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Nepal Minister’s India Trip Comes With Security Agenda

Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung will visit India for the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers meeting, focusing on regional security and cross-border crime….reports Asian Lite News Desk Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung is

October 6, 2026

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Nepal Plans Period Leave for Women Workers

Nepal has proposed introducing menstrual leave for women civil servants as part of amendments to its federal civil service law….reports Asian Lite News Desk Nepal is considering introducing menstrual leave for women

October 4, 2026

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Bangladesh Opposition Ban Draws Scrutiny At Geneva Seminar

A Geneva seminar held alongside the UN human rights session raised concerns over Bangladesh’s political and constitutional situation…reports Asian Lite News Desk Concerns over Bangladesh’s political and constitutional situation were raised at

October 4, 2026

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Bangladesh Under Health Siege as Dengue, Measles Rise

Bangladesh is facing mounting pressure on its healthcare system as a surge in dengue infections coincides with a major measles outbreak….reports Asian Lite News Desk Bangladesh is facing mounting pressure on its

October 4, 2026

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‘India Was Not Prepared’: Indian Envoy On Hasina Arrival

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi says Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in India two years ago was unexpected and insists the Indian military did not arrange her flight….reports Asian Lite News Desk Indian High

October 4, 2026

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Bangladesh Slips Into Anarchy As Mob Attacks, Crime Rise

Bangladesh is witnessing a rise in mob attacks, vandalism and extortion, with reports raising fresh concerns over the country’s law and order situation….reports Asian Lite News Desk Bangladesh is witnessing a worsening

October 4, 2026

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Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami on the rise again in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s ruling BNP and opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami are locked in a growing dispute over constitutional reforms proposed under Mohammed Yunus, with disagreements over the reform process, the balance of presidential

October 3, 2026

Asia News·Bangladesh·COLUMNS

G20 Agrees to Condemn Food Weaponisation: Greer

G20 members have agreed to condemn the use of food and agricultural trade as a tool for economic or political coercion…reports Asian Lite News Desk G20 countries have reached consensus on condemning

October 2, 2026

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Putin Hails Modi’s ‘Very Good’ Peace Ideas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to promote peace in Ukraine, citing his ideas for a mutually acceptable solution…reports Asian Lite News Desk Russian President Vladimir Putin

October 2, 2026

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Children Among Victims As Pak Airstrikes Hit Afghanistan

At least 10 civilians, most of them children, were killed and nine injured in airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces…reports Asian Lite News Desk At least 10 civilians, most of them

October 2, 2026

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