Reza Mahmud : Repatriating the $ 149.20 billion siphoned from Bangladesh over the past 15 years by cronies of the...
Day: September 20, 2024
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called on the governments of countries where money from Bangladesh is laundered to take concrete actions to help swiftly return stolen assets. In a statement issued on Thursday, TIB emphasized the responsibility of these destination countries, urging them to honor their international commitments, as they are the primary beneficiaries of much of Bangladesh’s laundered money. TIB’s statement comes in the wake of increasing media reports, both nationally and internationally, detailing the accumulation...
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, speaking at an event at the Thakurgaon Press Club on September 19, voiced concerns over the recent decision to grant magistracy power to the army. He warned that this decision could create new issues, indicating the failure of other institutions to effectively carry out their responsibilities. Fakhrul said, “The army has been given magistracy power. This is a worrying development, as it signals the administration’s inability to maintain law and...
DU, JU Correspondents : The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and the Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement have strongly condemned and protested against the recent mob killings at Dhaka University (DU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU), which left two individuals dead. The BNP’s student wing, JCD, addressed the issue at a press conference held at the Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA), while the Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement released a media statement expressing their outrage. JCD leaders called for the immediate arrest of those responsible for...
News Desk : Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina should remain in India....
Al Jazeera : Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit went undercover to reveal how a former government minister from Bangladesh built a...
Staff Reporter : Despite the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, the Ministry of Agriculture remains dominated by loyalists of the previous regime, experts suggest. Wahida Akhter, who once served as the personal secretary to Sheikh Hasina before rising to Director and later Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, continues to hold her influential position. Additional Secretaries Mahbubul Haque Patwari (Planning) and Malay Chowdhury (Extension) are also considered faithful to the former administration. Although reforms have been initiated...
Business Report : BRAC Bank, PROVATi3-LGED, and bKash Limited have entered into a tripartite agreement to facilitate the digital disbursement...
Business Report : Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the need for more training for women on e-GP for their capacity building in entrepreneurship and taking part in the government procurement system.Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) arranged the day-long workshop on electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) in its conference room at BPPA Bhaban on the campus of the Bangladesh Planning Commission in Dhaka.The workshop was aimed at encouraging women’s participation in public procurement process, a BAPPA press release said.The workshop...
Business Report : Mercantile Bank inaugurated ‘Sonaimuri Upashakha’ (under control of Chowmuhoni Branch) at Sonaimuri, Noakhali on Thursday to provide...
Business Report : The value of the US dollar has decreased in Bangladesh’s kerb (open) market due to a drop in demand and an increase in supply.Currently, the dollar is being sold at Tk121-122 in the kerb market, down from Tk125 just three weeks ago, according to traders and money changers dealing in foreign currency.They attributed the drop to reduced demand for foreign travel following the political changes in the country on August 5, as well as an increased flow...