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Women's participation in Bangladesh's agent banking system is growing, with female-owned agents up 23.8% and women holding 48.6% of deposit accounts, though ownership remains below BB's 50% target.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's tariff and trade policy reforms can no longer wait as LDC graduation approaches, with World Bank modelling showing FTAs and tariff cuts could add $4 billion to GDP, argues Dr Zaidi Sattar.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's gas supply to industries is set to improve as LNG supply rises to 950-1,000mmcfd and Chevron agrees to joint-venture drilling with Bapex, alongside plans for deep-sea exploration tenders.
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⚡ Breaking Oil markets have entered a sustained crisis phase as Iran war widens to Yemen and Saudi pipeline disruptions, with global crude inventories down 507 million barrels since February.
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Bangladesh Bank has eased foreign borrowing rules for Invest Bangladesh Authority-registered firms, removing separate BB approval requirements for medium- and long-term external loans.
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⚡ Breaking Finance Minister Amir Khosru has warned defaulting insurance companies to settle claims or sell assets, citing 57% unsettled claims and announcing plans for insurance law amendments.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh plans to add a third FSRU before 2028 and drill 300 new gas wells in two phases, with solar energy getting highest priority in diversified power generation, says Mahdi Amin.
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US Ambassador Brent T Christensen inaugurated Paxar Bangladesh's smart warehouse at Dhaka EPZ, part of Avery Dennison's Manufacturing 4.0 initiative supporting RMG and footwear supply chains.
📊 Economy & Finance
⚡ Breaking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assured business leaders that gas and electricity supply to industries would improve from September 15 evening following resolution of LNG terminal disruption.
💼 Investment & FDI
GAC has launched its premium electric and hybrid vehicles in Bangladesh through DHS Motors, with the AION V EV offering 485km range and the E9 hybrid MPV offering 1,032km combined range.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh Bank has launched a hedging facility for commodity imports, allowing AD banks to offer futures, swaps, options and forward contracts without case-by-case central bank approval.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Bangladesh's wheat imports are likely to fall 11% in 2026-27 due to high global prices and large private sector stocks, even as consumption grows 4% to 78 lakh tonnes, says USDA.
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Columnist Syed Fattahul Alim argues that Bangladesh's power crisis stems from over-dependence on imported fuels and single foreign suppliers, calling for diversification across domestic gas, renewables and storage.