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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
Mutual Trust Bank PLC board approves Tk 500 crore Tier-II capital raising through 7-year Shariah-compliant or conventional subordinated bond, subject to regulatory approval, as Q2 2026 profit declines 42% YoY on higher interest expense.
💼 Investment & FDI
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Army takes over 54.99-acre Jalil Textile Mills site at Bhatiary, Chattogram for Bangladesh Ordnance Factory expansion, with Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman targeting defence exports via Chattogram Port, as 1,073 former workers demand 22 years of unpaid dues.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh Bank allows local companies acting as strategic partners of foreign firms to arrange foreign-currency bank guarantees and standby LCs for international tender projects, with claims settled via RTGS in foreign currency where required.
💼 Investment & FDI
Ecolet Pvt Ltd signs agreement with BEPZA to set up a $15.91 million LED manufacturing facility at BEPZA Economic Zone-1 in Mirsharai, Chattogram, producing 6 million LED bulbs annually for export to US, UK, EU and Middle East, creating 306 jobs.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
AmeriBangla Corporation launches CottonPort, Bangladesh's first digital raw cotton market, at The Westin Dhaka, connecting local spinning mills directly with US cotton farmers to bypass middlemen and target 1,600 containers monthly by 2028.
📊 Economy & Finance
Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, formed by merging five troubled shariah-based lenders, has filed nearly 10,000 lawsuits to recover defaulted loans, with a forensic audit nearing completion to identify those responsible for irregularities under previous management.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid says warehouses are well-stocked and the government is working to ensure fair prices for farmers through the Farmer Card initiative and expanded cold storage.
💡 Tech & Innovation
BRAC University has launched the Centre for Energy and Logistics (CEL), an interdisciplinary platform focusing on education, research, and policy engagement in energy and logistics sectors critical to Bangladesh.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Unilever is restructuring its business, shedding food assets and focusing on beauty and personal care, as the traditional conglomerate model faces pressure from investors seeking focused companies.
📊 Economy & Finance
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has acknowledged a factual error in its factory closure data, issuing a correction after the statistics drew significant attention.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh's FY26 import bill rose 10% to $75.20 billion, driven by 107% surge in petroleum costs and 42% rise in fertiliser payments due to Iran war — not by investment demand.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Bangladesh sees 45.6% growth in 5G-enabled handsets to 14.68 million as Grameenphone and Robi lead adoption, with Robi carrying the highest 5G traffic volumes.