AFP report, Nov 6, 2023KABUL: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have been forcibly returned to their country since November 1 “in very poor condition,” Taliban authorities said on Sunday, contradicting Islamabad, which said most have returned voluntarily. More than 200,000 people have crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan, Pakistani border officials said, the vast majority since an October 3 ultimatum given to the 1.7 million Afghans Islamabad said were living illegally in the country. Pakistan…
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by Mamun Abdullah in Dhaka Tribune, June 8, 2023Thousands of Hajj pilgrims have been suffering due to blunders in coordination between the authorities and Hajj agencies. Pilgrims complained that the Hajj mismanagement was particularly infuriating, considering the massive increases in expenses for the pilgrimage this year. Bangladesh took far longer to fill its Hajj quota this year as many found the new charges related to the pilgrimage to be prohibitively expensive. On the first day…