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DC Edit | India indicted by global hunger index
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 published this week has put India behind most of its south Asian neighbours, including Bangladesh
In move against China, India tightens rules on investments from neighbours
The Indian government’s statement said the decision was taken to “strengthen the defence of India and national security”
Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled
Railway carries Guntur’s dry chillies to Bangladesh
Farmers and merchants of Guntur area have been traditionally transporting dry chillies to Bangladesh by road in small quantities
10 killed as cyclone Amphan batters Bangladesh
Many low-lying areas were inundated, embankments collapsed, trees uprooted and houses damaged by cyclone in coastal districts of Bangladesh
64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare
On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure
Finance Ministry notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA law
Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms
396 Rohingya refugees rescued from ship that drifted at sea: Bangladesh
A human rights group said it believed more boats carrying Rohingya were adrift at sea.
World Bank estimates worst economic slump in South Asia
The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity
At least 14 Rohingya refugees die after boat sinks off Bangladesh
Over 130 refugees were packed on a fishing trawler that was trying to get across the Bay of Bengal to Malaysia