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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
Gold fell 2% as US dollar rebounded from one-month low. Spot gold at $4,049.83/oz. Still up 1.1% for the month — biggest gain since February. Fed rate hike odds drop to 65% from 80%. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh inflation broadened in June Q4 FY26. 261 of 382 CPI items rose. Energy inflation 17%, gas 24%, fuels/lubricants 13.8%. Headline 9.21%. ADB projects 9% FY26 average. Wage growth only 8.2%.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
NBR requires all businesses to switch to new BIN by November 30, 2026. Only last 4 digits change reflecting new VAT commissionerate. Old BINs auto-deactivate in ASYCUDA World customs system after deadline.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh finalised a national roadmap for LDC graduation, targeting 7% GDP growth, 6% inflation, and 20% NPL ratio by 2029. Dhaka will lobby UN members ahead of UNGA session in September for a three-year deferral.
💡 Tech & Innovation
Bangladesh launches National Rating System (NRS) at ICT Division. 4-pillar framework with 131 indicators, 5-point scale, A-E letter grade. 188 cyber incidents reported in 2024. 13.6 crore internet users.
🌏 Diplomacy & Trade Missions
Bangladesh proposed importing gas from Myanmar via pipeline. Myanmar has 22 tcf reserves but produces 1.5 bcf/day (down from 2 bcf in 2016). Arakan Army controls border. Rohingya crisis complicates diplomacy. Pipeline proposal from 1997 revived.
📊 Economy & Finance
Bangladesh banks cut deposit rates 50-100 bps from August 1, pushing yields to 8.50-9% against 9.16% inflation. BB cut policy rate to 9.50%. Surplus liquidity rose to Tk 3,27,877 crore. BIBM former DG questions move.
👕 RMG & Textile
At least 158 garment factories shut down in Gazipur between May 2025 and April 2026. Workers queue daily outside remaining factories seeking jobs. Women workers hit hardest, with database misuse blocking re-employment.
🤝 Trade & Commerce
Md Fazlul Hoque appointed FBCCI administrator by Commerce Ministry. Former BKMEA President and Plummy Fashions MD. Must conduct free, fair election within 120 days. Replaces Md Abdur Rahim Khan effective June 27.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh 1% turnover tax on SMEs under Finance Act 2026 can absorb 30% of net profit for low-margin traders. Tax applies even on losses. International comparison: UK, Canada, Australia, Japan tax on net profit. Author proposes 6 reforms.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Economists from CPD, Policy Exchange Bangladesh, and RAPID urge Bangladesh to accelerate domestic gas exploration. Gas crisis cutting production 30-50% in garments, textiles, steel, ceramics. FSRU fix only restores prior shortage.
💊 Pharmaceuticals
Renata PLC entered Portugal with first shipment of 3 therapeutics: Amantadine (Parkinson's), Fludrocortisone (Addison's), Cabergoline (hyperprolactinemia). Already exports to 8 European markets including UK, France, Ireland.