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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.
📊 Economy & Finance
Eleven troubled Bangladeshi banks face Asset Quality Reviews by international audit firms starting January 2027, with World Bank funding. Six prior AQRs (EY, KPMG) revealed NPL ratios of 50-95% and led to the Sammilito Islami Bank merger.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh gas supply improves slightly as FSRU one boiler repaired. 300 mmcfd via repaired boiler. Second boiler equipment arrived. Full repair requires temporary shutdown. Demand 3.8 bcf/day, supply 2.15 bcf/day. Crisis far from over.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank withdrew administrator team from Social Islami Bank (SIBL). Part of phased transition of merged Islamic banks. Follows Exim Bank withdrawal July 30. Regular management taking over.
📊 Economy & Finance
DSE late-hour sell-off. Market cap sheds Tk 2,534 crore. DS30 down 10 points to 2,192. DSES down 5 to 1,181. 263 of 392 issues declined (67%). Profit-taking and panic selling.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh FSRU resumes operation after 2-week closure. 115 mmcfd gas supply restored. Excelerate Energy facility on Moheshkhali island. One boiler repaired, second pending. Relief for industries at 30-50% capacity.
👕 RMG & Textile
Polish buyer LPP suspended $700M in annual garment orders from Bangladesh after police harassment of officials. FES Retail owes $40M. Ensa Clothing filed High Court case. LPP letters to BGMEA, BKMEA, BGBA. Suspension July 31.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank launched 18-month action plan to tackle NPLs. Governor: 36% of loans non-performing. 2 crore depositors affected. Plan aims to reduce NPLs and stabilise banking sector.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank to withdraw administrators from merged Islamic banks by Aug 15. Sammilito Islami Bank gets new chairman and MD. Exim Bank administrator withdrawn July 30. 5 banks merged.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh "mattress money" (currency outside banks) growing, signaling weak depositor trust. Weak financial condition of some banks slows deposit rebound. Currency stays hugely outside banks.
👕 RMG & Textile
Bangladesh RMG exports to US fell 5.75% in Jan-Jun 2026 per OTEXA. June alone up 5.74% to $763.57M. Total US apparel imports down 8.04%. Cambodia +12.32%, China -37.69%. Bangladesh volume -3.69%, unit price -2.15%.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
US refunded ~$100B in Trump tariffs collected under IEEPA. Supreme Court ruled Feb 2026 president exceeded authority. $128.68B in refunds processing. Section 301 tariffs on Bangladesh remain intact. 25-state lawsuit pending.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Power shortages threaten Khulna shrimp sector. 33,437 ha in Khulna, 38,982 ha Bagerhat, 74,249 ha Satkhira. Farmers struggle with oxygen-starved ponds. Processors use costly diesel for cold storage. Export industry at risk.