A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, AFP reports from Manila quoting an Asian Development Bank report released yesterday. A continued reliance on fossil…

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday stressed the need for exploring potentials in trade and investment in both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by taking joint-venture initiatives, reports BSS. "There are good potentials for exports of ceramics, vegetables, plastic products, pharmaceutical products, electronics,…

BNP yesterday alleged that the flood victims in the country's northwestern region are not getting adequate relief materials due to plundering and irregularities by 'ruling party men,' UNB reports. "The flood situation in the country's northwestern region has seriously deteriorated…