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Up to $24b of dev project investments in past 15yrs lost to extortion, bribery, inflated budgets: White Paper body

TDS Desk Of the $60 billion invested in ADP and development projects over the past 15 years, $14-24 billion (equivalent to around Tk1.61-2.8 lakh crore) has been lost to political

Extortion goes on unabated in name of cases

2,500 cases of violence in the student movement filed TDS Desk Since the July Revolution and the events of August 5, over 2,500 cases of violence have been reported nationwide.

Who will account for 17 lakh crores of smuggled funds?

TDS Desk The nation’s economy is grappling with the detrimental effects of smuggling, while expatriates continue to send their hard-earned money back home. Meanwhile, corrupt officials and bribery networks are

ICT projects worth Tk25,000cr: Palak loots crores of taka

TDS Desk A staggering amount of corruption has been debunked in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, where nearly half of the 22 projects, worth a total of Tk

Essential goods still dearer for consumers

TDS Desk Consumers are yet to get fully benefit from government initiatives like tax reductions and increased imports aimed at lowering essential commodity prices. While prices for items like rice,

Lawyer Saiful Murder: Father files murder case against 31

Ctg Correspondent Father of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, who was hacked to death during a violent clash on the Chattogram court premises, has lodged a murder case against 31 named