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December 6, 2025
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Govt white paper exposes corruption, political capture behind Digital Bangladesh drive

Govt white paper exposes corruption, political capture behind Digital Bangladesh drive

Dec 6 - A government-commissioned white paper has concluded that the Awami League’s flagship Digital Bangladesh agenda functioned largely as “an - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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A government-commissioned white paper titled "Digital Bangladesh" has exposed extensive corruption, political influence, and systemic governance failures that undermined the nation's digital transformation efforts, largely reducing it to "an architecture of political slogan" rather than a coherent strategy.

  • The report reviewed 52 ICT Division (ICTD) projects, finding that at least 12 major initiatives and 65 components were named after political figures or used for political branding.
  • Headed by economist M Niaz Asadullah, the paper was submitted to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus but has not yet been made public.
  • Procurement anomalies across more than 40 hardware proposals exceeded Tk 1,000 crore, with some items purchased at two to four times the global market price, highlighting structural vulnerabilities and manipulated tenders.

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