Around 10,000 Afghan refugees are leaving Iran daily to return to their homeland amid war and insecurity in the Mideast country, local media outlet Tolonews reported on Saturday night “Recently, due to war and insecurity in Iran, the return of refugees from the country has increased. Between 8,000 to 10,000...
India is to help evacuate Nepalese nationals stranded in Iran, amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, following a request from Kathmandu. The Nepalese Ambassador to India Shankar P Sharma said in a post on X: “On the request of the Government of Nepal, the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also...
The Bangladesh government appointed Secretary Asad Alam Siam, who served as Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States, as the Foreign Secretary of the country, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In September last year, the government appointed Jashim Uddin as the 27th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh. On May 23,...
The Supreme Court here on Monday allowed the attorney general to file objections on fundamental rights petitions involving the MoUs signed between India and Sri Lanka earlier this year. Seven MoUs, including defence cooperation, sharing digital solutions and multi-sectoral grant assistance, were inked between India and Sri Lanka on April...
The Indian government recently gifted 40 ambulances to various health institutions, spread across different districts of Nepal. The vehicle handover ceremony was organised simultaneously at four locations including the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the Consulate General of India in Birgunj and the Pension Paying Offices of the Embassy of...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged party leaders and activists to stand by the people, unite them, and launch a robust movement to oust the “illegal” interim government led by “conspirator and mob king”, Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus. In her latest audio message, the 77-year-old Awami League president...
The Indian Government has extended financial assistance for another year to support the passenger India-Sri Lanka ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai. The move is in line with India’s continued commitment to strengthening regional connectivity and people-to-people ties with Sri Lanka.   The assistance will continue under the Viability Gap Funding...
Afghanistan has begun the process of border demarcation with its neighbouring states along with restoration of border markers that were previously lost for various reasons, the Afghan Ministry of Borders, Ethnicities, and Tribes Affairs said. Some analysts say that due to the conflicts over the past two decades in the...
A Vesak Day presidential pardon in Sri Lanka has spiraled into a national controversy. Allegations of unauthorised prisoner releases have prompted arrests, political backlash, and calls for greater transparency from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s administration. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has demanded that the President publish the full list of...
Rabbi Alam, Chairman of Joy Bangla Brigade and vice president of Bangladesh Awami League, USA, has condemned the interim government's decision to hold general election in April 2026. He said Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India amid severe protests against her government last year on August 5,...