Bangladesh Protest

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court Scraps Most Government Job Quotas After Deadly Protests

In a landmark decision on Sunday, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court significantly reduced the government job quotas, capping them at 7%. This ruling came after two weeks of nationwide student-led protests that resulted in the deaths of 139 individuals and injuries to...
Bangladesh Protest

Bangladesh’s Top Court Reduces Divisive Job Quota Amid Unrest

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday curtailed a controversial quota system for government jobs, a decision that follows days of nationwide unrest and a death toll reaching 136. The South Asian nation, with a population of 170 million, remains in a...
Bangladesh politics are dominated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Vows Justice for Six Students Killed in Demonstrations

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed on Wednesday to hold accountable those responsible for the deaths of six individuals, including anti-government protesters, amidst ongoing student protests that have led to the indefinite closure of campuses nationwide. The violent clashes, the...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party

Pakistan Enforces Ban on PTI; Imran Khan’s Supporters Rally Against Decision

In a significant political development, the government of Pakistan has announced that it will ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which is led by the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the grounds of alleged involvement in anti-state activities....
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Offer of Amnesty and Tax Incentives

Dhaka, Bangladesh In a bid to bolster revenue, Bangladesh's government is proposing a controversial amnesty program with substantial tax incentives for individuals who have not declared their assets. This initiative, announced by Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday...
NDA-India

NDA Leaders Convene at PM Modi’s Residence, Displaying Unity Amid Tight Election Results

On June 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a crucial meeting with leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at his residence in New Delhi. Visuals from the meeting aimed to underscore the unity among NDA partners. A noteworthy moment...
Maldives Tourism

Maldives Tourism: Indian Visitors Decline, Chinese Rise

Indian tourists' arrival in the Maldives has dropped by 33% due to diplomatic tensions, according to a report from Maldivian website Adhadhu. The Maldives Tourism Ministry data shows a drop from 41,054 last year to 27,224 this year. India, once...
Kashmir, India

Supreme Court’s Article 370 Verdict in Kashmir

On 5 August 2019, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the President had signed a decree abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution, which had granted the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir substantial autonomy. Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister...
Taliban fighters search a vehicle at a checkpoint on the road in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul

Eastern Afghanistan Reduce Number of Traffic Fatalities

At least 33 people have died and 16 others have been injured in separate traffic crashes in eastern Afghanistan. Ten collisions occurred in the Sorabi district of Kabul province, causing 17 deaths, including two children and four women. Ten others...
Pakistani Police Use Tear Gas to Dis disperse a Pre-Election Rally

Pakistani Police Use Tear Gas to Dis disperse a Pre-Election Rally

Pakistani police fired tear gas at supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Karachi, Pakistan, less than two weeks before a national parliamentary election. Around 20-30 people were arrested at the rally, with a dozen workers from Khan's party...
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