Switzerland

Swiss director Jean Luc Godard (R) smiles as he stands with actress Cecile Camp (L) for their film ‘Eloge de L’Amour’ at the 54th International Cannes Film Festival, on 15 May, 2001

Swiss village mourns loss of ‘kind bear’ Godard

The French film legend had lived in the tiny village of just over 6,000 people on the shores of Lake Geneva for decades

The High Court building.

Seeking info from Swiss banks HC summons BFIU chief Masud Biswas

The High Court on Tuesday summoned the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit chief Masud Biswas over lack of information in some of the documents presented before it

Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud attends a session of the 27th meeting of the committee of UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ in Geneva

'Report against anti-state propaganda mongers abroad to concerned country'

Many could not tolerate the unprecedented development of the country and so, they are spreading anti-state propaganda and hatred, said Hasan Mahmud

Swiss ambassador Nathalie Chuard has said that the Bangladesh government has not yet approached the Swiss banks or the concerned authorities through any official process for any sort of information.

Swiss bank information and people’s assessment of the ‘truth’

Switzerland’s ambassador to Bangladesh, Nathalie Chuard, said in no uncertain terms, there are allegations that most of the money deposited by Bangladeshis in the various Swiss banks has been earned ...

Swiss national bank

Dhaka-Bern in talks on sharing info about money deposited in Swiss banks

Bangladesh and Switzerland has begun discussion to increase cooperation in exchanging information about the money deposited by Bangladeshis in Swiss banks

High Court

State-ACC’s statements contradict Swiss Ambassador: HC

A hearing was held at the HC bench comprising justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and justice Khizir Hayat as it asked whether any information was sought about the individuals who deposited money at Swiss ...

Bangladesh Bank headquarters

BFIU sought illegal money information from Swiss banks repeatedly: BB

Bangladesh Bank has said that BFIU repeatedly sought information from different countries including Switzerland about money laundered by Bangladeshis

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen

Bangladeshis' deposit in Swiss banks Swiss ambassador tells lies: Momen

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said the Swiss ambassador tells a lie that Bangladesh didn't seek specific information about Bangladeshis' deposit in Swiss banks

Nathalie Chuard

Does govt really want to identify money launderers?

The government has actually backed down gradually on the issue of money launderers

High Court

Swiss banks HC wants to know whether govt seeks info of Bangladeshi depositors

The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a suo motto rule on the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to know whether the specific data of Bangladeshi depositors in Swiss banks was sought

Swiss ambassador Nathalie Chuard speaks at a dialogue at the national press club on Wednesday.

Bangladesh seeks no specific info on deposits in Swiss banks: Ambassador

The deposits of Bangladeshis in the Swiss banks reached an all-time high of Tk 83.33 billion in December, 2021

Sufiur Rahman

Sufiur Rahman new permanent representative to UN offices in Geneva

The government has decided to appoint Mohammad Sufiur Rahman as the next permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland

Icebergs float in the Baffin Bay near Pituffik, Greenland on 15 July, 2022 as captured from the ground during a NASA mission along with University of Texas scientists to measure melting Arctic sea ice.

Thaw and redraw: melting glacier moves Italian-Swiss border

The borderline runs along a drainage divide, the point at which meltwater will run down either side of the mountain towards one country or the other.

Officials pose after signing the agreement at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday.

LafargeHolcim, Swisscontact sign deal to support waste management in Kishoreganj

This initiative will create multiple impacts in improving working conditions within MSMEs, reducing environmental hazards and promoting cost effective and green production processes

Swiss Bank deposits of Bangladeshis jump up by 55pc in one year

Swiss Bank deposits of Bangladeshis jump up by 55pc in one year

In the meantime, the Swiss National Bank's report says that in a matter of one year, Bangladeshis' money in different Swiss banks has gone up by nearly Tk 30 billion (Tk 3000 crore). This is a record ...

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