Five people have been accused of embezzling money allocated for a research shed that was never built at the Madaripur Regional Pulse Research Center in Bangladesh, according to a report in Somoy TV.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh commerce minister rejects basis for heavy U.S. tariffs
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Saturday rejected the allegations cited by the United States in imposing heavy tariffs on Bangladesh, calling them completely baseless.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh designates semiconductor industry as national priority sector
Bangladesh has designated the semiconductor industry as a national priority sector and introduced tax breaks, startup funding and other incentives to expand the country’s role in the rapidly growing global market.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh villagers rushed to border with sticks. Guards stopped nine people from crossing.
Border Guard Bangladesh and local residents stopped three alleged attempts by India’s Border Security Force to push 22 people across the border early Saturday, according to local media reports.
Opinion
Bangladesh’s prime minister must act before another man disappears into state silence
More than three months have passed since 30-year-old fisherman Miraj Sheikh was reportedly taken away by Bangladesh Coast Guard officers. His family still does not know whether he is alive, where he is being held or what, if anything, he is accused of doing.
