The commission identified the absence of an institutional power balance and the concentration of authority in the prime minister’s office as key factors behind the “autocratic authoritarianism Bangladesh” experienced over the past 16 years.
ITFC signs $2.75 billion deal with Bangladesh govt to ensure energy and food security
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a landmark annual financing plan with Bangladesh government for US$2.75 …
Tulip Siddiq ‘did not speak out’ when told 86 people were ‘disappeared’ in Bangladesh, lawyer says
Former anti-corruption minister passed on concerns of ‘secret detention cells’ under her aunt’s regime to shadow minister …
India, Bangladesh to hold border talks next month amid fencing row; infiltration top agenda
A delegation of the Border Guard Bangladesh is scheduled to hold discussions with their counterparts Border Security Force (BSF) between February 16 and 19 as part of the 55th edition of these bi-annual talks.
Pakistan, Bangladesh armies meet, say outsiders can’t harm ‘brotherly’ ties
In a rare high-level meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan and Bangladesh’s militaries stressed that their ‘enduring partnership’ must ‘remain resilient against external influences’ …
Bangladesh demands return of billions stolen under Sheikh Hasina
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that the people of Bangladesh had been robbed and its future disrupted by the theft.
UK minister resigns after being named in Bangladesh corruption probe
Anticorruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid questions over ties to toppled Bangladeshi leader, Sheikh Hasina.
Tulip Siddiq resigns as government minister amid Bangladesh corruption probes
The anti-corruption minister said although she had been cleared by the parliamentary standards watchdog, she had become a “distraction” to the government …
Tulip Siddiq faces new corruption probe in Bangladesh
Sir Keir Starmer facing growing calls to sack his anti-corruption minister, who referred herself to standards watchdog last week …
DCCI, FPCCI call for FTA at Bangladesh-Pakistan Business Forum
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry univocally called for …