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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
Current account deficit reaches $1.59B in FY26, up from $138M in FY25. Imports rose 10.5% to $71.1B while exports fell 1% to $43.86B. Trade deficit balloons to $27.28B. Remittances grew 17.3% to $35.59B.
📊 Economy & Finance
BB declares Aviva Finance, Fareast Finance, FAS Finance, and International Leasing as non-viable. Boards dissolved, CEOs removed, administrators appointed. DSE suspends trading in 3 listed NBFIs.
📊 Economy & Finance
Composite PMI rises 4.9 points to 57.8 in July, driven by manufacturing surge to 65.4. Services expand for 22nd straight month. Agriculture grows for 11th month. Construction still contracting but improving.
📊 Economy & Finance
Businesses urge Sick Industries Law at BB stakeholder meeting. Tk 60,000cr stimulus breakdown: Tk 20,000cr for closed industries, Tk 10,000cr for agriculture, Tk 5,000cr for CMSME. Chattogram factory count drops from 6,000 to 2,700.
💡 Tech & Innovation
AmCham policy dialogue: 5 govt priorities for ICT sector including tax reform, digital ID, AI skills. Telecom tax burden 51-56% vs global 22-27%. Submarine cable capacity 6TB vs 12TB demand.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh posts record $6.6B BoP surplus in FY26, up 95% YoY. Financial account surplus hits $7.89B. Current account deficit widens to $1.59B. Petroleum imports surge 107%. Capital machinery imports up 14%.
📊 Economy & Finance
BB investigates 42 companies with defaults over Tk 2 billion each for alleged money laundering. 8 international firms hired on no-win-no-pay basis to trace and recover overseas assets across 12 countries.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Bangladesh pursuing FTA with EU and accession to RCEP simultaneously. EU is largest export destination (21.5% of trade). Bilateral trade €23.3B. EBA utilisation 96%. RCEP covers 30% of global GDP.
📊 Economy & Finance
Trade deficit jumps 34% to $27.28B in FY26. Exports flat at $43.85B, imports surge 10.5% to $71.14B. CPD and RAPID experts warn: import growth not investment-led. Remittances $35.6B cushion. BoP surplus $6.6B.
📊 Economy & Finance
Factories in Gazipur, Savar, Ashulia reopening after 3-day closure. Spinning mills running at 60-80% capacity, up from 40%. FSRU partial repair supplies 115 mmcfd. Workers returning to work.
📊 Economy & Finance
Natural gas supply improves as BP Singapore delivers LNG cargo, boosting regasification from 515 to 733 mmcfd. Total gas supply reaches 2,367 mmcfd. Full FSRU operation expected within one week.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division issues a statement clarifying the proposed private fuel import policy, emphasising energy security, transparency, and no special privileges. Policy aims to utilise private sector capacity during emergencies.