corruption

Third terminal: A breeding ground of mega corruption

Corruption was the trademark of the ousted government.

Govt detects anomalies in TCB card distribution

There was corruption in the distribution of family cards for subsidised commodity sales by the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin.

$234 billion siphoned off during AL rule

A total of $234 billion was siphoned off from Bangladesh between 2009 and 2023, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.

Bangladesh’s credit system needs to change

The central bank must recognise that the existing CIB laws are outdated and ineffective.

Graft biggest obstacle to doing business

More than 16 percent of Bangladeshi businesses identified corruption as the biggest obstacle to their operations, according to a survey conducted between April and July of this year.

Corruption a significant obstacle to doing business in Bangladesh: CPD 

Around 17% of businesses identified corruption as biggest challenge, according to a CPD survey 

Star Interview / Widespread graft was the norm, not exception

The Awami League regime's economic strategy was not always based on equity.

IT parks drained away hefty funds

The former ICT state minister, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, had boasted in 2016 that sprawling IT park in Kaliakoir would employ up to a million people over 10 years.

Star Interview / Graft was biggest hurdle in drawing FDI over last 15yrs

Says Ashik Chowdhury, head of government’s key investment promotion agencies BIDA, BEZA

December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024

Third terminal: A breeding ground of mega corruption

Corruption was the trademark of the ousted government.

December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024

Govt detects anomalies in TCB card distribution

There was corruption in the distribution of family cards for subsidised commodity sales by the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin.

December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024

$234 billion siphoned off during AL rule

A total of $234 billion was siphoned off from Bangladesh between 2009 and 2023, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.

November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024

Bangladesh’s credit system needs to change

The central bank must recognise that the existing CIB laws are outdated and ineffective.

November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024

Graft biggest obstacle to doing business

More than 16 percent of Bangladeshi businesses identified corruption as the biggest obstacle to their operations, according to a survey conducted between April and July of this year.

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

Corruption a significant obstacle to doing business in Bangladesh: CPD 

Around 17% of businesses identified corruption as biggest challenge, according to a CPD survey 

November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024

Widespread graft was the norm, not exception

The Awami League regime's economic strategy was not always based on equity.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

IT parks drained away hefty funds

The former ICT state minister, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, had boasted in 2016 that sprawling IT park in Kaliakoir would employ up to a million people over 10 years.

November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024

Graft was biggest hurdle in drawing FDI over last 15yrs

Says Ashik Chowdhury, head of government’s key investment promotion agencies BIDA, BEZA

November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024

Admin was hostage to politicos

Politicians aided by loyal bureaucrats were behind irregularities in development projects taken and implemented when the Awami League was in power, secretaries and other officials told a whitepaper panel.