Why int’l companies reinvesting profits in Bangladesh instead of repatriating?
Foreign-owned companies operating in Bangladesh are increasingly reinvesting their profits in the country instead of repatriating them, economists have said....
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From Malaysia to Bangladesh, Asia’s dirty money finds a home in UK property
For decades, London’s property market has offered sanctuary to fortunes of murky origins, its red-brick mansions and gleaming office blocks...
China elevates infrastructure push in Tibet, aiming to raise investments on world’s roof
From giant dams to sprawling railways, Beijing has pledged to step up investments along the so-called roof of the world,...
Bangladeshi Politician’s UK Property Empire Under Scrutiny
Illustrator: Stephanie DavidsonA former land minister has amassed more than 350 properties adding to concerns over the ability to scrutinize...
Hasina-era officials disposing UK assets amid probe in Bangladesh, says report – Firstpost
As Bangladesh prepares to commemorate one year of student-led revolution that toppled the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an...
Bangladeshis linked to Hasina appear to have made UK property transactions in past year: Guardian
Highlights NCA froze £90m in properties linked to Salman F Rahman's family in May In June, over £170m in assets...
How independent Bangladesh introduced made-in-India one taka notes to end use of Pakistani currency
Tajuddin Ahmed endured the worst-ever slur on his political career due to an outrageous and mischievous campaign orchestrated against him very subtly from behind the scenes by his inimical party colleagues. Following his government’s return from Mujibnagar, they spread a malicious rumour that Tajuddin’s decision to get one taka denomination currency notes printed by the government of India’s Security Printing Press at Nashik had opened the floodgates for India to wreck Bangladesh’s economy. Before leaving Calcutta, Tajuddin had placed an order for printing 80 crore notes of one taka denomination...
Two held in Surat with fake currency notes supplied from Bangladesh
Surat: Two persons were arrested in Gujarat's Surat city with "high quality" Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 9,000, allegedly supplied from Bangladesh, police said Monday. One of the arrested accused, Suresh Lathidadiya, is booked in three cases related to FICN, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating, they said.Lathidadiya bought FICN with a face value of Rs 6 lakh from a wanted accused from West Bengal for Rs 2 lakh, and the latter had procured the notes from Bangladesh, the Surat Special Operations Group...