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Fifteen million primary-age girls out of school globally due to gender discrimination, UN report reveals

Nepal, Aug. 14 -- 15 million primary-age girls around the world are currently out of school, as systemic gender discrimination continues to hinder equal access to education for girls and young women g... Read More


Ex-Diplomat Vikas Swarup says US relations with Pakistan is 'short term, motivated by.'

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Former diplomat Vikas Swarup explained on Wednesday as to why he believes that the United States' relation with Pakistan is "short-term." The former High Commissioner to Canada ... Read More


Iran's president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to help with Iran's water crisis. Pezeshkian said on X that Israel has ... Read More


Trump's nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The director of the agency that produces the nation's jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies, wi... Read More


Man labelled Bangladeshi reunited with kin after being pushed into Bangladesh

India, Aug. 14 -- Amir Sheikh, 21, broke down when he saw his father, Jiyem Sheikh, and uncle, Ajmal Sheikh, at West Bengal's Basirhat police station on Wednesday night after the ordeal of being label... Read More


Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, Kurosawa's film, and a 1962 TV show episode share one surprising link

India, Aug. 14 -- It might surprise some movie fans, but Spike Lee's latest film, Highest 2 Lowest, Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, and an old 1962 TV episode all come from the same source material. Th... Read More


Trump Administration quietly removes $5m bounty on Al Qaeda operative who killed Bangladeshi-American writer

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- In a move raising serious counterterrorism concerns, the Trump administration has quietly removed a $5 million US bounty on Al Qaeda-linked fugitive Syed Ziaul Huq Zia — a... Read More


China shares BIG update on direct flights resumption with India, says 'For some time.'

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- China on Thursday confirmed that it has been in "close communication" with India to resume direct flights between the two countries, signalling a possible end to a five-year susp... Read More


Vietnam charts new course for consular, citizen protection affairs

Hanoi, Aug. 14 -- On the occasion of the diplomatic sector's 80th anniversary (August 28, 1945-2025), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang shared key milestones and contributions of cons... Read More


'Palestinian students not commodities for sale': Ambassador SY Ramadan

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan on Thursday said the embassy of Palestine remains committed to expanding educational opportunities for Palestinians in Banglad... Read More