Bangladesh has attracted about 15 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) between 1996 to 2014. More than 95% of the FDI was in 4 sectors. More than two thirds of all investment came from the top 10 investor countries including UK, USA, S. Korea, Netherlands, Singapore and Hong Kong. For last few years the country has been receiving more than a billion USD in FDI, with the highest amount...

One student out of every five drops out of primary school in Bangladesh. The rate of school drop outs have been steadily falling since 2008, but the current drop out rate of 21% is far from ideal. The students at grade 4 are most likely to drop out while the least likely are the ones in grade 1 and 5.

613 plant and animal species are recognized by the Species At Risk Act (SARA). The situation appears dire for the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians as significant percentages of species from these group face risk. Ontario and British Columbia host the highest number of vulnerable species recognized by the Species At Risk Act (SARA). Every other province or territory has half or less the n...

More than a hundred bird species in Canada are at risk. Two of the bird species at risk have already disappeared from Canada while fifty more species are likely to follow suit. Ontario hosts the highest number of birds at risk, followed by British Columbia and Quebec.

3 consecutive years without any new incidents makes a country Polio free according to WHO standards. As of 2014, Polio has been eliminated from most of South Asia. However, the two Polio infected countries in the area means there is still a risk of Polio outbreak.

On 15 August 1975, the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was assassinated. The incident caused an upheaval in South Asia. US Embassies in the region closely monitored the situation and communicated with the Secretary of States in Washington DC. The reactions recorded in these cables portray a complex picture of international relationships.

Most European countries reported the number of people held in their prisons in 2013. While Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia had the highest incarnation rate, the lowest incarceration rates are seen in Iceland, Sweden and Finland.

Water is abstracted from fresh water sources as well as from seas by economic units engaged in collection, purification and distribution of water. The abstracted water is used in public water supply, agriculture, industrial processes and for cooling during the process of electricity generation.

Water is abstracted from fresh water sources as well as from seas by economic units engaged in collection, purification and distribution of water. The abstracted water is used in public water supply, agriculture, industrial processes and for cooling during the process of electricity generation.

Water is abstracted from fresh water sources as well as from seas by economic units engaged in collection, purification and distribution of water. The abstracted water is used in public water supply, agriculture, industrial processes and for cooling during the process of electricity generation.