Dhaka - Security forces arrested the chief of a British charity Monday for suspected terrorism financing under the guise of operating religious schools in southern Bangladesh, officials said.

A pre-dawn police raid arrested Faisal Mustafa, the head of Green Crescent charity, from central Gazipur district, senior officer Rezanur Rahman told a press conference.

Dhaka - A Bangladeshi rights group Saturday called for recognising environmental refugees with free economic migration rights under UN covenants as it estimated some 30 million people of the South Asian country are already exposed to climate change.

Making their demands public for recognition of the environmental refugees as "universal natural person" the Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh, said it was planning local and international campaigns in favour of the people under climate threat.

Dhaka  - The chief of Bangladesh's anti-graft authority resigned Thursday, saying that new leadership is needed to fight graft in the country's changed political landscape.

"You all know the present situation. There is no need to explain it again. I don't want to go into details. I would only say the circumstances demand a new leadership for the commission to gear up its activities," said Mashhud Chowdhury, confirming his resignation.

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Dhaka, Apr. 2 : The Government of Bangladesh has taken its first step towards tackling the menace of corporate corruption, which exists on a large scale in the country.

Corporate corruption is a force that is as destructive as the cyclones that have ravaged the country's coastline in the past.

Last week, Bangladesh''s newly elected government took its first high-profile swipe at the problem.

Dhaka - Bangladesh and Russia on Tuesday began a three-day dialogue toward signing an agreement for the peaceful use of nuclear energy that could pave the way for cooperation in setting up nuclear power plants in Bangladesh, officials said.

"We will discuss the possible deal to pave the way for cooperation in this field," said MM Neazuddin, a joint secretary of Bangladesh's science and ICT ministry, who is leading the Bangladeshi side to the talks.