Bangladesh pays $24.625 and $24.25/MMBtu for Sept LNG cargoes from Posco and TotalEnergies, more than double pre-war $10-12. Excelerate FSRU disruptions. 35 spot cargoes since March. Each cargo ~Tk1,000cr.
Debapriya Bhattacharya sees more anxiety than progress after BNP government 6 months. 19 of 31 indicators deteriorated. Manufacturing alarming. Private credit 4.5%. 62,000 jobs lost. Grade B.
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.148B in 22 days of August, 25.6% YoY increase. July-August total $5.006B, 19.5% growth. $117M in 3 days (Aug 20-22). Formal banking channels strengthening.
World Bank Group studying feasibility of Mortgage Refinance Company (MRC) in Bangladesh. BSEC Chairman Masud Khan chaired 19 Aug meeting. Aim: deepen primary mortgage market, mobilise capital market funding for affordable housing.
Islamic banks remittance receipts fell 27% YoY to $448M in June 2026, share down to 16% from 22% YoY. Conventional banks rose 7.25% to $2.37B. BB report: "unstable situation in Islamic banking sector." Middle East crisis factor.