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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.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Fuel cell investments for data centres are projected to grow from $2.8 billion to $30 billion by 2030, as AI hyperscalers facing three-to-six-year grid queues turn to on-site power to run new capacity.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, hit stores worldwide at about $2,000 with strong but rationed demand, as pre-order deliveries slipped to late January and reviewers called it a polished prototype.
📊 Economy & Finance
US diesel prices rose again to $6.28 a gallon despite billions in farm aid, sanctions relief and regulatory changes, as President Donald Trump races to cut fuel costs before the November midterm elections.
📊 Economy & Finance
The government wants to establish creative industries as a mainstream economic sector and a source of Bangladesh's soft power, with funds allocated in the budget and e-commerce support for artisans, says Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
📊 Economy & Finance
Crude oil has climbed for a third consecutive week to above $116.72 a barrel, its highest since May, as attacks on Saudi Arabia stoke fears of supply disruption across West Asia.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh has begun discussions on a new three-year, $4.5 billion IMF programme carrying familiar conditions — abolishing the NBR, moving to a single VAT rate by 2030 and cutting tax exemptions — as revenue reform momentum picks up.
💡 Tech & Innovation
AI has helped double the number of software vulnerabilities discovered year on year, and cyber experts warn the pace is almost certain to trigger more disruptions like this week's global PHP outages.
📊 Economy & Finance
More than Tk 2,500 crore in World Bank loan funds sits idle across Bangladeshi project accounts, and economists warn that repurposing it for urgent needs must not undermine the original development objectives.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh's government debt-to-GDP ratio is projected at around 40 percent for 2026, less than half India's 83 percent and far below Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan, IMF-based estimates show.
📊 Economy & Finance
Sajek valley's tourism industry counts mounting losses as a road blockade and clashes force tourists to flee, with resorts reporting around 60 percent booking cancellations after Durga Puja.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Dhaka's markets and shopping malls return to the 11am-8pm schedule from October 23 as the Durga Puja extension expires, under the government's electricity-saving directive issued in August.
📊 Economy & Finance
Dhaka stocks closed the Durga Puja-shortened week almost flat, with the DSEX shedding 1.43 points to 5,450.60, as earnings disappointments, geopolitical tension and technical glitches kept investors on the sidelines.