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TSP fertiliser shortage worries northern farmers; officials point to excessive use

Rangpur, Aug. 13 -- Farmers in northern Bangladesh are struggling to collect triple super phosphate (TSP) fertiliser during the peak Aman rice season, with many saying they cannot obtain the fertilise... Read More


Chennai Port strengthens rail-based EXIM connectivity, restarts train service to Hyderabad

Chennai, Aug. 13 -- The Chennai Port Authority (ChPA) has strengthened its rail-based EXIM connectivity with the commencement of container rail movement between ICD Sanathnagar, Hyderabad (CSTN) and C... Read More


Conjoined twins from Kushtia die at DMCH

Kushtia, Aug. 13 -- month-old conjoined twin sisters from Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. The babies, Zainab and Umme Kuls... Read More


Vietnamese seek greater independence in old age, opening new room for silver economy

Ho Chi Minh City, Aug. 13 -- Longer life expectancy and the trend of prioritising financial independence and health among the elderly are creating new demand and opening up opportunities for Vietnam's... Read More


Govt and Opposition politicise FCRA Amendment Bill: Mayawati

Lucknow, Aug. 13 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has accused both the government and the opposition of politicising the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill. Shar... Read More


Ties with Vietnam enter new phase of closer engagement: New Zealand media

Auckland, Aug. 13 -- Relations between New Zealand and Vietnam are entering a new phase of closer engagement, underpinned by growing political trust, rapidly expanding trade and increasingly intertwin... Read More


Dhaka's air quality remains moderate today

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Dhaka ranked 23rd among the world's cities with the worst air quality on Thursday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 79 at 9:05 am. According to the AQI scale, t... Read More


Top Vietnamese leader calls for joint Vietnam-New Zealand efforts to create new growth drivers

Auckland, Aug. 13 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam attended the New Zealand-Vietnam Business Roundtable in Auckland on August 13 as part of... Read More


Sound, transparent, stable adaptable legal system to help Vietnam mobilise resources, foster trust: Canadian expert

Ottawa, Aug. 13 -- A sound, transparent, stable and adaptable legal system will enable Vietnam to mobilise resources more effectively, strengthen the confidence of citizens, businesses and investors, ... Read More


Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish capital punishment

World, Aug. 13 -- The Parliament of Lebanon has passed a law abolishing the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labor, according to ABC News. Following the vote, Lebanon beca... Read More