Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate…
Browsing: Corruption
Bangladesh has a troubled relationship with corruption. Since independence, it has been an enduring feature of public life-shaping institutions, distorting…
BNP chairperson’s adviser and the party’s election steering committee spokesperson, Mahdi Amin, said the rate of corruption consistently declined when…
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has called on supporters of democracy to vote for the Sheaf of Paddy, urging them to…
At first glance, the interim administration appears to be doing what transitional governments are expected to do. The ground has…
Endemic corruption in the Bangladesh–Malaysia migrant worker system is enriching a powerful few while trapping migrants in a punishing economy…
As the 13th national election approaches, calls for building a “New Bangladesh” have once again taken centre stage in political…
Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, once sidelined from the political arena, is making notable strides with the potential to become…
Jamaat-e-Islami has rolled out an ambitious mix of welfare pledges, economic reforms and anti-corruption vows, promising interest-free loans, lower taxes…
An envisioned post-uprising transition from “authoritarian kleptocracy” to democracy is derailed by reform-reactionaries and a section of the bureaucracy, says…