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Tk trillions embezzled from stock market alone: White Paper

UNB The White Paper on Bangladesh’s economy has revealed that trillions of takas were embezzled from the stock market through fraud, manipulation and deceit, particularly in placement shares and IPO

Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels

Reuters, Dhaka Bangladesh wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India’s embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has called for an

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