Bangladesh has lost 1.2 million jobs due to contractionary monetary policy, business leaders say, warning another 1.2 million could disappear within six months.

More than 327 garment factories have shut in Gazipur and Savar in 18 months, leaving over 150,000 workers unemployed amid falling exports, rising costs and political instability.

The Bangladesh Awami League has condemned death sentences against three senior police officers by the International Crimes Tribunal, calling the verdict unconstitutional and politically driven.

A national committee formed by Bangladesh’s interim government says former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was not involved in any illegal financial transactions linked to power sector projects.

More than one million tonnes of essential food imports are stranded on lighter vessels in Bangladesh, raising allegations of hoarding, price manipulation and port paralysis ahead of Ramadan.