- January 20th, 2025
In November 2019, Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal admitted that money-laundering had become a dangerous proposition in the country, creating macroeconomic distortion and destroying the country in various ways. Five years later, Kamal's party Awami League is back in...
Japan and Bangladesh are set to negotiate an Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of 2025, ahead of Bangladesh's scheduled 2026 graduation from the UN's list of least developed countries and loss of exemption from developed nations' tariffs. Despite the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party have been declared the winner of the Bangladesh general election, marking an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in the country. The Awami League won at least 222 out of 300 parliamentary seats,...
Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Hasina, has emphasized the importance of democracy for the country's development as the country prepares for the 2024 general elections. She praised the country's sovereignty, independence, and democratic rights, stating that without democracy, development cannot occur. Despite...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her gratitude to India for its support during the 1971 Liberation War and for providing shelter after the loss of her family in 1975. She recounted the horrors of her family's massacre in 1975...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has staged a massive protest in Dhaka's Paltan area ahead of the general elections scheduled for January 7. Protestors chanted slogans in Bengali, highlighting that elections are not mere child's play. The BNP issued a...
Bangladesh experienced mass demonstrations and strikes, resulting in at least seven deaths and hundreds of opposition activists in jail. This is a sign of increased political violence ahead of upcoming polls. Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have...
Bangladesh police reported one officer and a protester killed and dozens injured during rallies by opposition political parties in the country. The Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party held planned rallies, while BNP ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami defied a...
Bangladesh's ruling Awami League has been promoting big-ticket infrastructure projects, including an airport terminal and a nuclear plant, as it campaigns for reelection. Critics argue that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's self-praise in South Asia is a tactic to shift attention...
Bangladesh, a country known for its power blackouts, has the capacity to produce electricity that outpaces demand and pays millions of dollars monthly to power plants when they are idle. The government has spent over $9 billion since 2009 to...
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