South Asia
South Asia or Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent. The current territories of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka form South AsiaWebinar
Re-emergence of trade fairs in South Asian economy
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF South Asia regional office) recently organised an online business dialogue called ‘Restart Asian Economics: The Comeback of Trade Fairs’.
Nepal can use Mongla and Paira ports: PM Hasina
Bangladesh on Sunday offered Nepal to use its both Mongla and Paira ports
India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 970m
With the administration of a total of 836,118 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 972.3 million
Rule of law ranking
Bangladesh advances one notch with declined score
Performance is determined using 44 indicators across eight main factors of rule of law, each scored and ranked globally and regionally
Climate emergency
Seas will still rise even if global warming stops: Researchers
Worst hit in any scenario will be Asia, including Bangladesh, which accounts for nine of the ten mega-cities at highest risk
Online seminar
Unlocking labour mobility within South Asia
Labour mobility is the bedrock of trade in services, and most of regional trade agreement across the world addresses the movement of workers and labour mobility, including entry to the cross-border ...
UNGA address
PM Hasina demands ‘universal, affordable’ vaccine access to all
Sheikh Hasina expressed her grave concern over growing trend of “vaccine divides” pointing out World Bank reports suggesting high and upper middle-income countries received so far 84 per cent of ...
Next five years crucial for ASEAN digitising trade and economy: NIKKEI-ISEAS forum
As the ASEAN economic and free trade bloc agreed to develop a digital trade pact, the digital trade forum co-organized by NIKKEI group and ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) gathered minds from ...
Digital quality of life index
Bangladesh ranks 103rd out of 110 nations
Bangladesh has ranked 103rd out of 110 nations in digital quality of life index in 2021 by securing 0.34 score, the lowest among the South Asian nations
Virtual dialogue
'Taliban issue calls for cautious decision'
Bangladesh must ensure its own interests while taking the geopolitical situation into consideration, observed experts regarding recognition of the Taliban government and furthering relations
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