Bangladesh's anti-graft agency head has mandated that political candidates reveal foreign holdings alongside domestic property in electoral declarations. Abdul Momen stated the commission would pursue enforcement actions against anyone concealing illegally acquired wealth while acknowledging historical investigative constraints that prevented prosecution despite documented discrepancies.
The chairman cited a previous probe that uncovered substantial underreporting of agricultural land by former premier Sheikh Hasina, whose actual holdings exceeded declared acreage by nearly sixfold. Momen disclosed these findings while inaugurating the construction of the commission's regional headquarters in Sylhet.
British carrier Jet2 will connect London Gatwick with Pula starting spring operations through mid-autumn using Airbus A321neo aircraft, accommodating 232 passengers. The weekly service marks the airline's fifth route to the Croatian coastal airport alongside existing Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester, and Stansted connections, placing it in direct competition with easyJet and TUI on the corridor.
The expansion follows a four-year agreement with Croatian tourism authorities targeting 45 percent growth in visitor arrivals from Britain. Pula will maintain links to eight UK airports throughout the upcoming summer season, while national passenger traffic climbed 6.1 percent compared to the previous autumn measurement period, with Split...
Croatia has dropped five positions to 45th place in the Climate Change Performance Index assessment, measuring 63 nations' effectiveness in combating environmental degradation. The Balkan state earned poor marks for greenhouse gas output, energy usage, and policy implementation despite moderate renewable energy progress and partial alignment with European Union climate frameworks.
CCPI analysts urged authorities to accelerate emissions reduction efforts and integrate scientific expertise into policymaking after reviewing the revised National Energy and Climate Plan, which lacks clear timelines for natural gas phase-out. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković noted the country maintains the fourth-lowest per capita carbon footprint across the...
Former finance chief Vladislav Goranov has defended the spending blueprint as reflecting coalition consensus necessary for eurozone entry, dismissing opposition calls for revisions. The GERB official blamed predecessor Assen Vassilev for corrupting fiscal management through debt-financed initiatives like the Hemus motorway project, whose costs have since tripled, while accusing ex-premier Nikolay Denkov of populist pension bidding that destabilized long-term budgeting.
Goranov predicted political normalization once President Rumen Radev's tenure concludes, arguing the head of state inappropriately intervened in executive fiscal policy despite constitutional limitations. He acknowledged labor cost increases create economic headwinds...
Former justice chief Krum Zarkov has framed the euro referendum controversy as procedural rather than substantive, noting that Constitutional Court guidance requires parliamentary review instead of unilateral speaker rejection. Bulgaria will adopt the common currency within roughly one month despite executive-legislative friction that diminishes potential economic gains from the transition, he told broadcasters.
Zarkov disclosed his departure from presidential advisory duties stemmed from opposing Rumen Radev's decision to forward the referendum question to lawmakers against legal counsel. The ex-minister dismissed speculation about his own candidacy in the upcoming head-of-state balloting while characterizing the contest as a...
Bulgarian writer Lyuben Dilov has entered the debate surrounding parliamentary speaker Raya Nazaryan's English proficiency by defending substance over style. The author recounted his own linguistic mishap when a mispronounced hotel room number resulted in an awkward prostitution solicitation, illustrating how accent concerns pale beside message clarity.
Dilov criticized commentators for fixating on Nazaryan's pronunciation rather than analyzing her actual statements, suggesting this reflects broader societal tendencies to prioritize superficial expertise over substantive understanding. He mocked armchair specialists who claim authority on epidemiology, Middle Eastern conflicts, and judicial reform while obsessing over phonetic precision.
Bulgaria recorded six additional road fatalities despite implementing harsher traffic penalties, with 74 deaths occurring during a recent seven-week span compared to 68 victims during the equivalent period one year earlier. Interior Ministry statistics attribute nearly all collisions to driver or pedestrian error while citing deficient pavement conditions in just 0.1 percent of crashes.
Former traffic enforcement chief Tencho Tenev criticized the widespread use of inappropriate speed citations that enable officers to penalize motorists traveling within legal limits. One Sofia driver encountered wheel damage after striking an unrepaired pothole obscured by overgrown vegetation, yet avoided reporting the incident to sidestep potential...
A collision between two vehicles on Velingrad's Saedinenie Boulevard sent three people to hospitals with varying degrees of trauma. The crash near a medical facility gas station critically injured a 38-year-old woman from Rakitovo, who sustained severe cranial damage requiring emergency transport to Pazardzhik Hospital.
Her 43-year-old male companion suffered head wounds, fractured bones and damaged collarbones but faces no mortal danger. The 34-year-old Velingrad motorist sustained multiple bodily injuries without life-threatening complications. Both drivers provided blood samples for toxicology screening since their urgent medical conditions precluded roadside breath testing.
Investigators will analyze crash dynamics, velocity data...
Sofia residents staged another demonstration outside municipal headquarters to challenge parking fee reforms set for implementation next year. Protesters condemned the doubling of zone rates as extortionate revenue collection rather than genuine solutions to chronic space shortages, arguing that authorities aim to make vehicle ownership financially untenable through punitive pricing instead of addressing infrastructure deficits.
Demonstrators demanded officials first construct adequate facilities before imposing restrictions, characterizing current proposals as deceptive attempts to extract funds from motorists without corresponding investment in parking capacity. The group threatened escalated action if administrators refused to...
