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Taliban’s acting FM meets Massoud’s son

Massoud reportedly fled to Tajikistan last September after the Taliban captured Panjshir Valley, the last province in Afghanistan to fall to the militants following their takeover of of the country just a

January 10, 2022

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India’s Republic Day diplomacy with Central Asia

The five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are of immense strategic significance for India, and the invitation to all countries together, could not have come at

January 10, 2022

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Hasina pays tributes on Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day

Prime Minister Hasina paid homage by placing wreaths at the portrait of her father at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka, after which she stood in silence for a while, reports Sumi

January 10, 2022

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India steps in to bail out Lanka

Facing bankruptcy fears Sri Lanka gets India’s backing. External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar says India would support the island nation in difficult times in affirmation of the Neighborhood First policy, reports

January 10, 2022

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MEDIA SCAN: India starts booster doses and Imran Khan readies for China visit

India started administering booster doses to frontline workers and senior citizens as COVID-19 cases continue to spike, driven by Omicron. The precautionary third doses of vaccines started being administered from today, along

January 10, 2022

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Sri Lanka asks China to ease debt burden

President Rajapaksa met China’s Foreign Minister and State Councilor Yi who was visiting Sri Lanka marking the 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, reports Susitha Fernando Amidst the ongoing

January 10, 2022

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Nawaz intensifies war against Imran over hidden foreign funding

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed his party workers to not let Imran Khan off the hook after ECP report had emerged, reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam

January 10, 2022

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Posters issued ordering Afghan women to cover-up

Since returning to power in August, the Taliban have increasingly curtailed freedoms, particularly those of women and girls…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of

January 9, 2022

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Bangla Minorities Seeks Separate Ministry

The minority leaders said the government needs to formulate separate laws to protect the people of those communities and end discrimination against them…writes Sumi Khan Different religious and ethnic leaders have demanded

January 9, 2022

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Hasina Vows To Create Secular Bangladesh

Hasina warned that vested quarters comprising of anti-liberation forces, is attempting to mislead Bangladesh’s development partners abroad. …reports Sumi Khan “Anti-liberation forces” at home and abroad are conspiring to stop Bangladesh’s progress

January 9, 2022

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