billion trade with Europe, US and Middle East, with potential to disrupt fuel imports and RMG exports.
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Bangladesh Bank has introduced RTGS payment facility for Chittagong Port service charges from September 15, waiving the minimum transaction threshold to streamline port payment workflows.
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PT Pertamina has won the operation and management contract for Bangladesh's first single-point mooring (SPM), ending a two-year delay that cost BPC extra funds on lighter vessel operations.
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⚡ Breaking PM Tarique Rahman announced feasibility study completion for Chattogram-Dhaka electric train in Parliament. Dual-gauge double-track projects for Tongi-Akhaura and Laksam-Chattogram sections also progressing.
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Bangladesh's Tk 50 crore Balla land port in Habiganj stands idle with cattle grazing on premises because India failed to build matching infrastructure at Paharmura in Tripura.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh moves to buy 6 more spot LNG cargoes for October delivery as contracted suppliers cease LNG deliveries due to Strait of Hormuz disruptions. RPGCL floated tenders.
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⚡ Breaking Petrobangla sharply eased entry requirements for new spot LNG suppliers as Bangladesh faces severe gas shortages. Experience threshold cut to 1 contract, financial requirement halved to $50M. August supply at 2,235 mmcfd — lowest in a decade.
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BEPZA inaugurated modern weighbridges at Dhaka EPZ for accurate cargo measurement and digital recording. Expansion planned to all BEPZA-run zones including Chattogram, Adamjee, Cumilla and Karnaphuli EPZs.
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⚡ Breaking Hili land port resumed import-export with India after Indian traders withdrew their 6-day strike, with five trucks carrying Indian goods entering Bangladesh on reopening day.
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Bangladesh Civil Aviation Minister orders shorter baggage wait at Dhaka airport after surprise inspection of Biman Jeddah-Chattogram-Dhaka flight baggage handling.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh secures $1 billion IsDB financing for ERL-2 refinery project with 3 million tonnes capacity, meeting 45-50% of fuel oil demand, saving $11/barrel and Tk 30 billion annually, completion by November 2030.
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⚡ Breaking QatarEnergy extends force majeure through November as Hormuz LNG transport halts, with Qatar exporting only 18 cargoes in 6 months vs 509 prior year, putting Bangladesh, Pakistan and India among most at-risk countries.