Bangladesh
Bangladesh is trying to secure wheat from Russia as India stops exports: Reuters, citing sources
A woman makes bundle of wheat in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is trying to secure wheat supplies from Russia in a government-to-government deal after it’s biggest supplier India banned exports of the grain last month to contain local prices, government and trade officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Majority World | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Bangladesh […]
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Photos: Bangladesh and India endure catastrophic floods
Vehicles stuck in the floodwater in Sylhet, Bangladesh, May 17, 2022. Many roads have been submerged due to continuous high rains for several days. Md Rafayat Haque Khan | Eyepix Group | Future Publishing | Getty Images Severe floods in parts of Bangladesh and India have killed at least 24 people and left thousands of […]
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Education is important, ‘but the money does not seem to add up,’ says UNESCO
The amount spent on financing education doesn’t match the view that education is important, said Priyadarshani Joshi, a research officer on UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report team. Nobody would argue that education isn’t important, “but the money does not seem to add up,” Joshi told CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia last Friday as she spoke about […]
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