The United States will suspend immigrant visa processing for citizens of Bangladesh starting Jan. 21 as part of a broader halt affecting 75 countries whose nationals the Donald Trump administration says are more likely to require public assistance.
A top energy executive said Bangladesh must deepen regional cooperation to meet its future power needs, arguing that the country lacks the land and resources to rely on domestic renewable energy.
OpenAI has launched its budget ChatGPT Go plan in Nepal, part of a 16-country Asian expansion announced Thursday. The plan, priced around $4.50 a month in nearby regions, offers affordable access to GPT-5 and includes image generation, file uploads, and advanced data-analysis features. OpenAI said the rollout reflects growing demand for low-cost AI tools in […]
Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has dismissed speculation he plans to flee the country, vowing to remain and fight politically against the Sushila Karki-led administration. Speaking at a youth wing rally in Bhaktapur, the CPN-UML chairman accused the government of trying to strip him of security and privileges while failing to protect him […]
South Asia is emerging as one of the most vulnerable regions to freshwater depletion, with new satellite data showing steep losses across its major river basins. The Indus and Ganges-Brahmaputra systems, which sustain hundreds of millions of people in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh, are experiencing some of the fastest rates of water decline in […]
The overthrow of Nepal’s government this month is the latest sign of political unrest rattling India’s neighbors and testing New Delhi’s regional influence. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned after protests led by young Nepalis denouncing corruption, elitism and inequality. Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been installed as caretaker prime minister until elections in […]
Nepal’s uprising is a regional inflection point. Young demonstrators, organizing under a Gen Z banner, pushed back against a social media ban and corruption, forcing a change at the top and putting former chief justice Sushila Karki forward to lead an interim transition. Bangladesh knows this story. In 2024, a student- and youth-driven movement against […]
Former chief justice Sushila Karki has emerged as the leading candidate to head Nepal’s interim government following violent protests that forced out the prime minister. Army chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel met with representatives of the “Gen Z” protest movement this week as the military seeks to restore order after the worst unrest in two […]
Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli resigned Tuesday after violent protests over a short-lived social media ban spiraled into wider unrest, echoing youth-led upheaval in neighboring Bangladesh that forced Sheikh Hasina from office last year. Police gunfire left 19 people dead in Kathmandu as demonstrators torched homes of senior leaders, including Oli’s, and stormed parliament. […]
India once held a commanding presence in South Asia: economically, politically and culturally. But in recent years, it has watched its influence erode across the region. From Bangladesh and Nepal to the Maldives and Sri Lanka, the neighborhood is tilting steadily toward China. In response, India must act decisively and strategically. It must stop taking […]
