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🤝 Trade & Commerce
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.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government successfully serviced $453.23M in foreign debt in July 2026 amid legacy loan pressures from previous government's mega projects. FY2025-26 debt servicing reached $4.49B, up 10% year-on-year.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
City Bank hosted ITFC delegation to explore further trade finance cooperation. Existing $40M Murabaha facility supports trade finance. Areas discussed: export financing, green financing, intra-OIC trade.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh taxpayers must report 9 types of lifestyle expenses in income tax returns using form IT-11GA (2023). NBR uses this to verify consistency between declared income and actual lifestyle spending.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh potato exports nearly halved in FY2025-26 as Middle East war pushed container freight rates fourfold from $2,500 to $10,000. Exports fell 49% to 20,604 tonnes, earnings dropped 37.8% to $8.89M.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government targets 3% GDP share for creative economy through skills training, design and marketing support. Finance Minister Khosru cites Thailand model. Karmasangsthan Bank launches micro-enterprise fund.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh and Vietnam outlined strategic economic targets including $2 billion bilateral trade goal during farewell meeting between Ambassador Lutfor Rahman and Vietnam President Tô Lâm.
📊 Economy & Finance
National Bank seeks Abu Jafar as MD amid ACC investigation into embezzlement and money laundering allegations. BB yet to decide on approval.
💼 Investment & FDI
Singapore-based Ascott eyes Bangladesh hospitality market, with interest in Dhaka, Chattogram and Cox's Bazar. Asset-light management franchise model suits local partnerships.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
⚡ Breaking Hili land port resumed import-export with India after Indian traders withdrew their 6-day strike, with five trucks carrying Indian goods entering Bangladesh on reopening day.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Finance Minister Amir Khosru told Parliament the economy must run on law, not emotion, defending Bangladesh Bank's decision to allow S. Alam Group companies to continue operations while owners face trial.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Sammilito Islamic Bank readies Tk5,000 crore to refund depositors as 74,221 customers apply to withdraw Tk3,925 crore in 4 days — far below expectations, signalling customer trust.
📊 Economy & Finance
Aamra Networks shares crashed 10.6% to Tk17.70 after company recommended 1-paisa dividend for FY25, with EPS collapsing from Tk2.46 to Tk0.13.