Kabul and several Afghan provinces are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel prices, straining household budgets and disrupting daily life. Local media report that over the past month, petrol prices have increased by 4 Afghanis per liter, diesel by 6 Afghanis, and liquefied gas by 2 Afghanis per...
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai spoke as a keynote speaker in Nepal India Dialogue on recent jurisprudence and Justice sector reform in Kathmandu.
The Dialogue saw participants of Indian delegation, working judges of Supreme Court and High courts, former chief justices of Nepal, advocates of Human Rights and...
In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh today upheld the High Court’s decision to acquit all 38 accused in the notorious 21 August 2004 grenade attack case, including Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The ruling has sparked mixed reactions amid concerns...
Indian Army on Monday said it has handed over six indigenous target practice drones and ground support equipment to its Nepalese counterpart at a special ceremony conducted at an integrated check post.
The Army said this in a post on X and tagged it “India-Nepal Friendship, Brotherhood Beyond Borders”.
“Indian...
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 1,124, with 3,251 others injured, reports said today. Over 8,000 residential houses, primarily in Kunar province, have been completely or partially destroyed due to the devastating earthquake, officials said.
Relief and rescue teams are working to...
Army Chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman Monday met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and President Mohammed Shahabuddin and discussed the military’s role in assisting the civil administration, amid deteriorating law and order situation in Bangladesh in recent days.
In a statement, the army described the meetings as “courtesy calls” and said Gen...
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today inaugurated construction of the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium at Mandaitivu Island, describing it as a landmark initiative to strengthen national unity through sport.
The President said cricket has carried Sri Lanka’s pride to the world and stressed that the game holds a unique...
In Bangladesh, tension continues to prevail in several universities across the country following recent clashes between student groups and growing unrest on campuses.
Yesterday, the Chittagong University campus and surrounding areas remained highly charged following Sunday’s sporadic clashes between students and locals, which left more than 300 teachers, students, police...
At least 800 people were killed and 2500 others injured in an earthquake of 6 magnitude that struck Afghanistan’s Kunar province near the city of Jalalabad yesterday.
A spokesperson for the Afghan government confirmed it today. Buildings in Afghanistan tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with...
Professor Samina Luthfa of the Department of Sociology at Dhaka University says, a section of politically vested quarters have deliberately destabilised Bangladesh in pursuit of their own narrow interests.
She said, the government has been utterly incapable of controlling this destabilisation. Bangladesh never witnessed such a dreadful state of law...
