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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.
👕 RMG & Textile
Textile millers and the BGMEA made separate pitches to the Prime Minister, with BTMA seeking a refinancing scheme and BGMEA demanding uninterrupted gas supply to protect apparel competitiveness.
👕 RMG & Textile
A BGMEA delegation led by President Mahmud Hasan Khan met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to flag gas shortages, port congestion and NBR bottlenecks, securing promises of a high-level panel and a one-month call on a third FSRU.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank has introduced new measures to simplify foreign currency transactions for freelancers and individual service exporters. IT freelancers can now retain 50% of export earnings in USD, transactions up to $20,000 need no formal declaration, and dual-currency "Freelancer Cards" will be issued.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Bangladesh exported 812 products to 202 markets earning $44.17 billion in FY25, the commerce minister told parliament, highlighting the country growing export footprint.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to fast-track trade agreements ahead of LDC graduation, highlighting African markets as a major untapped opportunity.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Bangladesh has approved a calendar of 50 overseas trade fairs across 27 countries for FY2027, a market-diversification push led by the Export Promotion Bureau to widen the country's buyer base.
👕 RMG & Textile
BKMEA President Mohammad Hatem highlighted AI, sustainability, and future leadership as key pillars for Bangladesh knitwear industry at the BAYLA Future Summit 2026.
👕 RMG & Textile
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has held a strategic meeting with India's Swaniti Initiative to discuss a proposed Indo-Bangla Textile Decarbonization Platform aimed at accelerating apparel sector decarbonization across South Asia.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh's government has set ambitious post-LDC graduation investment targets even as private capital formation continues to lag, raising concerns about whether the country can sustain export competitiveness without its current duty-free market access.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh's GDP growth declined for the third consecutive quarter, with the January-March quarter growing only 2.22%, down from 4.96% in Q1 and 3.03% in Q2. The industry sector contracted by 0.28%, raising concerns about the country's economic momentum.
💡 Tech & Innovation
BGMEA has identified artificial intelligence adoption, workforce skill development, and next-generation leadership as the three strategic pillars required to sustain Bangladesh's apparel export competitiveness in a rapidly technology-driven global market.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh has reminded the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission to submit its Japan market report by July 25, as exports to Japan declined 3.65% to $1.36 billion despite the new Economic Partnership Agreement.