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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.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Motor tanker Sea Spike and bulk carrier Sun Shine collide in Chattogram port outer anchorage. CPA, Navy, Coast Guard launch rescue. No casualties. CPA Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim confirms incident.
💡 Tech & Innovation
BTRC allocates 10 MHz 700 MHz band spectrum to Teletalk worth Tk 23.70 billion for 15-year term. Liability-to-equity conversion structure. Contiguous 723-733 MHz paired with 778-788 MHz.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Summit LNG FSRU resumes operation at 6:10pm Friday, restoring 550 mmcfd gas supply after Thursday suspension due to Bay of Bengal rough weather. Industrial and power sectors to benefit.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Four new private ICDs near Chattogram port add 22,000 TEUs capacity, lifting total to 128,000 TEUs (2.5x port capacity). Tk 20bn investment, 4,800 jobs. BICDA, CCCI President Amirul Haque comment.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh middle class gutted by inflation as energy and food prices surge. Headline inflation 9.21% in Q4 FY2025-26. Food inflation 8.7% in June. CPD warns wage growth lagging behind prices.
📊 Economy & Finance
Forensic audit committee finds significant flaws in Bangladesh GDP calculation methodology. BBS data over past decade reviewed. Manufacturing sector anomalies identified. Government announces reforms including digital framework and independent BBS.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Trump White House report accuses Bangladesh and 40 nations of helping China evade US tariffs via transshipment. BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan and BKMEA President Mohammad Hatem reject allegation citing 96% FOB export model.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
Indian MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirms invitations to PM Tarique Rahman for bilateral visit and BRICS Summit outreach. No clarity on timing or conditions. Dhaka-Delhi tensions over Sheikh Hasina factor.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh remittance dollar rate falls by Tk 1 in a week to Tk 122.70 (down from Tk 123.60-123.70). Banks NOP long positions near upper limit. $1.5B remittances in first 12 days of August. BB may intervene to protect rate floor at Tk 122.20.
💼 Investment & FDI
14 industrial groups including PRAN-RFL (35 proposals), Akij (12), TK Group (10), Kazi Farms (4), Transcom (3) submit 86 investment proposals for 44 closed state-owned factories. BIDA reviewing. Sectors: agriculture, EVs, data centres, renewable energy.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank plans Tk 2,000cr from govt budget to liquidate 5 NBFIs: Aviva Finance, Fareast Finance, FAS Finance, International Leasing, Peoples Leasing. Depositor protection up to Tk 10 lakh. 4 other NBFIs given 3-month recovery window.
📊 Economy & Finance
City Group plans Tk 1,500cr capital market fundraising (IPO, bonds, Sukuk) to cut reliance on Tk 25,000cr bank debt. LankaBangla Investments to structure deal over 12-18 months.