Kathmandu: At a time when Chinese telecom companies face international flak for security breach allegations, Nepal's state-owned telecommunication service provider has signed agreements with two such organisations to expand...
Islamabad: Pakistan’s foremost reaction to the recent Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers has been defensive, as its Foreign Office urged New Delhi not to point fingers...
Kathmandu: One afternoon in Western Nepal's Lamjung district, headmaster Muktinath Adhikari was teaching a class when a gang of armed Maoists barged into the classroom and dragged him away,...
Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the northernmost administrative territory in Pakistan bordering China, has witnessed several demonstrations over the last couple of weeks. Reason: people are protesting a “vague” order...
Kolkata: The election sweep of Awami League, led by its charismatic leader, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who was elected to her fourth term, comes as no surprise. Hasina on...
Dhaka: Transforming Bangladesh into a middle-income country during a decade of her rule has helped Sheikh Hasina consolidate power yet again in a country that is simultaneously struggling...
Dhaka: For the past nine years, the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has formulated schemes with the objective to improve women’s condition in the country. Schemes implemented under the...
Dhaka: Jannat Akhtar, 13, would like to be a teacher. A Grade 6 student at the Shahbazpur High School in the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh, she says that...
The zero-tolerance policy adopted by the Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to counter violent extremism to prevent the country from becoming a terrorist “safe haven” would play...
Dhaka: Bangladesh is hurtling towards another acrimonious and ugly parliamentary election after its Election Commission (EC) rejecting nominations of candidates with criminal background. This rejection is based on a...
