Bangladesh

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have decided to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2017 in an attempt to boost bilateral trade ties.

Although the Asian leaders have congratulated Donald Trump on being elected as the 45th President of America, almost all the countries in the continent believe that Trump's election poses significant new risks.

Asylum-seekers attacked the premises of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on the island of Lesvos on Monday, protesting against delays in dealing with asylum claims, Greek and EU authorities said.

Police have arrested a member of an international ring trafficking people from Turkey to Greece, authorities said Friday.

The Turkish government has recently been expressing its wish to create a new "economic narrative" to bring the country back to a high growth track. Certainly, a rich climate for entrepreneurship would play a key role in developing a fresh economic story.

At least four soldiers were killed in a third day of clashes in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state on Tuesday, the army said.
State media said the soldiers were attacked by 300 men armed with pistols, swords and knives.
Nine police officers were killed in co-ordinated attacks at the weekend along Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh.

The 19th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Summit, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in November, will not take place, as Nepal - the current chair of the South Asian grouping - has cancelled the event after India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan refused to attend the regional meet in Islamabad.

The Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) has called for some 181 envoys and civil servants from 73 countries across the globe to talk about Turkey's devotion to democratic rule and robust economy in their countries and to boost cooperation with Turkey during a three-day meeting hosted in the Aegean province of Çanakkale on Sept. 2-4, the association said in a statement.

Nearly 1,700 migrants were returned to their countries of origin in the month of April following a nation-wide operation conducted by the Greek police. The vast majority of the illegal migrants came from Albania (852), while 157 came from Pakistan, 107 from Morocco, 61 from Iran, 51 from Georgia, 45 from Afghanistan, 29 from Bangladesh and 16 from Bulgaria.

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5 rejected a final appeal by the leader of the top Islamist party against a death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time.