Bangladesh is one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to an IQ Air assessment, the country had the second-worst air quality in 2024 worldwide, with PM2.5 concentration more than 15-times the World Health Organisationâs suggested limit. Brick kilns are a major contributor to this air pollution crisis. Previous efforts to improve the…
Following the souring of ties, the interim government in Bangladesh has been imposing restrictions on Indian exports. Last week, India hit back with its own measures. Mint looks at the impact on bilateral trade and which of the two stands to suffer more from this dispute. Whatâs the latest in this trade war? On Saturday,…
China’s expanding geopolitical ownership shows that the Asian nation owns a significant stake in Pakistan and Bangladesh’s stock exchanges by acquisition through the consortium method, official filings data show. In 2017, China acquired a 40 per cent stake in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE), though a consortium of companies like the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE),…
US President Donald Trump is showing Americaâs trading partners no mercy. If they export a lot to the US, it will tariff them backâby half. The âreciprocalâ rates are especially harsh on several developing countries, with Vietnam, India, Thailand and Bangladesh all facing barriers of well over 20%. The costs wonât be felt equally. Tariffs…
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed Pakistan for incidents involving attacks on minorities and said that the country cannot change the “fanatical and bigoted mindset” of a neighbour. The minister told Parliament that even former Prime Minister and Congress leader Indira Gandhi couldn’t succeed in changing Pakistan’s mindset. Jaishankar, while speaking in…
Fazlul Haque, a 63-year-old businessman from Narayanganj, travelled to Bangladeshâs capital Dhaka on the morning of February 6 to witness the demolition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahmanâs residence at Dhanmondhi-32, which began the previous night. Recalling the moment he heard the news, he said, âWhen I saw the demolition of Dhanmondi-32 on Facebook on Wednesday…
Bangladeshi patients make up the largest chunk of international visitors checking into Indian hospitals for procedures, but numbers dipped sharply last year after political crisis gripped the neighbouring country. While hospitals like Apollo and Manipalâwhich were among the most impacted â are expecting a gradual uptick, the focus is now on bringing in more patients…
The BNP chairperson is ailing and travelled to London earlier this month for medical treatment. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15, 2025) acquitted former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case, overturning the High Courtâs earlier 10-year prison sentence. The verdict was delivered…
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi visited a garments factory and home-based tailoring units to interact with people engaged in the business, in Ballari during Bharat Jodo padayatra in October 2022. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Political uncertainty in Bangladesh has created an opportunity to bolster the jeans industry in Ballari, a traditional hub for the…
Sheikh Hasinaâs dramatic exit from Bangladesh has created a strategic conundrum for India, one that sparks three key questions: What happens if Bangladesh makes a formal request for her extradition? If India invokes the exception clause under the extradition treaty between the two countries, what implications will it have for the future of India-Bangladesh relations?…
