How the world can end the Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh is facing new challenges amid the ongoing Rohingya crisis, with more refugees seeking refuge across Bangladesh’s border to escape the ongoing civil war in neighboring Myanmar. Rohingyas in camps in Bangladesh are eager to return home, and the International Court of Justice ruling on July 22, 2022, rejected Myanmar’s initial objections, paving the way […]

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BSF chief sacked by Indian government

Border Security Force (BSF) Chief Director General Nitin Agarwal and his Assistant Special Director General (West) YB Khurania have been sacked by the central government of the country. Both of them have been sent back to their respective state cadres. On Friday, the central government of India took an “unprecedented” decision to remove the two […]

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Call for ‘total non-cooperation’ movement in Bangladesh from Sunday

The anti-discrimination student movement has called for an indefinite ‘total non-cooperation’ movement in Bangladesh from Sunday to protest against the attacks and shootings of peaceful student protests. In addition, a protest march program has been given across the country on Saturday. The program was announced in a message sent to the media by the anti-discrimination […]

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Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising

A country of 270 million people, Indonesia is one of the world’s top producers of tobacco and there are about 70 million adult smokers there, The World Health Organization said in a 2021 survey. Indonesia raised the minimum age limit for purchasing cigarettes to 21 from 18 as part of a series of changes to […]

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China, India to speed up border talks, says Chinese foreign ministry

Officials from both countries held the 30th meeting of the China-India Border Affairs Consultation and Coordination Working Mechanism in New Delhi on Thursday. China and India will speed up negotiations around a disputed border and continue to maintain peace and tranquility in the areas, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Officials from […]

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North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat

While bolstering relations with Russia, Pyongyang was keen to reopen nuclear negotiations if Trump – who engaged in both fiery brinkmanship and unprecedented diplomacy with North Korea during his previous term – won re-election in November North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and […]

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