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⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh has introduced automated Account Verification System for savings certificates and bonds, with 9 of 11 national savings schemes now processed automatically for 39 lakh+ customers.
💼 Investment & FDI
⚡ 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.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking RJSC moves to electronic Business Registration System modelled on Singapore, enabling entrepreneurs to complete company registration within hours from home, with real-time NID, e-TIN and mobile verification.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ 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.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
⚡ Breaking Petrobangla reissues one tender and floats three fresh tenders for 4 spot LNG cargoes for September-October 2026 delivery at ~3.36 MMBtu each, as both FSRUs operate, with 47 spot cargoes purchased so far this year.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ 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.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ 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.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's imports from India rose to $10.96 billion in FY26 from $9.62 billion a year earlier, while exports to India stood at $1.75 billion - widening the trade gap despite land port restrictions and political tensions.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
⚡ Breaking Civil Aviation Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat confirms Bangladesh is buying 14 Boeing aircraft worth $3.7 billion for Biman Bangladesh Airlines under US-Bangladesh agreement, with additional Airbus and leased aircraft planned.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank introduces comprehensive electronic Foreign Exchange Market Module to automate FX intervention auctions, interbank FX transactions, and reference rate preparation, covering Spot, Forward and Swap transactions.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir announces target of 100+ green-certified ship recycling yards, with 31 currently certified, as government plans Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility with IMO support.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank forms Tk 2,000 crore revolving pre-financing fund for frozen food industry at 7% max interest rate, with shrimp exports having fallen nearly 4% YoY to $286 million in FY26.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ 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.