In Bangladesh, there are many cracks beneath this glimmering story. One recent report finds that inequality in Bangladesh is at an all-time high. Increasing corruption, a lack of balance between the three branches of government, […]
On April 12, 2012 at around 11:30pm, railway ministry car pulled over at the main entrance to the Pilkhana BGB headquarters in the capital and its driver Ali Azam hollered that there were stashes of […]
Bangladesh Army’s Cessna-152 traininh aircraft crashed in Lalpur village under Taland union in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi at around 2:30pm on Tuesday, reported Bangladeshi newspaper DhakaTribune. The plane overturned and two pilots on-board received minor […]
Yak-130 trainer aircraft of Bangladesh Air Guard (BAG) crashed at Maheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, the pilots ejected, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh military. […]
A court in Bangladesh has rejected an attempt to bring charges of sedition against the director general of Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) and three others who contributed to an investigation into high-level corruption in […]
The United Nations is calling for a full investigation into evidence of corruption and illegality involving the Bangladesh army, which was exposed during an investigation released by Al Jazeera on Monday. Doha-based Aljazeera News channel […]
Bangladesh is notoriously known for prosecuting blogger, journalist and ordinary citizens who raise alarm about mass corruption, graft and money laundering by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates. To perpetuate the prosecution and suppressing […]
Bangladesh Police has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russian Helicopters for the supply of two helicopters. The move comes after police officers requested to launch an air wing with a fleet of ten choppers, during […]
Bangladesh has often been criticized for its human rights record. Its reputation received another jolt this month with allegations of high-level corruption. What’s the government’s reaction? It was described as an “explosive investigation.” Newly-published research by media […]
The constitution provides for the rights to life and personal liberty. There were numerous reports, however, that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. Law enforcement raids occurred throughout the year, primarily […]
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