{
  "id": 11191308,
  "title": "Mandatory BIN: Small entrepreneurs trapped in red tape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mandatory-bin-small-entrepreneurs-trapped-in-red-tape",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:30:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/421113/mandatory-bin-small-entrepreneurs-trapped-in-red"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new requirement mandating a business identification number (BIN) to open business bank accounts and secure expansion loans has hit cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) hard. Effective from the current fiscal year, the rule has created significant operational hurdles for small business owners who lack a BIN, restricting their access to routine banking services and credit....…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}