Bangladesh – Page 25 – Asia Times

The number of illegal immigrants in Hong Kong who are not Chinese has dropped by half this year. Photo: Immigration Department

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Big drop in non-Chinese illegal immigrants coming to HK

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

The ramifications of Supreme Court’s judgment on triple talaq

by Amrita Mukherjee August 24, 2017

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the site of a military standoff between its giant neighbors, India and China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Worsening India-China relations may lead to damage to both nations

by Sudhanshu Tripathi August 23, 2017

Gold Coast in Tuen Mun, New Territories.Photo: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Two men, Pakistani and Bangladeshi, arrested in drugs busts

by Asia Times staff August 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A family that says they belong to Myanmar's Rohingya community eats breakfast at a makeshift shelter in a camp in New Delhi in this file photo. Photo: Reuters/ Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia

India poised to deport 40,000 Rohingya

by Reuters August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A Myanmar border guard police officer escorts reporters upriver in Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar July 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand

Rohingya insurgency gains momentum in Myanmar

by Anthony Davis August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi activists protest in Dhaka against the deaths of Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state late last year. Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Reuters

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Foreign support gives Rohingya militants a lethal edge

by Anthony Davis August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the presidential palace in Manila on August 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

ASEAN’s fatal blind spot: human rights

by Jon Connars August 15, 2017

Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Two Bangladeshi men arrested for selling counterfeit goods

by Asia Times staff August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysian police have staged raids in Kuala Lumpur, seen here, and Cyberjaya, to look for terrorists or fighters from foreign countries. Photo: Google Maps

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Over 50 migrant workers held by Malaysian police in Nilai

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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How is digitalization changing Asia?

by Yongfu Huang August 12, 2017

Night view of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: public domain

Bangladesh, China, South Asia, World

Bangladesh a test for the next wave of industrialization

by Asia Unhedged August 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, right, shakes hands with Damcho Dorji, her Bhutanese counterpart, in Kathmandu on August 11. Photo: Hindustan Times

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Swaraj meets Bhutanese foreign minister in Nepal

by Asia Times staff August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Dueling ports underline China-India rivalry

by F.M. Shakil August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A man died of diphtheria at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps, Center for Disease Control & Prevention

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Singapore, South Asia

Man dies of diphtheria in Singapore, first case in years

by Asia Times staff August 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Tai Kok Tsui in Kowloon.
Photos: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia

Six arrested in police drug raids in Kowloon

by Asia Times staff August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Who is the fairest of them all? Photo: iStock

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ADB cites greater Asia local bond stability – with caution

by Gary Kleiman August 3, 2017

Taslima Nasrin. Photo: Handout

Bangladesh, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Why secularists are silent on religious bullying of writers

by E Jaya Kumar August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A bird's eye view of the central Vietnamese town of Da Nang, the country's third largest city located on the coast of the South China Sea replete with an international airport, sea and river ports. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asean’s secondary cities poised to boom

by Alan Boyd July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

by Pepe Escobar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A decrepit jetty at sunset on the shores of Yangon, home to more than 90% of Myanmar's port capacity.
Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Limited links sink Myanmar’s potential

by Michael Mackey July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

US aid cargo. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Can aid for trade be a salve to the poorest nations?

by Yongfu Huang July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

Foreign domestic workers are helping to release mothers in Hong Kong to return to the workforce. Photo: Asia Times.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand

Maids leave many Hong Kong women free to go back to work

by Asia Times staff July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A cage made of barbed wire and bamboo sticks that Malaysian police said was used to hold migrants is seen at an abandoned human trafficking camp in the jungle close to the Thai border. This shot was taken on May 26, 2015, as Malaysian forensic police began the grim task of exhuming bodies of dozens of suspected victims of traffickers found buried around these camps. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj.

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand

Thai Army general among dozens convicted of trafficking

by Reuters and Jim Pollard July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Now that the AIIB is on the scene, the ADB has more than doubled its regional investment estimate to US$17 trillion by 2030. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

ADB ready to cooperate with AIIB in Asia, insider says

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pragmatism likely to prevail in India-China border standoff

by E Jaya Kumar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslim head scarves vary in size, color and origin. They have also become a controversial issue in some countries. Photo: Getty.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Global hijabista style

by Carol Mann July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a construction site at the Chinese part of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Horgos, China, May 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

BRI could signal boom for worldwide ‘localization’ services

by Doug Tsuruoka July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese naval soldier stands quard at Thuyen Chai island in the Spratly archipelago in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Quang Le

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Vietnam tugs India into the South China Sea

by Helen Clark July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Rohingya refugee girl carries a child at the Kutupalang makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, World

Suu Kyi must stop defending Myanmar military’s crimes

by Kyaw Win July 13, 2017