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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.
📊 Economy & Finance
IFIC Bank has held a conference for its Branch Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers (BAMLCOs) to strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance across its network.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Foodpanda Bangladesh has incurred losses of €111 million since launching operations in 2016, highlighting the challenges of the food delivery business model in emerging markets.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Eastern Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) to implement an electronic toll collection system, digitizing highway toll payments across Bangladesh.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank has extended the deadline for banks to settle disciplinary cases against their staff, providing more time for resolution of pending proceedings.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
India said it would continue engaging with the US to conclude a bilateral trade agreement after Washington imposed a 10% tariff on Indian imports. The duty is lower than the proposed 12.5% and excludes key sectors.
📊 Economy & Finance
The deadline for listed companies to appoint female directors has been extended, providing additional time for firms to comply with the BSEC gender diversity requirement.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Bangladesh's export competitiveness faces mounting challenges as RMG dominance creates structural vulnerability. With exports falling 5% in 2025, the country must diversify into pharmaceuticals, electronics, and light engineering while modernizing ports and energy infrastructure.
📊 Economy & Finance
Corporate income tax revenue in Bangladesh stands at 1.5-1.8% of GDP, around half the level of peer economies, according to OECD. Tax exemptions amounted to 69% of total direct tax collected in FY 2022-23.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Walton Hi-Tech Industries has signed a 3-year global distributorship agreement with Libya-based ASR Al Techniyah to export refrigerators, TVs, ACs, and washing machines to the North African market, marking another step in Walton's international expansion strategy.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the National Semiconductor Symposium and BEAR Summit 2026 at Novo Theatre, Dhaka, declaring semiconductors as Bangladesh's next major growth engine after RMG and unveiling tax waivers, cash incentives, and Tk 5 crore in annual startup grants.
👕 RMG & Textile
Bangladesh must develop a comprehensive policy framework for the manmade fiber sector to enter GSP+ tenure after losing duty-free EU market access post-2029 LDC graduation. The manmade fiber sector is critical for diversifying beyond cotton-based RMG and meeting EU sustainability requirements.
👕 RMG & Textile
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to advance the Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business (ITSB) Initiative in Bangladesh's textile and apparel sector, formalising a collaboration that began in 2025.