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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.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
172km Dhaka-Gopalganj broad-gauge rail link via Padma Bridge set to open December 2026. Cost Tk 18,420 crore. Reduces travel time from 6 hours to 90 minutes. Connects southwest Bangladesh to capital, freight capacity 4M tonnes/year.
💡 Tech & Innovation
BB sets Interchange Reimbursement Fee to zero for all Bangla QR transactions. Repeals July 1% MDR mandate. Adds incentives: acquiring 0.10%, issuing 0.20% per transaction up to Tk 2,000. Effective October 1, 2026.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Cabinet approves amendment strengthening Bank Resolution Act. Bangladesh Bank gains resolution corporation, bridge bank powers, and bail-in tool. Aims to resolve 11 troubled banks within 24 months. Aligns with Basel III.
💼 Investment & FDI
Egyptian Ambassador Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy expresses interest in investing in Bangladesh. Sectors: leather, light engineering, pharmaceuticals, jute. Minister Muktadir urges Egyptian entrepreneurs to invest.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh tax-to-GDP ratio rises to 7.6% in FY26 from 7.4% in FY25. NBR collects Tk 4.42 lakh crore. VAT automation, e-TIN, and large-taxpayer unit drive gains. Still among lowest in Asia.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
BB allows AD banks to issue debit/prepaid/credit cards for students to pay overseas tuition. Transactions separate from travel quota. Must use prescribed purpose codes. Records must be maintained.
👕 RMG & Textile
Rising Fashions workers hold first direct-vote union election in Bangladesh garment sector history. 353 of 463 workers voted. Md Billal Hossain elected president. BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan praised the process.
📊 Economy & Finance
Current account deficit reaches $1.59B in FY26, up from $138M in FY25. Imports rose 10.5% to $71.1B while exports fell 1% to $43.86B. Trade deficit balloons to $27.28B. Remittances grew 17.3% to $35.59B.
📊 Economy & Finance
BB declares Aviva Finance, Fareast Finance, FAS Finance, and International Leasing as non-viable. Boards dissolved, CEOs removed, administrators appointed. DSE suspends trading in 3 listed NBFIs.
📊 Economy & Finance
Composite PMI rises 4.9 points to 57.8 in July, driven by manufacturing surge to 65.4. Services expand for 22nd straight month. Agriculture grows for 11th month. Construction still contracting but improving.
📊 Economy & Finance
Businesses urge Sick Industries Law at BB stakeholder meeting. Tk 60,000cr stimulus breakdown: Tk 20,000cr for closed industries, Tk 10,000cr for agriculture, Tk 5,000cr for CMSME. Chattogram factory count drops from 6,000 to 2,700.
💡 Tech & Innovation
AmCham policy dialogue: 5 govt priorities for ICT sector including tax reform, digital ID, AI skills. Telecom tax burden 51-56% vs global 22-27%. Submarine cable capacity 6TB vs 12TB demand.