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Pakistan under $30 billion Chinese debt burden as CPEC crawls

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has significantly increased Pakistan’s external obligations to China as its now constitutes approximately $30 billion of the country’s external debt. High loan interest rates and foreign currency financing create serious debt pressure, making successful project implementation more vulnerable to economic and political risks, according to an article in a Kyrgyzstan newspaper.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to five years jail in graft case

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:26 PM

Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported.

Bangladesh faces serious trouble in global trade ties

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing serious problems in maintaining its trade relations with the world’s major economies due to the policy mistakes of the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim government. Business disruptions and domestic economic crises have intensified these trade risks, according to an article in the Dhaka-based Daily Sun newspaper.

Op Sagar Bandhu: INS Sukanya carrying relief material arrives in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:13 PM

Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sukanya, carrying relief material, entered Sri Lanka's Trincomalee on Monday.

Secret bomb kitchens and looted arms put Bangladesh’s elections on edge

Vicky Nanjappa | December 1, 2025 12:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in the criminal ecosystem where violence and extortion have become a new normal. During the 2024 unrest, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, violence engulfed the country.

Bangladesh: Jamaat raises doubts over free and fair conduct of Feb 2026 polls

IANS | December 1, 2025 12:12 PM

Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) As the political crisis deepens ahead of next year's election in Bangladesh, radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami cast doubts on the fairness of the February 2026 polls, local media reported.

Pakistani forces’ mortar shelling in Balochistan kills child, injures several: Rights group

IANS | December 1, 2025 10:41 AM

Quetta, Dec 1 (IANS) At least one child was killed, and several others were critically injured in Balochistan after mortar shelling by Pakistani forces on unarmed civilians in Kech district, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.

Awami League bashes Yunus regime for 'diminishing glory of B'desh Liberation War'

IANS | December 1, 2025 10:08 AM

Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League on Monday accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of undermining the spirit of the country's hard-won independence, while the nation observes December as the victory month commemorating its triumph in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.

IAF evacuates 104 Indian nationals from Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka

IANS | December 1, 2025 8:48 AM

Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) The last batch of 104 Indian nationals stranded in Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka has been evacuated and brought back home on Monday, the Indian mission in Colombo announced.

Cyclone Ditwah: Sri Lanka's death toll climbs to 334

IANS | December 1, 2025 8:29 AM

Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 334 people have lost their lives, and 370 others are still missing as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, local media reported, quoting the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

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Pakistan under $30 billion Chinese debt burden as CPEC crawls

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to five years jail in graft case

Bangladesh faces serious trouble in global trade ties

Op Sagar Bandhu: INS Sukanya carrying relief material arrives in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee

Secret bomb kitchens and looted arms put Bangladesh’s elections on edge

Bangladesh: Jamaat raises doubts over free and fair conduct of Feb 2026 polls

Pakistani forces’ mortar shelling in Balochistan kills child, injures several: Rights group

Awami League bashes Yunus regime for 'diminishing glory of B'desh Liberation War'

IAF evacuates 104 Indian nationals from Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka

Cyclone Ditwah: Sri Lanka's death toll climbs to 334

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