Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
Leaders need to learn to listen and swiftly enter into discussions with the masses, otherwise they will face protests, which can be devastating
National and local governments should adopt and implement heat action plans to guide heatwave preparation and emergency response
Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation
South Africa must prove they can hold their nerve when the T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday
Diversity is especially meant to be celebrated on India’s Republic Day, 26 January. But another legacy haunts the Indian republic — the colonial policy of divide and rule, of ethnonationalism, and religious polarisation
The need for medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled in the past two months, and many of these countries faced oxygen shortages before the pandemic
A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic
More than 17-million children around the world are involved in domestic labour. The recent death of 17-year-old Salome Zacharia in Tanzania highlights their plight
By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively
Access to cellphones is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a way to level the playing field not only through knowledge, but also through connection
Facial hair of sunset tones is now the go-to look for older men wanting to take off the years, with an array of henna options available
The Proteas slumped to a 21 run defeat in the Cricket World Cup to leave their campaign in shambles
Scientists found one or more common antibiotics in two-thirds of 711 samples taken from rivers in 72 countries
Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been behind bars since their arrest in December 2017 under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act
Oxfam report reveals 100% of workers surveyed at Bangladeshi factories which make clothes for H&M and Cotton On are unable to make ends meet.
Three men were shot by police while six others died in clashes between activists from the ruling Awami League Party and opposition BNP
At the end of an election campaign marked by deadly violence, internet services were slowed across the country with 3G and 4G services suspended
Different teams of investigators in the world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh have been quietly documenting the events of 2017
Fashion giants vowed to investigate reports that garment workers who supply stores routinely face sexual harassment, verbal and physical abuse
Such a definition would spark international action, but even refugee status is not being granted
Surprised? Which is to be expected when the media thrives on keeping us in a state of alarm
A statement by the Bangladeshi government said the agreement aims to return Rohingya "within two years from the commencement of repatriation".
An estimated 655 000 refugees from the stateless group have poured across the border into Bangladesh, fleeing ethnic cleansing.
The November visit comes as unprecedented numbers of Rohingya flee into neighbouring Bangladesh because of increasing communal violence.
In a small village on the border of Myanmar and Bangladesh, some 520 000 more Rohingya have made camp in the latest eruption of violence.
Over 500 000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in the past five weeks and numbers are expected to swell again with another 10 000 waiting to move
The UN says 87 000 members of persecuted Muslim community have crossed into Bangladesh since violence erupted on August 25.
Police said the 15-year-old boys were snapping selfies at a flooded road in the northern town of Melandah on Wednesday when they were swept away.
The Proteas were deservedly punished for their nonchalant approach to the Bangladesh ODIs.
Strong batsmen prepared to force the pace on sluggish tracks can be rewarded, but "accumulators" looking for singles in T20 cricket sink quickly.
With Bangladeshi cricket on the rise, victory for the visiting South Africans is by no means assured.