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New York, Sept 2025 : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend a high-level plenary meeting at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday night to address the ongoing crisis affecting Rohingya Muslims and other minority communities in Myanmar. The conference aims to identify sustainable solutions, including addressing critical funding gaps. The meeting will take place at the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters from 8:00 pm (Bangladesh time). According to the Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press…

Dhaka, Sept 2025 : Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League has strongly condemned the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, accusing it of transforming what was intended as a temporary administration into a regime characterized by authoritarianism, violence, and betrayal of the very citizens it is meant to serve. The party alleged that the government’s actions — ranging from mass arrests and political persecution to attacks on minorities, academics, and women leaders — reflect a deliberate and systematic strategy rather than isolated incidents. According…

Sept 2025 : Nepal’s fragile political transition entered a turbulent new phase on Monday, as the country’s newly sworn-in interim government faced its first wave of protests from the same youth-led movement that toppled the previous administration. The developments highlight both the urgency of restoring order and the fragility of public trust in the political establishment. Fallen Protesters Declared Martyrs In its first cabinet meeting, the interim administration led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the 73-year-old former chief justice, declared…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : Two days after assuming office as head of Nepal’s interim government, Prime Minister Sushila Karki expanded her Cabinet on Sunday, inducting three new ministers tasked with stabilising the country amid political turmoil and widespread protests. Former finance secretary Rameshore Khanal has been appointed finance minister, noted lawyer Om Prakash Aryal has been given charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and former Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) executive director Kulman Ghising will head the Ministry of Energy…

Sept 2025 : London police intervened on Friday after protesters hurled eggs at vehicles belonging to the Bangladesh High Commission and briefly attempted to block the path of Mahfuz Alam, adviser on information and broadcasting to Bangladesh’s interim government, outside SOAS-University of London. According to reports, Alam was not inside the car that was struck. The Metropolitan Police acted promptly, dispersing the crowd and ensuring security. The Bangladesh High Commission confirmed that authorities were in constant contact and that Alam…

Sept 2025 : Nepal is undergoing one of the most dramatic political transitions in its recent history after a week of deadly unrest that left more than 50 people dead and over 1,300 injured. President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday night announced the dissolution of parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 next year, marking a decisive moment for the Himalayan nation. The announcement came only hours after Paudel appointed Sushila Karki, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme…

Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister, becoming the country’s first woman to hold the post. Her appointment follows days of deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the previous government, leaving at least 51 people dead and plunging the Himalayan nation into crisis. Backed by a youth-led protest movement and endorsed by the president and army chief, Karki will lead an interim government tasked with holding parliamentary elections within six months. Kathmandu, Sept 2025 —…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : Nepal remains on edge after a week of unprecedented political and social unrest that forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign, left parliament in flames, and plunged the Himalayan nation into its worst crisis in two decades. President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday appealed for calm and assured citizens that efforts were underway to find a constitutional solution. “All parties should remain confident that a solution to the problem is being sought as soon as possible,”…

Sept 2025 : Bangladesh is boosting power imports from India and output from fuel oil-fired power plants in a scramble to meet rising electricity demand as it grapples with constraints on gas supply and coal plant maintenance, industry officials and analysts say. Power imports, mainly from an Adani Power-run coal-fired plant in eastern India, rose 70 per cent in the seven months through July and helped satisfy most of the rising demand, government data showed. Natural gas accounted for about…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : Amid continuing unrest and political turmoil in Nepal, the Gen-Z protest movement has proposed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s interim Prime Minister. Karki, an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the only woman ever to serve as Chief Justice of Nepal, has accepted the proposal. The decision was endorsed during a virtual consensus meeting in which 500 participants took part, leading to wider support from over 2,500 individuals. Protest leaders described Karki’s…