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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.
🌾 Agriculture & Food
Farmers in Jamalpur's Madarganj upazila are eyeing handsome returns from chilli cultivation as the area under cultivation expands to 1,050 hectares, well above the target of 750 hectares, amid favourable weather and attractive market prices.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Govt declares betel leaf exporters' association dormant over irregularities in governance and operations.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
How much higher do LPG companies want to push prices through BERC? LPG companies seek regulatory approval for price increases.
🚢 Logistics & Shipping
Ctg seaport's all terminals being rail-connected for smooth cargo freight, improving port logistics efficiency.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
EU invites Bangladesh to share success story in preferential market access, recognising the country's export achievements.
📊 Economy & Finance
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) issued a set of guidelines for insurance companies operating in Bangladesh to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
📊 Economy & Finance
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has stressed the need for an effective roadmap to clear the backlog of cases in labour courts and ensure timely justice for workers.
📊 Economy & Finance
Keya Group has laid off 739 officers and employees at four factories in Jarun, Konabari, Gazipur, in the second round of job cuts at the establishments.
📊 Economy & Finance
A stronger presence of Chinese financial institutions in Bangladesh could benefit both countries and help turn investment decisions into action, said Ashik Chowdhury, chairman of Invest Bangladesh.
📊 Economy & Finance
Islamic banks in Bangladesh saw their workforce shrink by 6 percent year-on-year in August 2026 amid growing digitalisation and automation of financial services and management problems at some banks, according to a Bangladesh Bank report.
📊 Economy & Finance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday India had made “substantial progress” in diversifying its oil supplies, suggesting a trade deal with New Delhi was “very close”. Rubio arrived in Mumbai for a three-day visit, his second official trip to India this year.
👕 RMG & Textile
For some garment workers, earning Tk 19,000 to Tk 20,000 a month means working 15 to 16 hours a day, including overtime, labour representatives told The Daily Star.