Whether the U.S. can nudge its two crucial Asian allies toward cooperation will be consequential to Biden administration’s ambitions abroad. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s priority is development, not defence equipment: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh wants to work with the United States on “security issue of the Indo-Pacific” but purchasing expensive defence equipment is not the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh edges closer to total electrification
Bangladesh is on track to ensure 100% electrification by the end of the year, alongside celebrating 50 years of independence and graduation to developing country status from among the least developed. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s economy doing well over last 10yrs: Kamal
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that Bangladesh’s economy has been doing well compared to the other ... ( read original story ...)
Body of UAE passenger flown from Pakistan to India
The flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Pakistan after the passenger suffered a medical emergency. ( read original story ...)
Dramatic video shows Indonesia’s Sinabung Volcano spewing ash 16,000 feet into the sky
The Mount Sinabung volcano was dormant for four centuries but three eruptions in the last 11 years have killed 26 people. ( read original story ...)
Timelapse shows multiple eruptions of Indonesia’s volcano
No casualties were reported, but an official had earlier urged people to stay at least 3 km from the crater, Indonesia's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said.Indonesia has nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Time-lapse shows Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupting
An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday, sending clouds of ash up to 5km (3.1 miles) into the sky. Located in North Sumatra, Mount Sinabung first erupted in 2010 after being inactive for centuries, ... ( read original story ...)
‘We attack,’ Indonesia declares in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil
Palm oil giants Indonesia and Malaysia are teaming up to fight what they call a smear campaign targeted at the commodity. The move sets the stage for what activists say will be a costly PR war that ... ( read original story ...)
Ash from Mount Sinabung eruption in Indonesia rises high in time-lapse footage
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash more than 11,000 feet into the air in its first big eruption since August of last year. ( read original story ...)