Ruma Paul

Dhaka

Correspondent at Thomson Reuters

@Reuters correspondent in Bangladesh

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Deslizamentos de terra na Índia deixam ao menos 34 mortos

5 days ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Jatindra Dash |Ruma Paul

Pelo menos 34 pessoas morreram na região nordeste da Índia após fortes inundações causarem deslizamentos de terra nos últimos quatro dias, informaram autoridades e a mídia local nesta segunda-feira (2). O departamento meteorológico previu mais chuvas intensas nos próximos dias. Mais de mil turistas presos no estado de Sikkim, no Himalaia, foram retirados nesta segunda-feira (2), informou um comunicado do governo.
Japan to Give $1.06B to Bangladesh in Budget Support, Dhaka

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Ruma Paul |Lincoln Feast

DHAKA, May 30 (Reuters) - Japan will provide $1.063 billion in support to Bangladesh for budget assistance, railway upgrades and education, Dhaka said on Friday, as interim head Muhammad Yunus visits Tokyo to strengthen ties between the two countries. The package includes $418 million as a development policy loan to Bangladesh to help with economic reforms and climate resilience, Yunus' press office said in a statement.
バングラ政情再び不安定化、公務員が抗議行動ユヌス首席顧問の辞任報道も

1 week ago | jp.reuters.com | Ruma Paul

Muhammad Yunus, interim head of the Bangladesh government, attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025.
Protests grip Bangladesh as pressure mounts on Yunus-led government

1 week ago | msn.com | Ruma Paul

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Protests grip Bangladesh as pressure mounts on Yunus-led government

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ruma Paul

By Ruma PaulDHAKA (Reuters) -Primary school teachers in Bangladesh joined public sector workers in protests against the interim government on Monday amid growing discontent and political uncertainty in the South Asian country. Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, took over as interim head of the country of 173 million last August after deadly student-led protests forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India.
バングラデシュのユヌス首席顧問、辞任示唆改革に支持得られず

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Ruma Paul |Sudipto Ganguly

５月２３日、バングラデシュの暫定政権を率いるユヌス首席顧問は、国民が待ち望んでいる改革について各政党が合意できない場合は辞任すると警告した。スイス・ダボスで１月２３日撮影（２０２５年ロイター/Yves Herman） [ダッカ２３日ロイター] - バングラデシュの暫定政権を率いるユヌス首席顧問は、国民が待ち望んでいる改革について各政党が合意できない場合は辞任すると警告した。学生リーダーが明らかにした。死者を出した昨年の抗議デモを受けて発足した暫定政権の先行きに不透明感が深まっている。学生運動から生まれた新党「国民市民党（ＮＣＰ）」のイスラム代表は２２日にユヌス氏と会談した後、記者団に対し、同氏は各政党から十分な支持を得られず職務遂行に困難を感じていると指摘した。「ユヌス氏は委ねられた仕事、つまり制度改革と公正な選挙の準備ができないなら辞任せざるを得ないかもしれないと語った。各政治勢力からの要求と高まる国民の不満の間で板挟みになっていると感じているようだ」と述べた。...
Bangladesh's Yunus could quit over lack of reform progress, student leader says

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ruma Paul |Sudipto Ganguly

By Ruma Paul and Sudipto GangulyDHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's de-facto prime minister has threatened to step down if political parties cannot agree on reforms that citizens await with growing impatience, a top student leader has said, deepening uncertainty in the wake of deadly protests last year.
Bangladesh to receive $1.3bln from IMF as reform deal reached

3 weeks ago | zawya.com | Ruma Paul

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to release $1.3 billion to Bangladesh in June, after completing a fourth review of its $4.7-billion loan programme and a key breakthrough in talks on exchange rate reforms, the finance ministry said. The funds, covering both the fourth and fifth tranches, had been held up as the IMF pressed for greater exchange rate flexibility, particularly the adoption of a crawling peg mechanism.
Walmart calls, but India's garment worker woes blunt tariff edge

4 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | Dhwani Pandya |Praveen Paramasivam |Ruma Paul |Manoj Kumar

SOURCE: Reuters American retailers ramp up queries to India apparel hub Heftier US tariffs on China, Bangladesh make India competitive India’s Tiruppur textile hub faces worker shortage, higher costs Bangladesh still has advantage on labour rates, larger factories By Dhwani Pandya, Praveen Paramasivam, Ruma Paul and Manoj Kumar TIRUPPUR, India/DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 9 (Reuters) – In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to...
Walmart calls, but India's garment worker woes blunt tariff edge

4 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Dhwani Pandya |Praveen Paramasivam |Ruma Paul |Manoj Kumar

American retailers ramp up queries to India apparel hubHeftier US tariffs on China, Bangladesh make India competitiveIndia's Tiruppur textile hub faces worker shortage, higher costsBangladesh still has advantage on labour rates, larger factoriesTIRUPPUR, India/DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 9 (Reuters) - In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs faced by rival Asian suppliers, Bangladesh and China.