UK freezes £250m Bangladesh-linked assets
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Bangladesh in recovering stolen assets and strengthening economic governance, while intensifying global efforts to tackle illicit...
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EU mission calls for Bangladesh electoral reforms
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has called for comprehensive legal and institutional reforms to strengthen the future of democracy in Bangladesh. Chief...
IAEA chief hails BD nuclear milestone
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has congratulated Bangladesh on the first fuel loading at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, calling...
Moscow to continue support for Dhaka
Russian state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Rosatom DG assured Russia’s...
Bangladesh goes nuclear
Bangladesh crossed into the nuclear era on Tuesday as uranium fuel began loading into the reactor of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna, making...
New digital law fuels civil liberty concern
New digital regulations in Bangladesh could pave the way for a governance model centred on surveillance, warned Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh, on...
‘Justice for all key to democracy’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said his government has taken steps to ensure access to justice for all, especially the financially disadvantaged. The PM...
Uproar over freedom fighter remark in parliament
Parliament on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges after BNP lawmaker Fazlur Rahman (Kishoreganj-4) remarked that no family member of freedom fighters should join the politics of...
BB cuts remittance dollar cap to Tk122.85
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has informally advised commercial banks to reduce their US dollar buying rates, setting a ceiling of Tk122.85 for remittance purchases, in a...
8 airports on high alert over militant threat
The government has placed all eight of the country’s operational airports on heightened security alert following a warning from Police Headquarters of possible militant attacks...
Rab arrests 5 over killing revenue officer
Members of a suspected snatching gang allegedly threw a revenue officer from a moving CNG-powered auto-rickshaw following a struggle during a robbery attempt in Cumilla,...