Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has focused on launching an accelerated urban development drive centering on Colombo and other main cities in the country as the country returns to normalcy from COVID-19 pandemic
New India-Bangldesh waterway operational; enhances transit and connectivity
The first consignment of goods from Bangladesh arrived in Tripura by waterway on Saturday as part of a trial run for shipping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh formally making operational of new waterways between the two neighbours
Indo-Bangla river trade opens up huge opportunities
If you happen to be on the Padma or Meghna rivers for a cruise or are travelling to the country's southern part, you will in no way miss a sporadic presence of numerous slow-moving small and large vessels alongside their sudden blasts of horns
Sri Lanka Air Force, Indian Navy and Coast Guard join Sri Lanka Navy to control fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard are currently working together to control the fire that erupted in an oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s Eastern Coast on Thursday, the Navy said
Indian Coast Guard to assist Lankan Navy to douse oil tanker fire
The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday said it has diverted three of its ships and a Dornier aircraft to assist the Sri Lankan Navy to douse a fire on board an oil tanker 'MT NewDiamond'
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Coronavirus outbreak: Japan provides 2,000 PPEs to Bangladesh
Japan handed over 2,000 sets of high quality personal protective equipment to the health and family welfare ministry today as part of its support to Bangladesh in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic
Has Vizag gas leak contaminated water bodies?
A study is on over the impact of the gas leak from South Korean company LG Polymers on the overall environment in the surrounding villages while authorities have sent samples from water bodies including a major water reservoir for analysis amid public apprehension that they were contaminated by chemical toxins
Bangladesh's economy will weather the virus storm
Despite these dark predictions, the main light in Bangladesh's economy is agriculture that is the largest employment sector. The government of Bangladesh has been highly successful in boosting the rural and agro-economy even during COVID-19, writes Swadesh Roy for South Asia Monitor
ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for coronavirus
YouTube CEO pledges $5 million to spread virus awareness in Pakistan
YouTube will give Pakistan $5 million in advertisement grants to spread awareness about the coronavirus
Bangladesh pharma company first to produce remdesivir
Bangladesh's leading pharmaceuticals company Eskayef has successfully produced remdesivir, the drug used for treating Covid-19 patients, and preparations began yesterday morning for distributing the drug
How India utilized its surplus milk - and did not dump it
Even as litres of fresh milk produce is being dumped in the US and parts of Europe, the giant milk cooperative networks in India continues to feed the country as well as millions of dairy farmers during the lockdown
Taiwan donates one million face masks to India
Taiwan, one of the success stories of the global pandemic which has had only 400 cases and six deaths despite being separated from China by just a 180 km-wide strait, has launched Taiwan’s first large-scale humanitarian assistance initiative in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 will have a devastating impact on global oil industry
Under the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, international oil prices have seen a rare plunge
Sri Lanka optimistic over re-building COVID-19 affected economy
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has express optimism that the economy adversely affected by the COVID–19 pandemic could be re-built on a solid basis, the President's Media Division (PMD) said
US offers to provide ventilators to Sri Lanka
United States President Donald Trump has offered to provide much needed ventilators to Sri Lanka to support the island nation’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic
ADB approves $500 million more to address Covid-19 impact in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved an additional $500 million loan to strengthen the Bangladesh government's efforts to manage the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the country's economy and public health
ADB guarantees $ 25 million loan to Sri Lanka to purchase medical supplies to combat COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $ 25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) to purchase medical supplies as part of the country’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Tiger count up in West Bengal's Sundarbans
The numbers of the famed Royal Bengal Tiger in West Bengal's Sundarbans has risen to 96, up by eight, according to the latest census
