Tag: corruption
Riddled with corruption, nepotism, unemployment, conflict among the coalition partners and violent repression of dissent, 14 subsequent governments of Nepal have failed to come up with sustainable solutions since the fall of the monarchy in…
Last week, the High Court ruled against the government’s inaction to stop the mindless extraction of white stones from the rivers and banks of Shada Pathor and other restricted areas of the Sylhet region. Within a few…
In another example of weaponising the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to silence its critics, the interim government’s detectives arrested Begum Rokeya University’s former vice-chancellor and political analyst, Lt Col Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, on Thursday.…
Private TV channel Banglavision has created a stir by exposing the devilish father of mob leader-turned-adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who has been at the centre of controversies for widespread corruption but is enjoying impunity. Since taking…
After taking office in August last year, the Yunus administration has been supplying the legacy media with information on alleged corruption and enforced disappearance by the Awami League leadership and the security forces in the…
The United States has a long history of providing financial assistance to Bangladesh, including funds aimed at political projects, governance, and democratic development. Below is an overview of U.S. money spent and promised for such…
সরকারের দুই উপদেষ্টাসহ এবং জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে অংশগ্রহণকারী রাজনৈতিক নেতা, কৃষিপণ্য ব্যবসায়ী, শিক্ষক ও লেখকদের আয়োজনে ২৬শে জানুয়ারি কুড়িগ্রামে জেলে, তাঁতী ও কৃষকদের মহাসমাবেশ ডাকা হয়েছে, যা আদতে অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের নেতৃত্বাধীন অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের নির্বাচনী প্রচারণা…
When the complex reality that emerged on August 4 at one stage of the students’ quota movement and the way a section of the country was criticizing her, the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who…
This is the compilation of a three-part series on corruption, politics and violence during the 2001-06 period based on secret US embassy documents. It was first published in Dhaka Tribune. BNP leaders claim that all…
This op-ed was published on March 15, 2024. As Bangladesh continues to grapple with longstanding crises such as reserve management, corruption, and law enforcement, it’s evident that meaningful reforms are needed to overcome this uncomfortable…
In modern days, people are so callous that they don’t tend to take precautionary measures but show enthusiasm to cover the loss incurred — be it natural disaster or those man-made ones. Here earthquake is…
These photos from July 14, 2014 were taken at noon on a pavement near Residential Model College, Dhaka showing how an officer of Mohammadpur police station reacts to street people smoking hemp with torture. Newspapers regularly publish photos…
Invest in Bangladesh for smooth business bribing politicians and public servants. It’s a heaven for corrupts and unscrupulous human beings who will ensure your profit, no matter how. The present Awami League-led government gives you…
I often think how long to tolerate autocrats? I brainstorm how to stand their inhumane acts with a view to avoid suicide cause I never witnessed an ambience of Democratic leadership in Bangladesh since my…
Despite being governed in line with a pro-people constitution focusing on mainly those who are poor and marginalised, the successive governments since the birth of Bangladesh have been failing to establish a nation where the…
Realtors have warned Rajuk not to interfere in its ongoing fair in Dhaka, means there could be some unauthorised plots/apartments sold in the fair like the previous days. I was very disappointed to read the…
পদ্মাসেতুর দুর্নীতির অভিযোগের সূত্র ধরে মুহিত বারবার দৃঢ়ভাবে বলে আসছেন কোন দুর্নীতি হয়নি, আর আবুল হোসেন বলেছেন তিনি পবিত্র। অন্যদিকে দাতা সংস্থা বিশ্বব্যাংক, যারা নিজেরাই দুর্নীতির অভিযোগে ভারাক্রান্ত, তারা কিনা “কয়েকজন ঘুষ চেয়েছে তাই দুর্নীতি…
বাজেট নিয়ে কি বলবো বুঝতে পারছিনা। বলতে পারেন বাকলেস হয়ে গেছি। এত ভেজাল থাকলে কিভাবে কথা বলি? কোনটা রেখে কোনটা নিয়ে বলি? আর এতগুলো ব্যাপার নিয়ে কথা বলতে গেলে তো সারা রাত লেগে যাবে লিখতে,…
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