IMF team found flaws in three sectors

However, the organization also pointed to some challenges. These are: persistent inflationary pressures, increased volatility of global financial conditions, and aggravation of recession in major trading partners. The visit of the IMF team, led by Rahul Anand, the head of the organisation’s Asia and Pacific region, began on 26 April. Over 12 days, the team […]

FIFA bans BFF secretary Shohag for two years

In addition to the evidence collected during the course of investigation conducted by the Investigating Cell in the applicable proceedings, the Judicial Chamber was comfortably satisfied, after hearing and carefully analyzing the evidence presented before it, that Shohag violated Article 13 (General) duties), 15 (duty of loyalty) and 24 (counterfeiting and forgery) of the FIFA […]

UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban prompts UN Women ban

Funding cuts? UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the imposition of restrictions in Nangarhar, posting on Twitter: “If this measure is not reversed, it will inevitably undermine our ability to provide life-saving aid to those who need it.” The Taliban administration, which seized power after US-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war, says it […]

Bangladesh bans plastic in world’s largest mangrove forest

“When they visit the forest, they bring disposable water bottles, one-time plastic dinner plates, soft drink bottles and cans,” Abu Naser Mohsin Hussain, a government forest conservator, told AFP. “Cleaning up is hard,” he said. Bangladesh’s Environment Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin announced the single-use plastic ban late Monday, covering 6,500 square kilometers (2,500 square miles) […]

Dhaka says Moscow protest will not affect ‘friendly’ Bangladesh-Russia ties

Moscow said the US is forcing neutral countries to join anti-Russia sanctions, Bangladesh refused to ship with cargo for Rooppur nuclear power plant as an example of ‘forced solidarity’. Russia on Tuesday summoned Bangladesh Ambassador Kamrul Ahsan to lodge a formal protest over the ban on vessels permitted from Bangladesh waters. Saheli said that in […]

Russia summons Bangladesh ambassador over sanctioned ships dispute

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had told Bangladesh’s ambassador in Moscow that the move was “not in line with traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects of cooperation in various fields”. Russia’s state-owned nuclear power organization Rosatom is currently building Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant, which will start […]