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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 Steel rod prices rise to Tk 92,500-94,500/tonne as electricity tariff up 17.86%, gas shortages force 50-60% capacity operation, while mills offer Tk 1,500/tonne discounts as construction demand runs at 50-60% of normal levels.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking VAT collection falls nearly 20% YoY in July-August FY27 to Tk 17,663 crore from Tk 22,628 crore, as NBR considers reversing quarterly VAT payment system, while businesses warn monthly payments would undermine ease of doing business.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank introduces UDYOG financing programme for young entrepreneurs at upazila level, combining bank loans with CSR-funded conditional grants of up to Tk 20 lakh per entrepreneur.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
⚡ Breaking CCGP approves purchase of 40,000 tonnes DAP from Morocco at $894/tonne and 30,000 tonnes TSP at $669.33/tonne, as government imports 4.8 lakh tonnes in two weeks to avert shortage for Aman and Boro seasons.
📊 Economy & Finance
Dhaka Electric Supply Company receives BSEC consent to issue 4.59 crore irredeemable non-cumulative preference shares to government, marking third such capital regularisation in recent years.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Sammilito Islami Bank receives 18,000 withdrawal applications for Tk 1,300 crore on first day, with MD Md Abedur Rahman Sikder saying only 0.21% of 84 lakh customers applied, indicating continued confidence in the bank.
💊 Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Breaking Philippines Ambassador Nina P Cainglet seeks Bangladesh pharma cooperation as Philippines imports 67% of medicines from Western countries, emphasising direct Dhaka-Manila flights and nursing education MoU during meeting with Health Minister.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking Financial Institutions Division cancels contractual appointments of MDs at three state-owned banks - Agrani, BASIC and BDBL - as part of broader management overhaul and financial sector reform effort.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Government raises bottled soybean oil price from Tk 199 to Tk 204 per litre citing higher international prices, while loose soybean and palm oil prices remain unchanged, with BTTC having recommended Tk 10 increase.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Non-performing loans rise by Tk 18,000 crore in 3 months to June 2026, pushing default loan ratio to 32.79%, as private sector credit growth hits historic low of 4.47% amid gas crisis and Iran war fallout.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Government reduces import tax on green chillies and tomatoes from 61% to 20.5% for one month, then 30% for second month, as green chilli prices crossed Tk 400 per kg in August amid sharp vegetable price surge.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking BSEC approves DSE action plan for derivatives trading, starting with DS30 index futures, requiring new multi-asset trading engine by 2028 as existing Nasdaq engine expires in 2027.