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No reason to postpone Bangladesh’s LDC graduation in 2026: Debapriya

TDS Desk Bangladesh has fulfilled three conditions for graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, so there is no reason to postpone the country’s graduation to a developing country,

$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

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

White Paper on economy submitted to CA Dr Yunus

UNB The committee formed to prepare a “White Paper” on the state of economy submitted its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday. Eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya,