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Iran, 3 Central Asia states to facilitate goods, fuel transit
The agreement was reached during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Thursday between Iran’s Minister of Roads and…
Azerbaijan a viable gateway for Malaysian firms to reach Central Asian, European markets, says envoy
Malaysian businessmen and companies have been encouraged to take advantage of Azerbaijan’s strategic location to enter markets in…
New threat to horticulture of Central Asia… – labor shortage!
According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan a new has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a…
Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh
National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and…
Top Shipbreaking Nation Bangladesh Moves to Ratify the Hong Kong Convention
One of the world’s top ship breaking nations is moving to clean up its act when it comes…
Bangladesh Prepares For Electric Vehicles
As China, Western Europe, and the USA charge ahead to become majority passenger electric fleets, we have to remember…
Central Asia, European Union Seek to Strengthen Interregional Ties
Central Asian and European Union officials reaffirmed their willingness to deepen interregional cooperation during the tenth anniversary meeting…
Locusts destroy Afghanistan crops amid severe food crisis
Hundreds of thousands of locusts have descended on crops in northern Afghanistan under the helpless gaze of farmers…
Afghanistan’s Taliban needs money so badly they are selling tickets to monuments their own fighters smashed to pieces: report
The Taliban are selling tickets to vist the site of ancient monuments they themselves blasted to pieces in…
Visiting Sri Lanka After the Economic Crisis
In December 2022, I traveled to Sri Lanka for the first time to visit Whole Planet Foundation’s microfinance…