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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
Dhaka circular waterway: Tk 1.22b spent, only Tk 25.2m earned. 9 of 12 water buses to be sold as scrap. PM Tarique Rahman directs revival. Low-clearance bridges, river pollution, poor management blamed for failure.
📊 Economy & Finance
Over 34,000 jobs lost since 2002 as Khulna's jute mills, newsprint mill, match factory and textile mills shut down. City population fell from 770,000 to 718,000. Shrimp processing plants collapse from 120 to 8-10 operational.
👕 RMG & Textile
Christmas season apparel shipments from Bangladesh are running at least 10 percent below last year, as weak Western demand, excess buyer inventory and the domestic gas crisis combine to squeeze the festive season that typically accounts for over 60 percent of annual garment exports.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Bangladesh restored payment guarantee for renewable power investment. Government aims to attract investors by addressing delayed payment concerns. Renewable energy target 10,450MW by 2030.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Pakistan allows pineapple imports from Bangladesh. New trade opportunity for agricultural exports. Step toward normalising trade relations. Bangladesh pineapple sector gets new market access.
📊 Economy & Finance
Eleven troubled Bangladeshi banks face Asset Quality Reviews by international audit firms starting January 2027, with World Bank funding. Six prior AQRs (EY, KPMG) revealed NPL ratios of 50-95% and led to the Sammilito Islami Bank merger.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh gas supply improves slightly as FSRU one boiler repaired. 300 mmcfd via repaired boiler. Second boiler equipment arrived. Full repair requires temporary shutdown. Demand 3.8 bcf/day, supply 2.15 bcf/day. Crisis far from over.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank withdrew administrator team from Social Islami Bank (SIBL). Part of phased transition of merged Islamic banks. Follows Exim Bank withdrawal July 30. Regular management taking over.
📊 Economy & Finance
DSE late-hour sell-off. Market cap sheds Tk 2,534 crore. DS30 down 10 points to 2,192. DSES down 5 to 1,181. 263 of 392 issues declined (67%). Profit-taking and panic selling.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh FSRU resumes operation after 2-week closure. 115 mmcfd gas supply restored. Excelerate Energy facility on Moheshkhali island. One boiler repaired, second pending. Relief for industries at 30-50% capacity.
👕 RMG & Textile
Polish buyer LPP suspended $700M in annual garment orders from Bangladesh after police harassment of officials. FES Retail owes $40M. Ensa Clothing filed High Court case. LPP letters to BGMEA, BKMEA, BGBA. Suspension July 31.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh Bank launched 18-month action plan to tackle NPLs. Governor: 36% of loans non-performing. 2 crore depositors affected. Plan aims to reduce NPLs and stabilise banking sector.