Bangladesh

  • May 17, 2005
  • 2 min read

BANGLADESH: Bacchu killing raises pressures on Zia

A leading member of the main opposition Awami League, Khorshed Alam Bacchu, was assassinated...

Bangladesh
  • May 11, 2005
  • 6 min read

BANGLADESH: BNP dilemmas limit efforts to end violence

The Opposition Awami League (AL) candidate, Mohiuddin Chowdhury, yesterday won the mayoral...

Bangladesh
  • Mar 3, 2005
  • 12 min read

INDIA: Rapid growth drives global hunt for energy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will sign an accord on energy cooperation during his current...

India
  • Mar 2, 2005
  • 1 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: UN peacekeepers clash with militia

UN peacekeepers clashed with ethnic Lendu militia fighters in north-eastern Ituri province...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 16, 2005
  • 6 min read

BANGLADESH: Worries grow over law and order

The World Bank will convene a meeting of international donors next week to discuss the...

Bangladesh
  • Jan 27, 2005
  • 7 min read

INDIA/BANGLADESH: Pipeline bolsters integration hopes

India, Bangladesh and Burma this month agreed to go ahead with construction of a pipeline that...

India
  • Jan 25, 2005
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: UN hopes to kick-start microcredit

More than 30 years since its start, and almost a decade after the global Microfinance Summit in...

International
  • Jan 20, 2005
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: WTO preparing a statement on textiles

The WTO will soon issue a statement acknowledging the difficulties of least-developed countries...

International