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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.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad announces pilot project for Teesta Master Plan. Technical committee consulting international experts. Emergency work underway in 100 erosion-prone areas of Kurigram.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announces plans for a high-speed rail link between Dhaka and Chattogram, cutting travel time to under 2 hours. Government also plans 100,000 tonnes fuel stockpile at Matarbari and two new FSRUs.
📊 Economy & Finance
Brent crude settled at $83.55 a barrel, gaining 1.3%, as Iran reviewed a bill to ban US and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz. Uncertainty over the Iran-Oman agreement continues to drive oil market volatility.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
China exports climbed 23.9% year-on-year in July, with computer and related parts jumping 45.2%. Trade surplus reaches $687 billion through July, powered by AI capacity building and green tech demand.
📊 Economy & Finance
The US lost 23,000 jobs in July against expectations of 83,000 new jobs. Unemployment at 4.1%. Previous two months revised down by 103,000. Labor force participation at pandemic-era low. Fed faces dual challenge.
📊 Economy & Finance
BAJUS raises gold price by Tk 4,374 per bhori. 22-carat gold now Tk 234,038, 21-carat Tk 223,541, 18-carat Tk 191,931 per bhori. 100th price adjustment this year. Silver prices unchanged.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Samsung introduces Galaxy A27 5G in Bangladesh with Snapdragon processor, 128GB storage, microSD up to 2TB, AI tools including Circle to Search, and 6 years of OS updates. Price starts at Tk 48,099.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Dhaka circular waterway: Tk 1.22b spent, only Tk 25.2m earned. 9 of 12 water buses to be sold as scrap. PM Tarique Rahman directs revival. Low-clearance bridges, river pollution, poor management blamed for failure.
📊 Economy & Finance
Over 34,000 jobs lost since 2002 as Khulna's jute mills, newsprint mill, match factory and textile mills shut down. City population fell from 770,000 to 718,000. Shrimp processing plants collapse from 120 to 8-10 operational.
👕 RMG & Textile
Christmas season apparel shipments from Bangladesh are running at least 10 percent below last year, as weak Western demand, excess buyer inventory and the domestic gas crisis combine to squeeze the festive season that typically accounts for over 60 percent of annual garment exports.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Bangladesh restored payment guarantee for renewable power investment. Government aims to attract investors by addressing delayed payment concerns. Renewable energy target 10,450MW by 2030.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Pakistan allows pineapple imports from Bangladesh. New trade opportunity for agricultural exports. Step toward normalising trade relations. Bangladesh pineapple sector gets new market access.