Welcoming the High Commissioner, who is serving in her first ambassadorial role in Bangladesh, Yunus expressed hope that her tenure would further strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the Maldivian government to consider regularising undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates and to recruit more workers from Bangladesh. He made the […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has not officially informed the govenment on any aid cut to date, Deputy Minister of Finance Harshana Sooriyaperuma told Parliament today. He said the USAID is bound to officially inform the Sri Lankan government of any aid cuts as per the agreements it has reached with Sri Lanka.
Read MoreBhutan, the country that introduced the world to the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH), has long prioritised well-being over sheer economic growth. Now, in a bold move, the Himalayan kingdom is launching the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), an ambitious project that aims to serve as an interconnected bridge of sustainable development between South and […]
Read MoreA social media bill in Nepal’s parliament proposing imprisonment and fines in several provisions would “severely undermine” press freedom, activists warned on Feb. 24. Under the proposed law, social media posts deemed against national sovereignty or interest could be punished with jail or a fine of 500,000 Nepali rupees (around $3,600) — and give the […]
Read MoreIndia’s economy likely rebounded last quarter, expanding 6.3%, driven by increased government spending that helped offset weak household demand, according to a Reuters poll of economists who forecast relatively modest growth ahead. A national election in April-June last year forced the government to curb infrastructure spending, a key driver of economic expansion in recent years […]
Read MorePakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed his desire to make his country a bigger nation than India. He expressed this hope while addressing a large public meeting in the country’s Dera Ghazi Khan on Sunday. Vowing to make unremitting efforts to achieve the goal, the prime minister said, “We will leave India behind one […]
Read MoreThe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa branch of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it will hold protests across the province on February 25. The main objective of the protest is to protest against the delay in the disposal of the cases of party founder Imran Khan. The PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa branch said that the protests will […]
Read MoreThe Government of Mongolia issued a USD 500 million bond with an interest rate of 6.625 and a maturity of five years under the “Century IV” project and began trading it on the international securities market. The initial order for the newly issued bond exceeded the trading volume by 8.2 times, reaching USD 4.1 billion. […]
Read MoreClimate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000. Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s, Associated Press reported. The world’s glaciers lost ice at […]
Read MorePakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest near the Afghan border, killing 10 militants, the military said Monday. The military did not provide additional details about the militants killed in Bagh, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. But such operations are often conducted against the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. […]
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