Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on 10 February to spread public awareness of the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
The Maldivian Democratic Party, the ruling party in the Indian Ocean atoll nation, wants to outlaw protests against the government's foreign policy on grounds that these endanger national security.
Direct shipping service between Bangladesh and Europe flagged off with the container vessel MV Songa Cheetah sailing for Italy from the Chattogram port.