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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.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
Bangladesh's Finance Minister says the World Bank has agreed to support the country on oil, gas and supply-chain disruptions during a meeting between PM Tarique Rahman and World Bank President Ajay Banga at UNGA in New York.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Writing in Prothom Alo, Md Fazlul Hoque argues the fuel price increase comes at the worst possible moment for Bangladesh's economy, with businesses already squeezed by inflation, falling sales and rising operating costs.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank data shows the country received US$7.888 billion in remittances in the first 83 days of FY27, up 13.8% year-on-year, with September 1-21 inflow at US$2.063 billion.
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BWEMA has written to the NBR chairman asking for restoration of concessional duty on hot-rolled non-alloy steel wire rod, warning that several consignments are stuck at Chattogram Port incurring over Tk 1 lakh per day in demurrage.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking TBS reports that within a day of the government's Tk20 per litre fuel price hike, loose soybean oil rose to Tk210 a litre, Chinese garlic jumped to Tk150 a kg, and vegetables climbed Tk5-10 a kg in Lalbagh and New Market.
👕 RMG & Textile
⚡ Breaking A Reuters dispatch from Savar finds that 4A Yarn Dyeing's multi-source energy strategy — solar, own gas and diesel — has kept production running while 55% of knitwear factories surveyed report buyer cancellations due to power shortages.
📊 Economy & Finance
The executive boards of the IMF and World Bank have approved proposed reforms to the joint Debt Sustainability Framework for low-income countries, incorporating climate change analysis, domestic debt scrutiny and enhanced stress tests.
📊 Economy & Finance
The IMF has flagged that 36 per cent of Bangladesh's educated young people are unemployed, with Asia-Pacific director Krishna Srinivasan warning that AI adoption could deepen labour-market pressures unless skills development keeps pace.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking BRAC Bank and City Bank are in preliminary talks to take over Standard Chartered Bank's retail banking operations in Bangladesh. BB spokesperson confirms awareness of the plan but no decision yet.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh's fertiliser dealers have demanded commission be doubled from Tk 100 to Tk 200 per sack, warning they are losing Tk 50-55 per sack and may withdraw from the trade.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
Bangladesh's labour market in Malaysia faces renewed pressure as BAIRA alleges 'planned conspiracy' using fake demand letters and misinformation to undermine the recruitment process.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh has expressed interest in boosting fisheries and livestock cooperation with Italy, with State Minister Tuku meeting Italian undersecretary at FAO headquarters in Rome.