DHAKA -- The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors has approved 300 million U.S. dollars in financing to improve learning outcomes for 26 million children studying from pre-primary level to grade 5 in Bangladesh.
"Quality primary education is one of the building blocks for a globally competitive workforce," Jean Pesme, the World Bank's division director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, was quoted as saying in a statement from the Washington-based lender received here on Sunday. (Bangladesh-Education-Loan)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia attracted 6.16 billion U.S. dollars in approved fixed-asset investment projects during the first 10 months of 2026, signaling a steady rise in investor confidence in the kingdom, according to a press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Sunday.
Between January and October, the CDC and provincial investment sub-committees greenlit 419 investment projects, which are projected to create approximately 236,000 jobs nationwide, the press release said. (Cambodia-Investment)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has announced a new automotive policy targeting 6 billion U.S. dollars in cumulative exports over five years, with incentives to boost overseas sales, local manufacturing and electric vehicle adoption.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Prime Minister's Adviser on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan said the policy aims to increase annual automotive exports to 1.2 billion U.S. dollars from around 200 million dollars in the last fiscal year. (Pakistan-Automotive-Export)
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KABUL -- Five people were confirmed dead and 16 others injured after a passenger vehicle veered off a road and overturned in western Afghanistan's Ghor province late Saturday, the official Bakhtar News Agency reported Sunday.
The fatal crash occurred on the outskirts of Lal wa Sarjangal district as the vehicle lost control and flipped over, killing five commuters, Bakhtar quoted Abdullah Fayeez, a local government official, as saying. (Afghanistan-Vehicle-Overturns) ■
