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UN voices concern over arrest spree in Bangladesh

Report in The Daily Star, Nov 08, 2023The UN yesterday expressed concern over the large number of people arrested in Bangladesh recently. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said this at a press briefing in response to a reporter saying that BNP did not participate in the Election Commission’s dialogue even though the party was demanding fair elections. “Well, I can’t speak to why, I mean, I don’t have the details. I can’t speak…

Nepali students at AIIMS deprived of monthly stipend

by Rajesh Mishra in The Kathmandu Post, May 3, 2023Nepali medical students studying at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, have been raising their voices against the unequal benefits provided to them by the medical institute compared to their Indian counterparts. At least 50 Nepali students are currently enrolled in MD, MS, MDS, DM, and MCH courses and working as resident doctors in one of India’s top medical colleges.…

China voices ‘concern’ over Taliban policies on women rights

AFP REPORT in Dawn, April 15th, 2023BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country is “concerned” about the impact of recent policies introduced by Afghani­stan’s Taliban government on the rights of women, state media reported on Friday. Qin’s comments at a regional summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, come after a decision by the conservative Taliban authorities to bar women from working for the United Nations sparked international outrage. “China and other friendly neighbours of Afghanistan…