Breaking news, industry insights, policy updates, and market intelligence on Bangladesh's export economy — RMG, pharmaceuticals, leather, jute, agriculture, and emerging sectors. Curated for trade professionals, exporters, buyers, and policymakers.
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Bangladesh Bank has launched a hedging facility for commodity imports, allowing AD banks to offer futures, swaps, options and forward contracts without case-by-case central bank approval.
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Columnist Syed Fattahul Alim argues that Bangladesh's power crisis stems from over-dependence on imported fuels and single foreign suppliers, calling for diversification across domestic gas, renewables and storage.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank has introduced a KPI framework for bank MDs and CEOs, with assessment based on solvency, asset quality, governance, profitability and customer conduct.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue is seeking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's approval to revert to monthly VAT returns and payments after the new quarterly system triggered a 21% drop in collection.
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BARVIDA has urged the Bangladesh government to withdraw the ban on reconditioned and used EV imports, proposing a regulated framework to make EVs affordable for middle-class consumers.
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Battery-run rickshaws face intense public backlash in Bangladesh, but columnist Syed Muhammed Showaib argues poor regulation, not the vehicles themselves, is the real problem.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's economic malaise reflects a multidimensional plunder economy where extortion, bank looting, political patronage and capital flight reinforce each other, argues economist Abdullah A Dewan.
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Bangladesh Bank has ordered Commerce Bank to take action against 13 officials for irregular withdrawal of Tk 4 crore from the bank's funds in the name of deposit mobilisation incentives.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's draft policy on state asset privatisation offers a 7% bid advantage to unsolicited investors, with 44 state-owned enterprises lined up for transfer, lease or sale.
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⚡ Breaking Industry leaders at a Daily Star discussion blamed political patronage, regulatory forbearance and wilful defaulter impunity for Bangladesh's record Tk 6 lakh crore NPLs.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Parliament repealed Section 18A of Bank Resolution Act, which allowed former bank owners to buy back ownership at 7.5% upfront. No applications received since enactment. Finance Minister Khosru moved the amendment.
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BSEC considers extended audit rule for IPO issuers in Bangladesh, requiring physical verification of assets and bank transactions to protect public interest and prevent capital formation mismatches.