Bertil Lintner looks at the often devious ways in which China cemented the pauk-phaw or kinship relationship to become the dominant foreign power in Myanmar, sidelining all others.

Hossain urged the international community to enhance pressure on Myanmar to end conflicts and bring peace within the country ...

Pakistan and Bangladesh restart direct trade after 53 years with rice shipment. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

Myanmar, India, and Pakistan together accounted for over 64 percent of all recorded shutdowns last year. After recording the ...

The year 2025 will be a critical year for the emergence of a” new Bangladesh.” Let’s look at a modest forecast of what is ...

Bangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million ...

When Pope Francis issued a letter to the United States bishops criticizing President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations and offering a theological retort to Vice President J.D. Vance, the tone ...

The federal judge extended the Feb. 13 temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to lift its funding freeze on existing programs to March 10, and urged the administration to get ...

Given the sorry trajectory of the country’s recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a ...

Whether it’s on the battlefield, in an international court, or protecting criminal syndicates and their human trafficking ...

This is the fastest-growing refugee emergency in the world today. UNHCR is working to respond to the massive humanitarian needs.

President Trump's decisions have already started to impact many people around the world who depend on U.S. humanitarian assistance, including the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.