On January 6, while returning condo, Put Tui Dim, a journalist and human rights activist from the Chin state of Myanmar, was arrested by the country’s military. Nine other civilians from the same village, including a 13-year-old boy, were also detained along with him. The villagers later found the bodies of Pu Tui Dim and
Prime Minister Imran Khan invited Bill Gates to attend the National Task Force for Polio Eradication meeting. Furthermore, PM Imran Khan thanked the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for supporting and partnering with the Govt. of Pakistan for Polio eradication. The trip is Bill Gates’s first-ever trip to Pakistan, and he thanks Pakistan’s PM for
On February 18, India and UAE are likely to sign a free trade agreement. The agreement gives both countries duty-free access to several products from various sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would host a virtual summit on February 18 with Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh
Bangladesh recently celebrated its 50th founding anniversary. In 1972, Henry Kissinger, the US Secretary of State, described Bangladesh as a “bottomless basket” for an independent country. On the other hand, in 1976, Norwegian economist Just Faland and American economist JR Parkinson published a book from London called ‘Bangladesh the Test Case for Development. The book
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Bangladesh’s elite paramilitary force, and seven of its current and former officials accusing of human rights abuses through extrajudicial killings. This decision was like a “bolt from the blue” for Bangladesh as the sanctions were imposed “unilaterally” without any “prior information.” Also, the
New Zealand (NZ) is hit by a bad wave of inflation. According to reports New Zealand inflation rate hit 5.9 percent recently, experiencing the fastest growth rate since 1990. This is a very rapid increase as the inflation rate just in September, 2021 was at 4.9 percent. “Rising inflation leads to rising interest rates which
A new report by International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows reduced rate of global economic growth at 4.4 percent, lower than its earlier prediction of 4.9 percent. The report states that the larger than expected lockdowns in United States (U.S) and China are responsible for this reduction. “We project global economic growth this year at 4.4
China’s economic growth increased by 8.1 percent in 2021 according to data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is due to the rise in industrial production during the year-end. With this increase, the country also experienced a drop in retail sales in several sectors states the report. GDP for the fourth quarter
Bangladesh and Thailand are near neighbors, connected by the Bay of Bengal. The development of these maritime connectivity would benefit both countries in terms of trade, investment, and regional communications. The two countries are in talks to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment. Bangladesh is geographically positioned as a gateway between
The President of India came to Dhaka on December 15 at the invitation of the President of Bangladesh to take part in the celebration of the golden jubilee and the centenary of the victory. After a three-day state visit, Indian President Ramnath Kobind left Dhaka at noon on December 17, 2021. The three-day visit of
