by Md Mehedi Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 5, 2023Five Shariah-based banks are still experiencing liquidity crisis despite significant support from the central bank, which hit the overall surplus cash situation in the Islamic banking system in the July-September quarter, a Bangladesh Bank report said. The crisis-hit five banks are — Islami Bank Bangladesh, Social Islami Bank, First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank, and Global Islami Bank..At the end of September, Islami Bank Bangladesh’s…
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By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 31, 2023Nepal and China welcomed the successful opening of the Lizi-Nechung port near the Tibet border, as per the joint statement issued during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China in late September. The port is situated across the border from Nepal’s bordering village Korala in Mustang district. However, it is not sure when the border would reopen for regular bilateral trade and exchanges, according…
report in DSaily FT, Oct 23, 2023Sri Lanka’s main export engine, apparel, saw its shipments plunge further in September worsening the sector’s status quo. Apparel exports in September were down sharply by 26% to $ 332 million whilst performance in the first nine months was down by 20.5% to $ 3.4 billion. “September was a bad month. The industry was hoping to see some signs of slight recovery but that may now be October at…
report in DSaily FT, Oct 23, 2023Sri Lanka’s main export engine, apparel, saw its shipments plunge further in September worsening the sector’s status quo. Apparel exports in September were down sharply by 26% to $ 332 million whilst performance in the first nine months was down by 20.5% to $ 3.4 billion. “September was a bad month. The industry was hoping to see some signs of slight recovery but that may now be October at…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023 at 9:16 PMThe fifth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan will take place Friday in Kazan, Russia. Earlier, the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that this meeting will focus on the topic of inclusivity of the current Afghan government, counterterrorism, and drug-related crime. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, who went to Russia to attend the meeting, met with various Russians before…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday instructed the delimitation committees to complete their tasks by September 26, without exception, with the aim of publishing the preliminary constituencies on September 27. The ECP’s spokesperson said in a statement that the commission conducted a review of the constituency committees’ progress during a meeting. It was stressed that the committees must complete their tasks by September 26, without…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 16th, 2023A Cabinet meeting on Friday evening cleared agreements, understanding and some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to be signed during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to China beginning September 22. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Dahal is going to China where he will visit Hangzhou, Beijing, and Chongqing and will return via Tibet. According to two ministers, at least seven…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 14, 2023Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal – associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – have jointly announced a road march program on September 16 and 17. The protest aims to realize a one-point demand –removal of the current government and appointment of an election-time government, said Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal President Sultan Salahuddin Tuku during a press conference held at the BNP central office in Nayapaltan on…
report in The Island, Sept 5, 2023Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, told journalists yesterday that 200,026 Sri Lankans had left for foreign employment by 04 September this year after registering with Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Nanayakkara said that about 311,000 Sri Lankans had left for foreign employment in 2022. The Minister said he expected a similar number of people to leave the country this year as well. Sri Lankan…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 1, 2023Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis. The AL high-ups believe that the BNP will hold several programmes this month to realise its one-point demand for the removal of AL from power and elections under a non-partisan government and that is why the ruling party wants to stay on…
A complicated relationship
By Abdul Qadir in The News, December 16, 2023The writer is an independent researcher.The historical relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been marked by a series of conflicts and diplomatic tensions despite the two being dominantly Muslim neighbouring countries with thousands of years of shared history and culture. The seeds of discord were sown as early as September 1947 when Afghanistan stood as the lone dissenting voice against Pakistan in the United Nations. In September…