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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.
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Mostafa Kamal writes that Bangladesh's industrial sustainability challenge requires a balanced policy approach: accountability for irregularities, but structured restructuring for productive enterprises facing genuine financing and energy constraints.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's High Commissioner to Malaysia says he is hopeful a bilateral FTA will be signed by December 2027, citing discussions between the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh and Malaysia.
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Bangladesh Bank issued a circular directing relevant bank branches to stay open on 25-26 September 2026 to collect Hajj registration fees for Hajj 2027, following a Ministry of Religious Affairs request.
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⚡ Breaking DSE to compensate 17,332 investors with Tk 72 crore from Investors Protection Fund, starting September 28. Five brokerage houses — Moshihor, Banco, Crest, Tamha, and Shah Mohammad Sagir — were involved in embezzlement.
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⚡ Breaking BB Governor Mostaqur Rahman's MPC kept the policy rate at 9.5%, opting for a cautious approach to assess the impact of domestic fuel price hike and global energy shocks before any rate adjustment.
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Mongla Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Arif Ahmed Mostafa disclosed record FY26 revenue of Tk 387.95 crore, with cargo handling up 17.66% and container handling up 38.49% year-on-year.
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⚡ Breaking TBS reports that Islami Bank's one-member board and MD vacuum have delayed loan approvals, LCs and corporate financing for hundreds of garment factories, with NPLs reaching Tk98,914 crore (52% of total loans).
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Dhaka Stock Exchange staged a strong rebound on Wednesday morning as bargain hunters snapped up beaten-down shares after a two-day sell-off, despite the government's Tk 20 per litre fuel price hike.
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⚡ Breaking ADB's Asian Development Outlook September 2026 trims Bangladesh's growth forecast to 4.0% for FY2027, with inflation projected to rise to 9.0% on energy shortages and high production costs.
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BBS will adopt the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting framework with 2025-26 as the new base year, moving beyond GDP to capture natural capital depletion in economic growth figures.
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Bangladesh's DNCRP fined over 9,500 businesses for undelivered goods/services in 20 months, collecting Tk 24.27 crore in fines in FY26 alone through 14,279 market drives.
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Bangladesh CNG Association joint secretary Tanvir Rahman says Titas verbally told stations to keep supplying gas to unauthorised vehicles, but after the Pretty Industrial Park blast, stations are no longer willing to take the risk.