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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 Bank extends policy support application deadline to 30 September 2026 and expands debt restructuring framework, allowing Tk 1000cr+ loans 15-year rescheduling with 2-year grace period under updated BRPD circular.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Dhaka Stock Exchange benchmark DSEX falls below 5,600 mark for first time in 2 months, losing 306 points (5%) in 13 trading sessions, with daily turnover plunging 61% over 18 sessions amid gas crisis and economic uncertainty.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking NBR exempts businesses with annual turnover up to Tk 2 crore from minimum turnover tax, while firms with Tk 2-4 crore turnover will pay 0.5% rate, providing relief to small businesses and loss-making firms.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking FBCCI consultation calls for sector-specific action plans for SMEs, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and other key industries, with business leaders warning that LDC graduation will pose intellectual property and trade preference challenges.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking BSEC Chairman Masud Khan unveils ambitious roadmap to rescue capital market from decade of stagnation, featuring digital trading, T+1 settlement, AI-powered surveillance, mandatory listing for Public Interest Entities, and direct listing for multinational companies.
💼 Investment & FDI
⚡ Breaking Six-member Hong Kong Shoe Association delegation led by President Eddie Lam visits Bangladesh Shoe City in Gazipur, signs MoU for future business cooperation and joint venture investment with BIDA support.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
⚡ Breaking RJSC moves to electronic Business Registration System modelled on Singapore, enabling entrepreneurs to complete company registration within hours from home, with real-time NID, e-TIN and mobile verification.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Bank extends loan rescheduling facility for borrowers with loans exceeding Tk 1,000 crore to 15 years including 2-year grace period, with application deadline extended to 30 September 2026.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
⚡ Breaking Petrobangla reissues one tender and floats three fresh tenders for 4 spot LNG cargoes for September-October 2026 delivery at ~3.36 MMBtu each, as both FSRUs operate, with 47 spot cargoes purchased so far this year.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Sammilito Islami Bank PLC begins refunding principal deposits to individual account holders from September 7, with branches observing September 1 as customer confidence rebuilding day ahead of the payout process.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Purchasing Managers Index rises to 57.8 in July 2026 with manufacturing at 65.4, services at 56.0, agriculture at 55.2, indicating broad-based economic expansion driven by stronger business confidence.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's imports from India rose to $10.96 billion in FY26 from $9.62 billion a year earlier, while exports to India stood at $1.75 billion - widening the trade gap despite land port restrictions and political tensions.