{
  "id": 3247082,
  "title": "Entrepreneurs forced to shut factories amid fuel, debt crises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/entrepreneurs-forced-to-shut-factories-amid-fuel-debt-crises",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/418303/entrepreneurs-forced-to-shut-factories-amid-fuel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crippled by severe, multi-year natural gas and electricity shortages, surging production costs, overwhelming debt burdens, and shrinking export orders, prominent entrepreneurs are opting to shutter facilities, lay off thousands of workers, or consolidate operations simply to stay solvent. According to a comprehensive review by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), 95 factories permanently...…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}