by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 10, 2023Revoking last week’s decision of its administration to scrap a writ petition of former child Maoist combatants, the Supreme Court has ordered its staffers to register the petition that demands prosecution of the then Maoist supreme commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal, now the country’s prime minister, and the then ‘people’s government’ chief Baburam Bhattarai, who also is a former prime minister. A single bench of Justice Anand…
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by Ahsan Habib in The Daily Star, Jun 9, 2023Corporate and foreign investors may further lose interest in the stock market of Bangladesh as the country has dropped a notch in the Moody’s Investors Service rating system. As the domestic stock market already lacks investment from corporate and foreign investors, this downgrade will further add to its woes, according to market analysts. Whenever a country slips in Moody’s rating system, then the stock market of…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 06, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, has once again reiterated his country’s support for an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Lavrov arrived in Tajikistan on Monday for a two-day visit. He will meet with the foreign minister and the president of the country and will visit Russia’s 201st military base, Interfax reported. In a meeting with his Tajikistani counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Lavrov stressed countering…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, June 04, 2023 at 8:32 PMThe Islamic Emirate is planning to relocate the refugees alongside the Durand Line to other provinces in the country, an official said on Sunday. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the move aims to assure Islamabad that the refugees are not involved in attacks against the Pakistani government. “To give a general assurance, the Islamic Emirate planned to take the refugees, who…
report in The Daily Star, May 23, 2023Ensuring access to maternal services from skilled healthcare professionals is urgent since around 20,000 women still suffer from fistula in the country, according to experts. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, and high-quality medical treatment. Another type of fistula termed an Iatrogenic fistula, is caused by a surgical error, most often during…
by Dewey Sim in SCMP, May 19, 2023*Expansion of US$60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor into Afghanistan ‘a win’ for the war-torn country, but China’s yields less certain**Observers said Beijing will be hoping to reduce instability in the region while building its influence When China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang met his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Mutaqi earlier this month, he spoke of the two nations as “traditionally friendly neighbours connected by mountains and rivers”. China would…
by Jamila Husain in Daily Mirror, May 18, 2023 MR says no room for communal disharmony or hatred in this country “I have no links to the Zimbabwean Pastor Uebert Angel or Pastor Jerome Fernando but I recall that there was a request from Pastor Jerome’s office to meet me” “As the Prime Minister and Minister in charge of Religious Affairs at that time I always gave priority to meeting with religious heads” Former President…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, May 16, 2023 at 9:32 PMOfficials of the Afghan embassy in India, who have been publicly accused of corruption, may leave the country, said Shams Qarizada, a representative of the “Afghans based in India.” According to Qarizada, these officials are seeking visas of foreign countries. Earlier, TOLOnews saw documents provided as evidence of discrepancies in financial records and alleged corruption at the Afghan embassy in India. In one of the…
report in The Island, May 17, 2023The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has questioned the failure on the part of the Inland Revenue Department to collect Rs 904 bn at a time the country was experiencing severe financial difficulties. The Parliament said that the total arrears in taxes, penalties and interest, due to the Inland Revenue Department, by December 31, 2022 under RAMIS and Legacy systems, is Rs. 904,342,180,778 (904 billion). It has been revealed…
report in Prothom Alo, Apr 4, 2023Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that the country’s poverty rate has come down to 16 per cent from over 20 per cent of the total population, BSS reports. “Our per capita income has surpassed that of India. We are the 35th country in terms of GDP in the world and our economy has ranked 31st in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP),” he said. Hasan,…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 4, 2023With several prominent politicians and noted personalities registering their nominations, the by-elections scheduled for April 23 in three constituencies in three districts have garnered considerable public interest. Candidates registered their nominations on Monday for the by-elections to be held at Bara-2, Chitwan-2 and Tanahun-1, as asked by the Election Commission. Of the three constituencies, the race in Bara-2 is perhaps the most intriguing. Three regional…