The World Bank will provide support in reforming banking and other sectors in Bangladesh, Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said on Thursday. He said this after a meeting with Martin Raiser, vice president for the South Asia Region of the World Bank, at his Secretariat office. Speaking to reporters the adviser said, "We discussed various projects with the World Bank's South Asia Vice President and his team, including budget support, assistance in the energy sector, fertilizer imports, food, and post-flood aid." Additionally, "we talked about support for the Rohingya refugees. The World Bank was very positive about all the proposals we presented, and they provided concrete responses. They assured us that they, along with other stakeholders, would coordinate, and there would be no hesitation in providing necessary funding or assistance." "The reforms we have undertaken in the banking sector will receive support from the World Bank", said th...
Telegram has quietly revised its FAQ page, removing references to private chats being exempt from moderation, days after CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France over alleged criminal activity on the platform. In his first statement since the arrest, Durov acknowledged the platform's growing issues with illegal content and promised stronger moderation efforts. "Telegram's rapid user growth to 950 million has led to vulnerabilities, making it easier for criminals to exploit the platform," he said. "We've already begun improving our processes, and more updates will follow soon." The company's FAQ previously stated that it would not handle moderation requests for private chats, emphasising that group and private conversations were only visible to participants. However, this language has now been replaced by instructions for reporting illegal content via a built-in feature in the app. Durov was arrested after French authorities accused Telegram of allowi...