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Tulip Siddiq questioned by officials over £4bn fraud allegations

TDS Desk: Tulip Siddiq, Minister of the ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom, has been interviewed by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team over allegations that she helped

Bangladesh must boost investment to avoid economic crisis: Analysts

TDS Desk: The country risks plunging into an economic crisis in the coming days if the government fails to accelerate public and private investments within the shortest possible time, analysts

ADB, WB approve $1.1b budget support for BD

TDS Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) have approved a total of US$1.1 billion budget support for Bangladesh. Of the US$1.1 billion budget support, the

Is another One-Eleven looming in Bangladesh?

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s political landscape is once again shrouded in uncertainty. Democratic reforms appear gridlocked, and skepticism surrounds the interim government’s ability to navigate the nation toward a fair and

No place for Islamic extremism in Bangladesh: Yunus tells The Economist

TDS Desk: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said that Islamic extremism will never find a place in Bangladesh again. The Chief Adviser made the remark during a recent interview with

Drought in Trade: Recession persists, raw material imports fall

TDS Desk: In November 2024, raw material imports declined to $527 crore from $560 crore during the same period of the previous fiscal year, resulting in stagnation in Bangladesh’s trade