New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Electoral democracy in Bangladesh was accompanied by an economic take-off from the early 1990s on the back of a booming garments industry and steady flow of remittances, according to applied macroeconomist Jyoti Rahman.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Regional experts believe China's recent efforts to mediate between the Myanmar junta and ethnic rebels on its northern border are motivated mainly by self-interest but unlikely to have a significant impact on the conflict.
United Nations, Jan 7 (IANS) Six years after the crisis erupted in Myanmar, almost a million Rohingya refugees are languishing in Bangladesh, most in the squalor of the world’s largest refugee camp located in the Cox's Bazaar area, and hundreds are adrift on the high seas looking for asylum elsewhere, while a few thousand have reached safer shores.
Tel Aviv, Jan 7 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it has "dismantled" the military framework of Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip.
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Joe Biden is set to deliver his annual State of the Union speech to Congress on March 7, as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scheduled it by his invitation to the President on Saturday.
Kiev, Jan 6 (IANS) The Ukrainian forces carried out missile strikes on a military airfield near the Crimean town of Saky, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported on Saturday, citing Mykola Oleschuk, a commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) Bangladesh is all set for Sunday's general elections in which about 120 million voters are expected to cast their ballots at more than 42,000 polling stations across the country.
Gaza, Jan 6 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip rose to 22,722, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) recommended by physicians for curing Covid-19 has been linked to nearly 17,000 deaths, according to a new study as quoted by media reports.
Cairo, Jan 6 (IANS) Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that the country's population growth rate in 2023 decreased by 8 per cent compared to that of 2022.
