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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.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The National Board of Revenue targets Tk 2.57 lakh crore VAT for FY2026-27, banking on four pillars: compliance gap reduction (Tk 38,000cr), economic growth (Tk 20,000cr), ADP implementation (Tk 15,000cr), and tobacco sector monitoring (Tk 12,000cr).
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh's energy sector has become a macroeconomic threat with import bills surging from $4.3B to $11.2B and subsidies absorbing 22% of tax revenue, according to PRI's Sadiq Ahmed. He proposes six bold reforms including deregulation, corporatisation, and depoliticised pricing.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu have slowed Red Sea shipping, with only 11 vessels passing through Bab el-Mandeb on Sunday. Crude cargo prices jumped to two-month highs. Strait of Hormuz traffic also remained low despite US-Iran strike pause.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Bangladesh's RMG sector, accounting for 84-85% of exports, faces declining competitiveness. Strategic priorities include product diversification, market expansion, technology adoption, and energy security.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Oil prices tumbled Monday as a US-Iran strike pause boosted hopes for Hormuz reopening. Brent crude dropped below $90/barrel after shedding 7%. Bangladesh stands to benefit from reduced energy import costs and stabilising Middle East shipping.
📊 Economy & Finance
Southeast Bank sponsor Rehana Kashem has announced plans to sell 10 lakh shares of the bank, according to a disclosure filed with the stock exchanges.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank has warned that rising defaulted loans have created capital and provision deficits at many banks, increasing instability in the financial sector. The central bank also identified fuel supply uncertainty and sluggish investment as key domestic challenges.
📊 Economy & Finance
Nearly half of listed companies in Bangladesh have yet to appoint female directors, prompting the BSEC to extend the compliance deadline for the third time.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has assured the tea industry of full government cooperation, pledging loan easing, low-interest credit, and solar power generation on uncultivable tea garden land. A committee will be formed to identify and resolve the sector's problems.
📊 Economy & Finance
The number of crorepatis (individuals with assets over Tk 1 crore) in Bangladesh jumped by 21 percent during the interim government's tenure, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Bangladesh faces gas supply uncertainty as the damaged Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) may take at least a week for even partial repair. The government hopes to resume partial operations within a week.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh will need approximately $421 billion in extra funding over the next five years to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new government assessment unveiled at a national workshop in Dhaka.