by Shovongkor Karmakar in Prothom ALo, Oct 7, 2023Bangladesh has seen a drop in the inflow of remittance from seven out of the top 10 destinations with remittance from the US, the second largest source, falling to nearly half, according to an analysis of data from Bangladesh Bank on remittance received in the first quarter (July-September) half of the current fiscal reveals. A dollar crisis hit the country following the Russian-Ukraine War, creating pressure on…
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report in Prothom Alo, Sept 18, 2023Election commissioner Md Anisur Rahman said the schedule of the next general election would be announced in November and the election will take place in the first week of January in 2024. The EC hopes the election will be participated by every party, the commissioner said at Kishoreganj circuit house today. “Participation of all parties doesn’t hinge on us. It depends on the decision of parties and their political…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Sept 04, 2023ISLAMABAD: For the first time in its history, the country will have an interim president and prime minister from next week when President Arif Alvi’s tenure ends and he assumes the position of an interim president. He will be restricted to a limited role in important national affairs and will be asked to resign after the election schedule is announced. Sources say that it has been…
report in Dawn, September 1st, 2023KHYBER: The first shipment from China to Afghanistan via Sust border under the Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) Convention crossed over to Afghanistan at Torkham border. A statement issued by local customs authorities said that this historic event marked a major development in the realm of transit trade and will go a long way in enhancing the transit trade activities on Pakistan Afghanistan border as well as strengthening economic ties with…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal prepares to travel to India for his first foreign state visit in his third term in office, the two sides have entered the final stage of negotiations, discussing draft agreements to be signed and announced during the visit as well as the text of the joint communiqué that would conclude his visit. The two sides will formally announce on Saturday…