This week, US President Donald Trump paused enforcement of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a US law banning the bribery of foreign officials. While signing the order, Trump
New Trump order delays legal proceedings against Adani Group
WB reaffirms support for Bangladesh’s inclusive growth
The World Bank (WB) Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, concluded his visit to Bangladesh today and reaffirmed the World Bank’s support for economic reforms critical for the country’s inclusive and sustainable growth and development.
Raiser met with the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and reiterated the World Bank’s commitment to the people of Bangladesh and offered continuous support to create the foundations for economic stability, job creation, climate resilience and improved public services...
Raiser met with the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and reiterated the World Bank’s commitment to the people of Bangladesh and offered continuous support to create the foundations for economic stability, job creation, climate resilience and improved public services...
Critical UN report must spur accountability, justice
Responding to the UN Fact-Finding report published yesterday which finds reasonable grounds to believe Bangladesh’s former Government and security apparatus systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations raising concerns as to crimes against humanity, Smriti Singh, regional director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said:
“This 105-page UN report lays bare the scale and severity of the human rights violations committed by the regime led by the ex-
prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ...
prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ...
TikTok returns to US app stores after ban delay
TikTok has made a return to Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store in the United States following a delay in the enforcement of a ban by President Donald Trump.
The Chinese-owned social media platform, operated by ByteDance, was removed from both app stores on 18 January in compliance with legislation requiring ByteDance to either divest TikTok or face a ban in the US.
With over 170 million American users, TikTok briefly suspended its services in the country for a day. However, it sw...
Elon Musk praises Yunus’ Grameen model
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh interim government, engaged in an extensive video discussion on Thursday with Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of Tesla and X, to explore future collaboration and advance the introduction of the Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.
Also present in the discussion were Dr Khalilur Rahman, High Representative for the Rohingya Crisis and Priority Issues, and Lamiya Morshed, Principal Coordinator for SDGs Affairs, alongside Lauren Dreyer, Vice President, and Richard Griffiths, Global Engagement Adviser, from the SpaceX delegation.Trump dismisses concern regarding Bangladesh, leaves it to Modi
President Donald Trump has distanced the United States from any involvement in Bangladesh’s ongoing political crisis. Speaking to the media alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a bilateral meeting in Washington, which primarily focused on trade and India-US relations, Trump dismissed concern regarding the situation in Bangladesh, making it clear that it was not a priority for his administration.
“I’ll leave it (to say) to Prime Minister Modi,” Trump stated in response to...
“I’ll leave it (to say) to Prime Minister Modi,” Trump stated in response to...
