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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…

Dhaka, Sept 2025 : Newly elected vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), Shadik Kayem, has urged that his election be seen not as a personal triumph or the success of any political faction, but as a clear mandate given by the students. “This is not a victory of any camp, nor of Shadik or Farhad. It is essentially the victory of the students,” he told reporters following the announcement of the results on Thursday morning. He emphasized that…

Kathmandu: Soldiers patrolled the streets of Nepal’s capital on Wednesday after days of violent protests culminated in parliament being set ablaze and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepping down. The unrest, described as the country’s worst political violence in two decades, has left at least 19 people dead and plunged the Himalayan nation into uncertainty. What began on Monday as demonstrations against the government’s sweeping ban on social media and simmering anger over corruption quickly spiraled into nationwide chaos. Protesters…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : Nepal is in the grip of its most severe political crisis in years as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, bowing to relentless street protests and a wave of resignations within his government. The demonstrations—driven largely by Gen-Z activists angered by corruption, misgovernance, and restrictions on social media—have escalated into a nationwide uprising marked by violence, arson, and the storming of Parliament. The protests, which began peacefully, spiraled out of control after police opened…

Dhaka, Sept 2025: Bangladesh has decided to allow the export of 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa fish, locally known as Ilish, to India ahead of Durga Puja celebrations. In a notification issued late Monday night, the Ministry of Commerce said, “The government has taken a policy decision to allow conditional export of 1,200 metric tonnes of Hilsa to India on the occasion of Durga Puja in the current year 2025.” Exporters interested in participating must submit hard copy applications by 5:00…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : The Kathmandu Valley was placed under curfew on Tuesday as sporadic protests continued following Monday’s violent crackdown on Gen Z demonstrators that left at least 19 people dead. The government’s handling of the unrest has triggered fresh political turmoil, with two cabinet ministers resigning in less than 24 hours and widespread criticism mounting at home and abroad. Resignations in Protest Against Violence Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak tendered his resignation late Monday after the violence, and on…

Dhaka, Sept 2025: For the first time in six years, students of Dhaka University are casting their ballots to elect representatives to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and its 18 affiliated hall unions. The elections, which began at 8 a.m. on Tuesday across 810 booths at eight polling centres, mark not only a long-awaited revival of student democracy but also the first DUCSU polls since the July Uprising shook Bangladesh’s political order last year. Nearly 40,000 students are…

Kathmandu, Sept 2025 : Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has ordered a high-level investigation into violent protests triggered by a temporary social media ban that left at least 19 people dead and dozens more injured. In an overnight letter, Oli said he was “deeply saddened” by the loss of lives and assured the public that the government “was not in favour of stopping the use of social media” and would create an enabling environment for its continued use. He…