Many of them lost income to the coronavirus pandemic, and then they took to Facebook, not to protest, but to sell products of their own or as businesses – this is how tens of thousands of women helped ... ( read original story ...)
A pandemic boost for women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh’s e-commerce
Many of them lost income to the coronavirus pandemic, and then they took to Facebook, not to protest, but to sell products of their own or as businesses – this is how tens of thousands of women helped ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh enters era of paperless trade from today
Bangladesh enters the era of paperless trade today as member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to it to reduce hassles in cross-border trade and to expedite customs activities. ( read original story ...)
Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Invites U.S. Firms to Set Up Manufacturing in India
NEW DELHI – Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called upon companies in the U.S. to look at India as a manufacturing base. ( read original story ...)
US calls on Taliban to end violence in Afghanistan
After NATO meeting, defence secretary says ‘no decision’ on troop withdrawal, calls for progress in peace talks ... ( read original story ...)
IKEA’s malls arm plans first India site on outskirts of Delhi
IKEA plans to open its first shopping centre in India after the furniture giant's shopping centres business - one of the world's largest - said it had bought a 48,000-square-metre plot in the city of ... ( read original story ...)
Lloyd J. Austin Discusses Afghanistan Policy Goals
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday announced that his department was committed to a “responsible and sustainable” end to the war in Afghanistan, but promised NATO allies that there would ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Defense Secretary Calls for Immediate Reduction in Violence in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said there must be an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, adding there had been no decision yet on the future of U.S. troops in the country. ( read original story ...)
We’re handing Afghanistan to the Taliban
The editor talked about war and death as the winter’s day slipped away to the creep of shadows and the coming of the Kabul night. A couple of his journalists called their farewells as they passed his ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Slowing the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan could bolster peace talks
A delay in the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces could pressure the Taliban to engage in good-faith negotiations with the Afghan government. ( read original story ...)