India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
India congratulated the commissioning of Flying Officers ADPL Gunarathne and RT Weerawardana as first ever women pilots in Sri Lanka Air Force on November 16 as both officers completed their training at Indian Air Force Academy, Indian High Commission in Colombo said
Bangladesh Cricket Board has assigned an armed security guard for Shakib Al Hasan after the all-rounder received death threats on social media
The government has allowed private schools and colleges to charge students tuition fees despite the shutdown of the institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic
The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment has issued a public awareness statement on Wednesday for those interested to go to Italy as seasonal and non-seasonal workers, says a press release
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Myanmar's lack of sincerity is the key reason behind the delay in Rohingya repatriation and sought genuine pressure from the international community on Myanmar
Observing a rising trend in COVID-19 infections and deaths, experts in the country stressed on immediate acceleration of scientific virus curb measures to stop transmission
Bangladesh has received $256.5 million from the global Green Climate Fund to promote private sector investment through large scale adoption of energy-efficient technologies in the textile and garment sectors
The Bangladesh government has started buying rice from the international market in its effort to replenish public food stocks and increase its capacity to intervene in the market to curb a price spike of the staple food
Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies signed what could become the world's largest free trade agreement on Sunday, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30 per cent of its global gross domestic product
The Bangladesh government is considering a suspension of international flights again if the COVID-19 situation in other countries continues to worsen
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa presenting the second reading of the 2021 budget in Parliament this afternoon (17) said it is a development budget presented to elevate an economy that has been shattered
Sri Lanka's State Minister of Prison Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation, Dr. Shudarshini Fernandopulle instructed the prison officials to draw-up a mechanism that will direct all new inmates to a quarantine process and then be subject to PCR tests, before being allowed to be placed inside prisons
While an estimated cost of the Covid-19 vaccine is not yet available, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a $100 million allocation and allowed advance payment for procurement of the vaccine at the earliest
As of Tuesday, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country stands at 1,247. So far, 211,475 have been infected
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that progress and stability in Balochistan is critical to the prosperity of the nation
