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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 AsiaWB projects 1.6pc GDP growth for Bangladesh in 2020-21
Bangladesh's GDP growth will be 1.6 per cent in the running 2020-21 fiscal, World Bank on Thursday forecast in its twice-a-year-regional update.
Shringla’s visit to Dhaka more than vaccine diplomacy
What did Bangladesh do to take part in the initiatives of other countries that are way ahead in production of COVID-19 vaccine before expressing its interest in joining human trial of vaccines being ...
4 critical steps for fighting a historic remittance decline in South Asia
Remittances serve as lifelines between migrant workers and their families back home. Unfortunately, as a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19, the World Bank predicts that remittance flows will ...
Mental health of Singapore migrant workers from Bangladesh, other countries in spotlight
A migrant in Singapore who self-harmed and was pictured bloodied in a stairwell has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to dormitories in the ...
COVID-19
Bangladesh infection rate high among South Asian countries
Bangladesh has a higher rate of coronavirus infection than India and Pakistan, in ratio to its population. This rate soared to 76 percent after the lockdown was relaxed.
South Asian COVID-19 patients in UK hospitals 20pc more likely to die: Study
The preliminary results showed that hospitalised South Asians were 12 years younger on average and generally had fewer pre-existing conditions.
8th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh-2020 begins virtually
The Liberation War Museum, a peoples’ museum dedicated to highlighting the history of Bangladesh’s struggle for independence and its presentation to the new generation, hosts the festival
WHO warns of COVID-19 explosion risks in South Asia
"Particularly in South Asia, not just in India, but in Bangladesh and in Pakistan and other countries in South Asia with large dense populations, the disease has not exploded, but there is always the ...
Virus traps poor Bangladeshis among foreign workers in Maldives
The government has moved 3,000 foreign workers to a temporary shelter on the industrial island of Gulhi Falhu outside Male. Thousands more are to follow but the main opposition Progressive Party of ...
Bangladesh, other S Asian countries scramble to bring home migrant workers
Along with India, which is carrying out one of the world's biggest repatriation missions, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are rushing to establish quarantine centres and ...
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