US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Trump to discuss trade and investment during Dhaka visit

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday on a three-day visit. He will discuss trade and investment, security, climate change, citizens' rights and other priority issues with government officials and other non-government stakeholders. Diplomatic sources said Donald Lu is scheduled to […]

Institutions were made dysfunctional, difficult to fix even after 53 years

In a virtual speech, Ali Riaz, distinguished professor of politics and government at Illinois State University, said the country held elections in three phases while institutions gradually eroded. Professor Rashed Al Mahmood Titumir of Dhaka University's Department of Development Studies observed that a club of businessmen was sharing public assets among themselves. Former Cabinet Secretary […]

US says bribery, corruption are major barriers to trade, investment in Bangladesh

The US and other international investors have raised concerns that the processes and requirements for outbound transfers from Bangladesh remain cumbersome, lack transparency, and involve significant delays in applications to repatriate profits, dividends and other capital, with some companies seeking approval. Waiting for more than a year. , With respect to labor rights, the report […]