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Pakistan: Farmers Protest Govt’s Corporate Farming Plan

To invite big corporate investments into the country’s agriculture sector, Pakistan has announced the building of six canals on the Indus River.

Bangladesh: Decision on Rohingya repatriation today

Around 150 Rohingyas were set to return to Myanmar...

Explainer: Why Sri Lanka is sliding into political turmoil, and what could happen next

This week, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court made a dramatic...

34 eminent South Asians call for Shahidul Alam’s release

They have written to Prime Minister Sheikh HasinaPhotographer Shahidul...

Is Bangladesh really a secular state?

What does it mean to be a secular nation?The...

Opinion: Is it Dalits or Christians being persecuted in Pakistan?

Have Muslims failed Islam in dealing the caste discrimination...

How safe are journalists in Bangladesh?

Let us pay tribute to the journalists who keep...

Red letter day for Indo-Pak judiciary

October 31 will be remembered as a red-letter day...

‘Rohingya crisis an acid test for international community’

'A global problem requires a global solution'President M Abdul...

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