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🤝 Trade & Commerce
Chattogram Customs House seized 467 consignments and filed 270 cases over suspected false declarations in Q1 FY27, recovering Tk 58.2 crore as enforcement jumped 83.6 percent year on year.
💼 Investment & FDI
⚡ Breaking Two of Bangladesh's major industrial groups, Walton and PRAN-RFL, have invested in lithium-ion battery production as demand rises with electric vehicles and renewable energy growth. Walton's Chandra plant has annual capacity of 10 million cells.
📊 Economy & Finance
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to punish nine listed companies for failing to complete the distribution of cash dividends for FY25, including five main board firms and four SME board firms.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking IMF forecasts Bangladesh's GDP growth could fall to 3.2% in current fiscal year while average annual inflation could reach 10.9%, putting people under greater pressure as sluggish growth and high inflation combine.
📊 Economy & Finance
Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) achieved a significant financial turnaround in FY26, returning to profit after experiencing substantial losses over the previous three financial years. It reported a profit of Tk 401.54 million in FY26.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has drawn down Tk 195 billion from project allocations, including funds for Eastern Refinery Unit-2, to sustain fuel imports amid supply disruptions from the West Asia conflict, incurring Tk 228.76 billion in losses between March and August.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
A high-level delegation of Bangladesh's Ministry of Railways and Bangladesh Railway has visited Germany's Berlin to participate in InnoTrans 2026, the biennial international trade fair for transport technology, focusing on sustainable, modern and efficient railway network development.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh's government is working on a legal framework for a new Cyber Security Act, with PM's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman saying social and political awareness, alongside legal measures, is essential to prevent the spread of misinformation.
📊 Economy & Finance
Blended finance has been a key driver of sustainable exits from extreme poverty, according to findings of a development project that helped improve the living standards of 215,000 extremely poor households in Bangladesh.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Malaysia's MIHAS 2026 halal showcase recorded RM6.78 billion in sales, exceeding targets, as the country's halal market is projected to reach $113 billion by 2030. The turnaround from 1998 crisis offers lessons for Bangladesh.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
UNDP Bangladesh has linked five educational institutions with local recycling entrepreneurs to promote source-level plastic waste segregation and recycling, going beyond awareness to establish practical collection chains.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Labour experts and trade union leaders have called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme beyond the RMG pilot to all industrial sectors and informal economy workers, as the current pilot programme ends in June 2027.
💼 Investment & FDI
ACI PLC has approved an additional Tk 60 crore equity investment in ACI CO-RO Bangladesh, its joint venture with Denmark's CO-RO A/S, and a new 60:40 joint venture with Japan's ICHINEN Holdings to operate in HR, motorcycle financing and agriculture.