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$16b siphoned off annually during Hasina regime: Panel

TDS Desk A staggering US$16 billion, on average, was siphoned out of Bangladesh every year during Sheikh Hasina’s “corrupt autocracy”, leaving the country in a “state of plunder” when she

ADB, MSEL sign deal to establish 20-MW Solar Power Plant in Bangladesh

BSS, Dhaka The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $24.3 million financing package with Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited (MSEL) to establish a grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh,

Corruption ravages Bangladesh’s key sectors, reveals White Paper

UNB, Dhaka The White Paper on Bangladesh’s economy reveals extensive corruption across public and private sectors, stifling growth, with annual illicit outflows averaging USD 16 billion—over double the combined foreign

Top court stays HC order declaring 15 August as National Mourning Day

UNB, Dhaka The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed a High Court (HC) order that declared August 15 as a national holiday in observance of National Mourning Day in 2008. A

White Paper: Mega project costs surged by 70% due to graft during AL rule

UNB, Dhaka Corruption in large-scale public projects has caused an average cost escalation of 70 per cent and delays of over five years, according to the white paper on the

Common people being discriminated in Dengue prevention efforts

Staff Reporter Speakers at a roundtable discussion alleged widespread discrimination in the application of insecticides to control dengue mosquitoes, claiming that underprivileged areas are neglected in anti-mosquito measures. The discussion,