report in The Daily Star, Sept 3, 2023At least 27 political cases were filed against opposition party leaders-activists naming over a thousand people and accusing over 11 thousand unnamed individuals in last month alone. This was stated in a monthly human rights bulletin circulated by the Human Rights Support Society yesterday. In addition, 501 people were subjected to political arrests by law enforcement agencies, and 494 of them from the opposition, said the organisation. At…
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report in Khaama Press online, August 31, 2023US President Joe Biden reassures continued support for the people of Afghanistan on the second anniversary of the US military withdrawal from the country. In a statement released on the White House website, President Joe Biden highlighted that the US remains Afghanistan’s largest humanitarian assistance donor. He also paid tribute to the sacrifice of American service members, noting that 2,461 died and 20,744 were wounded throughout the two-decade…
AP report, Aug 26, 2023A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join Islamic State (Isis) to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on US soil was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, pleaded guilty a year ago to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation. Prosecutors said he attempted unsuccessfully to travel from the US to Syria via…
by Nawaz Farhin Antara in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 19, 2023Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who have been unable to effectively mobilise support for its one-point movement are being excluded from the party’s reconstituted committees, according to BNP sources. The BNP will complete reorganizing the central committees of some of its organs and affiliated organizations, including its Dhaka Metropolitan unit, within this month. The central committees of Chhatra Dal and the two…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 18, 2023Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had a phone on Monday and discussed the need for continued humanitarian support for the people of Afghanistan. According to a statement, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, issues of regional and international interests, and the recent development in…
report in Economy Next.com, July 10, 2023 at 4:22 pmThe ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the next two years, an SLPP senior said amid speculation that there is division within the party over continued support for the president. SLPP legislator Mahindananda Aluthgamage told reporters on Sunday July 09 that President Wickremesinghe has so far not said anything about dissolving parliament to call an election. “As a…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 29, 2023After the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won two out of three seats in the by-elections, its chairman Rabi Lamichhane, who took the oath of office and secrecy as a newly-elected lawmaker, said on Friday that his party isn’t thinking of joining the government in its current set-up. With the RSP emerging from the April 23 by-elections with an increased strength, all eyes are now on…
By Charumini de Silva in Daily FT, March 1, 2023The Government has taken a ‘revolutionary decision’ to explore a very expensive, yet high power output and reliable – nuclear power with support from Russia to address the energy crisis in Sri Lanka. “This will be a historic decision and a milestone in Sri Lanka’s history to address the power crisis via nuclear energy,” Cabinet Co-Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at the post-Cabinet meeting media…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Feb 21, 2023 at 07:34 pmWith the decision of the CPN (Maoist Centre) office bearers on Monday to elect a new President through national consensus, Nepali Congress leaders said they have become more confident about their nominee getting elected to the top post. The presidential election is slated for March 9 and the Maoist Centre has entrusted Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal with the responsibility of taking the final call on…
by Tika R Pradhan in the Kathmandu Post, Feb 17, 2023As the nomination day for the presidential election is approaching, the third largest party that leads the current government with the backing of the CPN-UML and later got the support of other parties including the Nepali Congress, the CPN (Maoist Centre) seems inching closer to the Congress. Some leaders of the party said the Maoist Centre could support the Nepali Congress in the presidential polls…