No Fuel Supply Crisis Expected Until December: BPC Chairman Assures
BPC Chairman has assured that Bangladesh will face no fuel supply crisis until December, with multiple infrastructure projects targeted for completion by year-end.
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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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BPC Chairman has assured that Bangladesh will face no fuel supply crisis until December, with multiple infrastructure projects targeted for completion by year-end.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh has adequate fertiliser stocks nationally, but distribution chain failures mean farmers face local shortages during the Aman season, with hoarding and panic buying worsening the crisis.
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Bangladesh's gas supply rose to 2,610 mmcfd on September 15, nearing pre-disruption levels as Excelerate FSRU resumes LNG regasification and Chattogram industries report normalcy.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh has banned hilsa fishing for 22 days from October 8 to protect mother hilsa during breeding season, with VGF food assistance for affected fishermen.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh's Finance Division has raised fertiliser dealer commission from Tk 2 to Tk 3 per kg, the first increase since 2009, while cutting dealer-level prices to keep farmer-level prices unchanged.
⚖️ 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.
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Dozens were injured in a clash between sacked Islami Bank employees and the Sachetan Grahak Forum outside the bank's head office in Dhaka, highlighting the bank's ongoing governance crisis.
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BKMEA has urged the government to form a high-level committee to coordinate garment industry policymaking, including ministers of finance, commerce and industries, plus NBR and industry associations.
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⚡ Breaking Saudi Arabia's pipeline outage threatens 4% of global oil supply, with Yanbu stocks lasting 5-7 days and Saudi production already at a three-decade low of 6.2 million bpd.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government is preparing amendments to the Insurance Act 2010 and drafting a crisis-resolution framework, with Finance Minister Amir Khosru warning defaulting insurers of asset liquidation.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank has introduced a commodity hedging facility allowing banks to offer futures, swaps, options and forward contracts without case-by-case approval as Iran war drives global price volatility.
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Bangladesh's IDRA has paid Tk 37.54 crore in insurance claims to 8,417 policyholders of seven troubled life insurers in two phases, with the initiative continuing to address remaining unpaid claims.