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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.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh Bank revises Tk 100 billion agricultural refinance scheme with farmer-level interest rate capped at 7% and participating bank rate of 3%, with 18-month repayment window and penalty for misuse.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking ERD data shows Bangladesh received $180.18 million in foreign loans in July 2026 but repaid $453.23 million - 2.5 times disbursements - as mega project grace periods expire, with commitments down 83% YoY.
📊 Economy & Finance
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC declares 190% dividend (180% cash + 10% stock) for FY26 with EPS rising to Tk 33.75, as finance costs fall from 6.33% to 2.45% of sales, driving 8.5% profit growth.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Currency outside Bangladesh banking system rises to Tk 3.36 trillion in June 2026, up 13.5% YoY, as depositor confidence remains fragile with additional Tk 400 billion held outside formal banking channel.
💼 Investment & FDI
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government seeks $4.5 billion foreign financing for Tk 710 billion Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway project, with ADB expressing interest and ERD preparing hybrid co-financing proposal including AIIB.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Petrobangla confirms 8 LNG cargoes for September 2026 with regasification expected to reach 750 mmcfd, up from August's low of 190 mmcfd, as both FSRUs return to full operation after Excelerate Energy fire incident.
💼 Investment & FDI
Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk Line signals direct investment interest in Bangladesh shipbuilding and ship recycling sectors during a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, with Denmark's Ambassador Christian Brix Moller and AP Moller Singapore MD Rene Piil Pedersen in attendance.
💼 Investment & FDI
Former Bangladesh Bank Chief Economist Birupaksha Paul says investor confidence remains missing despite government initiatives, with weak FDI, factory closures, and 22-23 lakh annual labour market entrants requiring sustained investment revival for trillion-dollar economy goal.
💼 Investment & FDI
Mamun Rashid, founding managing partner of PwC Bangladesh, analyses how Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG — the Big Four accounting firms — have survived for nearly two centuries and what their presence means for Bangladesh's financial system.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Chattogram Port holds its 68th position in Lloyd's List One Hundred Ports 2026 ranking for the second year running despite 4.1% growth in container handling, as global average grew 6.3% — investments from APM Terminals, MSC and Red Sea Gateway set to reshape future capacity.
💼 Investment & FDI
JETRO Country Representative Kazuiki Kataoka says February 2026 general election has encouraged Japanese companies to reassess Bangladesh investment opportunities, with 94.4% previously citing political instability as investment risk in FY2025 JETRO survey.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank data shows full-fledged Islamic banks lost Tk 17,000 crore in deposits in June 2026 (-1.07% YoY), while conventional banks' Islamic windows doubled to Tk 78,000 crore as depositors shift to safer Shariah-compliant alternatives.