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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 04 October, 2026

Bangladesh Bank data show the government borrowed BDT 166.01bn (USD 1.35bn) from commercial banks in July and August, the first two months of the fiscal year, while repaying BDT 37.28bn (USD 0.30bn) owed to the central bank.

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 01 October, 2026

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has kept its main interest rate unchanged at 9.5pc for the October-December quarter, saying inflation risks ahead are still large and the economy is weak.

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Morning Newsflash Wednesday, 30 September, 2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found flaws in the proposed revenue-sector reforms tagged to the next credit program for Bangladesh, officials said.

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Morning Newsflash Tuesday, 29 September, 2026

The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval, subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, to a draft ordinance seeking to restore the provision requiring taxpayers to submit VAT returns within 15 days after the end of each t

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Morning Newsflash Monday, 28 September, 2026

According to the ERD’s Foreign Assistance Monthly Report for FY2026-27, Bangladesh received USD 294.56mn in project assistance disbursement during July-August, down from USD 750.07mn in the corresponding period of FY2025-26.

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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 27 September, 2026

The government has released BDT 103bn (USD 844.3mn) in subsidies for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in the first three months of the current fiscal year, as Bangladesh has increasingly relied on costly spot-market cargoes after disruptions to long-te

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 24 September, 2026

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has kept its main interest rate unchanged at 9.50pc, citing volatile global energy prices, a recent increase in domestic fuel prices and the introduction of a new pay scale for public employees as risks to inflation.

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Morning Newsflash Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

The rate was down from 2.39pc in the same period of FY26, according to updated data released by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) on 21 September.

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