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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 arrests politician over journalist’s murder
Bangladesh police today arrested a politician accused of masterminding the murder of a journalist who had written stories…
UN Peacekeeping Chief Urged to Raise Rights Concerns in Bangladesh Visit
Human Rights Watch and other rights organizations have urged U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix to “publicly…
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…
Bangladesh set 662 target for Afghanistan in Dhaka Test
Bangladesh declared their second innings at 425-4 on Friday in their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka, setting…
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…
Sri Lanka needs quality investments – UNDP Sri Lanka chief
Sri Lanka needs quality investments that create employment with dignity, said Resident Representative, UNDP in Sri Lanka, Azusa…