The article is written by a Pakistani guy for a Pakistani newspaper. BDeshi members just post whatever news they think is relevant for the country, don't create threads out of the blue.
Agree about Myanmar. The country is resource-rich, but hasn't been stable since world war 2, and has gone from one of the wealthiest in South-east Asia to the poorest. Investors want stability, not coups, civil wars and protests every now and then. Vietnam however is probably in a better...
The current criteria for a developed or high-income country is 12,000 USD or above per capita, which is definitely possible for Bangladesh in 2041 if it keeps up the pace. The number will go up due to inflation and world generally becoming wealthier, but won't change that drastically. We're...
Most Chinese business people are mainly in the textile/garments or niche sectors until recently, as well employees of Chinese, multinational and local engineering and finance sectors. I don't know a lot of individual names but the number of companies present is 400-500, which is likely to...
Yes, quite a few. Outside of people from other parts of South Asia, Chinese and Koreans are the most common expat population. You can always see some Chinese or Korean individuals in Dhaka or Chittagong.
In Myanmar, everyone but the Bamars have been literally waging wars (from Karens to Kachins to Shan to Rakhine to Wa to Chin etc) against the state. The country has been literally embroiled in civil war since World war 2 and has not seen a moment of peace since. IDK if that's normal in your...
He's a curious case, quite shady. Even had connections to the ULFA, apparently bribed.
https://medium.com/@indian.insider/a-rogue-journalist-for-hire-the-curious-case-of-subir-bhaumik-6c98ee8b5a58