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Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) With Bangladesh heading for polls on Thursday, election rules strictly prohibit exploiting religious sentiments for gaining electoral advantage, yet the parties and candidates from across the political spectrum ran paid ads and unpaid social media content...
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistan presents an interesting scenario, where whistleblower protections are inadequate, weak and only symbolic, thus showcasing longstanding failures in political accountability, contractual implementation and regulatory independence, a report has stated. According to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions...
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The United States and India should anchor their partnership in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to counter authoritarian models and shape the global digital order, according to a new bilateral report released Tuesday ahead of India’s...
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has exposed its contradictory stance on the question of Sharia, a report highlighted on Tuesday. It mentioned that, for a long time, a significant segment of the party’s supporters voted for...
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s political parties, crippled by legacies of corruption, dynastic leadership, or tainted reputations, are currently ill-equipped to restore public trust on their own, while politicised state institutions lack the level of integrity or independence necessary to...
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Malaysian Police rescued three Bangladeshi nationals at a construction site in Hulu Terengganu region in Malaysia under 'Operation Pintas', local media reported.The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) launched Operation Pintas on January 28, as part of...
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Balochistan's alienation in Pakistan has been shaped by interrupted political processes, weak civilian administration and contested resource sharing, a report has highlighted. The insurgency in Balochistan did not start with Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing...
Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh readies to hold national election on February 12, minorities in the South Asian nation feel the insecurity more profoundly, a report has highlighted. Quoting Bruce Allen of the Forgotten Missionaries International (FMI), a report...
Abu Dhabi, Feb 9 (IANS) The leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt met Monday to call for a permanent end to the fighting in Gaza, emphasising that the "two-state solution" remains the only path to lasting peace...
Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) Security officials of Nepal and India have agreed to close border checkpoints for 72 hours during Nepal’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5, with the aim of ensuring a secure polling environment.During the 16th Deputy...
Tokyo, Feb 8 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to win a comfortable majority on its own, and may even clinch a two-thirds majority with allies, in the snap elections held on Sunday, as...
Brussels, Feb 7 (IANS) Operations conducted by two law enforcement agencies thousands of kilometres apart — one in India’s Punjab, the other in Italy’s Terracina — provide a revealing insight into how modern organised crime operates across borders, jurisdictions and...
