Jan 15, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Pongal is a popular harvest festival that usually falls in the middle of January every year. ‘Pongal’ means ‘boiling over’ or ‘overflow’ in Tamil, signifying the overflow of prosperity and happiness. The first day of Pongal is...
Jan 9, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Speakers at the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in Uganda were urged to champion wildlife conservation efforts in their home countries. James Musinguzi, executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, made an...
Jan 8, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election, granting her Awami League party a fourth consecutive term in power. According to election officials, Hasina’s party has won over two-thirds of the seats in...
Jan 8, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced its expanded fourth season set to begin on March 9, 2024, in Pretoria, South Africa. This season will be the biggest yet for the league with a record 48 games taking place across four African countries. The top 12 club...
Jan 5, 2024 | Commonwealth News
India’s largest airline IndiGo announced that it would be eliminating the fuel surcharges on all the flights effective immediately. This decision comes as welcome news for passengers, as it is estimated the removal of these fees will reduce airfares by...
Jan 4, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh signed a $160 million loan agreement to upgrade Dhaka’s power distribution network. The loan, which was signed by Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky...
Jan 2, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Emerging startups from commonwealth nations like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan stepped into the spotlight at a recent SouthXChange event in Singapore. The program, hosted at the Google office, aimed to showcase high-potential companies across sectors like AI,...
Dec 28, 2023 | Commonwealth News
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the appointment of Clare Akamanzi as the new CEO of NBA Africa. This strategic decision highlights the NBA’s commitment to expanding its presence across the African continent. Akamanzi is an accomplished...
Dec 27, 2023 | Commonwealth News
A paralysed British entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award for creating one of the UK’s most popular app rating venues for accessibility after being inspired by an embarrassing experience in a Spanish restaurant. 41-year-old Simon Sansome was left...
