Local Governance

Health officials emphasise that discarded items and temporary water collections continue to be the most common breeding sources.

BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.

The Tier 3 ranking places Afghanistan among a small group of countries where governments or de facto authorities demonstrate a policy or pattern of trafficking or related exploitation, including the recruitment of child soldiers.

Bhutan’s experience offers a cautionary tale for other countries experimenting with or contemplating strict tobacco controls.

Police have indicated that the operation remains under review and that subsequent legal steps will rest on the findings from questioning and verification.

Nearly a decade after the 2017 exodus, the Rohingya crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted.

As detailed assessments continue and reconstruction plans take shape, the focus on agriculture and livestock remains critical.

Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.