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    Agriculture

    USAID Suspends All Assistance to Bangladesh, Raising Concerns Over Food Security and Health Services

    For now, development agencies, implementing partners and beneficiaries across Bangladesh face an uncertain future as one of the country’s most significant sources of international development assistance comes to a sudden halt.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Turns to IMF for Fresh Bailout Amid Iran War Fallout and Mounting Economic Pressures

    Economists emphasise that while external support is crucial, sustainable recovery depends on addressing governance issues, infrastructure bottlenecks, and vulnerability to global commodity swings.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh SOEs Drain Tk882 Billion from Treasury as Losses Mount: World Bank Study

    For chronically loss-making enterprises that no longer serve clear strategic national interests, the study suggests eventual privatisation or orderly closure.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Government Commits to Dismantling Patronage-Based Economy, Promises Equal Opportunities

    Adding to the reform narrative, Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman emphasised the central bank’s aggressive stance on financial crimes.
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    Accreditation

    UN Team to Visit Dhaka in April to Assess Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation Readiness

    The transition will require careful policy planning to ensure that the gains achieved over decades are not undermined by sudden changes in trade and development frameworks.
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    Accountability

    Extortion Surged by 50% Under Interim Govt: Dhaka Chamber

    Failure to act, Ahmed cautioned, could derail Bangladesh’s economic aspirations, leaving businesses vulnerable and the nation grappling with stagnation.
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    Bangladesh Formally Seeks Three-Year Deferral for LDC Graduation

    Having conducted a rapid reappraisal of the nation’s ground realities, the new administration opted to prioritize macroeconomic stability over an immediate change in international economic status.
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    Bangladesh

    World Bank and ADB Confirm Over $300 Million in Funding to Boost Job Creation and Skills Development in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh's Economic Relations Division described the combined investments as a “strategic offensive” to support Bangladesh’s transition to upper-middle-income status.
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    Aid

    Race for Next UN Chief Intensifies Amid Gender, Geography and Great-Power Rivalry

    The process remains fluid. Further straw polls are anticipated, and withdrawals or new nominations could reshape the field.
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    Clean tech

    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
    Agriculture

    Mekong Delta Farmers Turn to Saltwater as Rising Seas and Upstream Dams Reshape Vietnam’s Rice Bowl

    The shift also aligns with Vietnam’s broader ambition to expand high-quality, low-emission rice production.

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    Aid

    Race for Next UN Chief Intensifies Amid Gender, Geography and Great-Power Rivalry

    The process remains fluid. Further straw polls are anticipated, and withdrawals or new nominations could reshape the field.
    Clean tech

    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
    Clean tech

    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
    Aid

    Race for Next UN Chief Intensifies Amid Gender, Geography and Great-Power Rivalry

    The process remains fluid. Further straw polls are anticipated, and withdrawals or new nominations could reshape the field.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka Invites NGOs and Public to Pay Fines and Free 1,454 Eligible Prisoners

    The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.

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