In a sharp downgrade, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) now expects Bangladesh's economy to grow by just 3.9% in the current fiscal year 2024–25 – down from 5.1% in its September 2024 forecast and a ...

This is particularly the case in the downstream nations of India and Bangladesh ... down from the plateau and spread across south and south-east Asia. Well over a billion people depend on them ...

Loyal customers of Asian supermarkets and other grocery stores that specialize in selling imported food heaved a collective ...

Bangladesh has stressed the urgent need for a coordinated regional approach to effectively combat plastic pollution, highlighting the importance of collective action to address the growing ...

Following large-scale anti-Israel protests across Bangladesh, at least 72 individuals were arrested for vandalism and looting. Demonstrations, condemning Israel's actions in Gaza, turned violent ...

The tariffs have pushed companies in mostly impoverished South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – both ... Manufacturing hubs in South Asia got a boost during President Trump ...

Bangladesh said on Sunday it had granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, as punishing US tariffs raise fears for its key garment sector. Musk and ...

South Korean businesses are set to make significant investments in Bangladesh following the interim government's efforts to create a new era of hope for foreign investors. A delegation of Korean ...

US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs were announced that pushed the government in Dhaka to plead for a ...

Bangladesh’s political landscape has undergone ... In the first instance of criminalizing illegal electricity consumption in Central Asia, Tajikistan is introducing prison sentences up to ...