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July 3, 2023

Beijing for linking Bangladesh with Southwest China  

Beijing has renewed its enthusiasm for an economic corridor linking India, Bangladesh and Burma with southwest China. It would “spark a major expansion in infrastructure development which will revitalize the economies involved,” the official China Daily newspaper reported. “Linking India’s northeast, Bangladesh, [Burma] and the Chinese province of Yunnan, the corridor will lead to major socioeconomic development and will provide a massive boost to trade in South Asia,” the daily said. china BDThe corridor idea was discussed in private talks with P...

Shelter Solution to address disaster risk 

A workshop on Shelter Solution has exchanged views, expertise and experiences among the stakeholders to find out appropriate technologies and cost effective solutions to construct households, and install water and sanitation system in a disaster resilient and sustainable manner in country’s disaster prone areas. It also emphasized on the collective efforts to step forward the technical suitability and quality of the shelter responses to the natural calamities. In addition, review findings based on field visit to some disaster prone areas of Bangladesh and current p practices was also shared at the workshop.

‘Floating Farms’ overcome monsoon rains

During the monsoon rains in northwest Bangladesh, swollen rivers can flood villages for months at a time. For the rural poor who rely on agriculture, there is no way to make money. But now some people are building small floating farms, where they grow vegetables and raise animals, right on top of the floodwaters. floating firmsDozens of ducks quack as Hafiza Khatun gathers eggs in an unusual coop that floats on water. It sits on top of a bamboo platform and empty oil drums and is moored to a riverbank near the village of Charbh...

Nisha Biswal to attend SAARC Summit, visit Dhaka

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to New Delhi, India for internal consultations and bilateral meetings. She will then travel to Kathmandu, Nepal where she will represent the United States as an observer state at the 18th Annual South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. nisha biswalThe summit will focus on deepening regional economic connectivity and expanding South Asia’s role in the global economy. While in Kathmandu, she will meet with Nepali political lea...