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Skill training forlocal youths in areas hosting Rohingya

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Undeniably, being the host to over one million Rohingya population displaced from their homeland in Myanmar, the Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar are the most environmentally... Read More


Sharif Osman Hadi's death brings wave of violence in Bangladesh, prime suspect's parents jailed - What we know so far

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Dhaka is once again witnessing violence after Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of Bangladesh's student uprising last year, was shot by unidentified assailants in the nation'... Read More


Mongolia and Qatar discuss development of bilateral relations

Mongolia, Dec. 19 -- State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Munkhtushig Lkhanaajav met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Ahmad Hassen Al-Hammad... Read More


Japanese markets rally as central bank raises policy rate

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- The Japanese yen extended losses for a second day running, helping ease fears of a sharp yen carry trade unwind. Japanese markets rallied, the yen weakened and Japan's 10-year gove... Read More


Kennedy Center renaming row: Board voting rigged? Massive allegation emerges: 'I was muted'

India, Dec. 19 -- A growing controversy has emerged over the renaming of the iconic John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump's allies on the board voted to add his n... Read More


Nifty, Sensex open higher on Friday amid global central bank action and Bank of Japan rate hike

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- The domestic equity markets opened with gains on Friday, tracking positive cues from Asian markets after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates to the highest level in 30 yea... Read More


Ishikawa on his film's India debut and Japan's love for Bollywood

India, Dec. 19 -- In a first for him, Japanese filmmaker Kei Ishikawa is excited that his directorial, A Pale View of Hills, after recently being screened at the International Film Festival of India a... Read More


Chaos hits Dhaka University: Students demand Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall be renamed after anti-India Bangladeshi leader Osman Hadi

India, Dec. 19 -- Leaders of the hall union at Dhaka University have demanded renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall after student leader Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. The hall, currently named after Bangl... Read More


Pakistan using transnational repression to target diaspora, says rights advocate Mehlaqa Samdani

Washington DC, Dec. 19 -- Pakistan's military-backed establishment is increasingly using transnational repression to intimidate critics and activists living abroad, according to Mehlaqa Samdani, execu... Read More


The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to cut off Venezuelan oil sales could devastate a country already wrangling with years of spiraling crises. The prospect added to Venezuelan... Read More