Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman sworn in after historic vote

Tarique Rahman and his cabinet ministers took oath, becoming the first elected leaders since the deadly 2024 uprising.Rahman is set to be the first male prime minister in 35 years in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million, while new parliament...

Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize

Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...

Sonali Bank (UK), which has three branches in the UK and is 51% controlled by the Bangladesh government, has been banned from accepting deposits from any new customers for 24 weeks by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).



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