Nepal inaugurates its first tunnel road

IANS | July 27, 2026 3:08 PM

Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) Nepal's first road tunnel officially came into operation on Monday, marking the country's entry into the era of tunnel roads.

Women losing jobs in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry: Report

IANS | July 27, 2026 1:56 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Large-scale sacking of women has taken place in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry, which was one of the world’s most celebrated stories of female economic empowerment, pulling millions of women into paid work and reshaping families, villages and the national economy, according a report in the Dhaka-based The Daily Star.

China exploiting rift among EU members to push exports: Report

IANS | July 27, 2026 1:22 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) While Beijing’s relations with the European Union (EU) remain strained due to China’s growing trade surplus, the Communist country has been cleverly cultivating several individual members of the EU bloc to step up its exports, according to an article in Financial Times.

Bangladesh's care economy rests on back of child labour: Report

IANS | July 27, 2026 12:39 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Bangladesh’s care economy holds one of the country’s largest untapped economic opportunities, but it cannot be expanded on the backs of children and must be formalised to deliver decent work and rights, a new report has said.