BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - At the ongoing Cop29 conference in Baku, India has criticised a proposed deal that would see wealthy nations contribute 300-billion dollars annually in climate finance to developing countries.
COP29 summit ends with ‘paltry’ US$300 billion climate finance deal; no change for China’s contribution
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal; poorer nations dismissed a US$300 billion a year pledge from wealthy polluters as insultingly low.
Bangladesh’s new election panel chief takes oath
Bangladesh’s newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin and four other commissioners were sworn in on Sunday nearly three months after the resignation of the previous commission as deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime was toppled in a student-led mass upsurge.
Pakistan government mediators seek ceasefire as 68 killed in sectarian violence
Government officials met with tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens.
House Price Change Quarterly (Nominal) in Iran compared to Middle East
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Rental Income Tax in Bangladesh compared to Asia
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Bangladesh seeks review of power deals by Sheikh Hasina, including one with Adani Group
The interim government, headed by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, had formed a committee to review power contracts signed by exiled former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh reviews power deals, including Adani, amid US bribery allegations
On Wednesday, U.S. prosecutors indicted Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others for fraud, alleging a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.
Pakistan’s tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry
Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk Pakistan's IT Industry Association (P@SHA) – the nation's sole tech biz lobby group – has warned that government policy could lead to business ...
Indonesia’s illicit cigarette trade thrives as legal industry slumps
MALANG, Indonesia -- Fajar, not his real name, runs a small cigarette factory on Madura island in Indonesia's East Java province.