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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…

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…