DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Heavy gunfire from Myanmar spilled across the border into Bangladesh late Thursday night, injuring a Rohingya refugee and sparking fear among residents in camps near Cox’s Bazar — home to nearly one million displaced Rohingya. According to local authorities, the exchange of fire erupted along the frontier in Ukhiya s...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to strengthen Bangladesh’s cottage, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (CMSMEs), focusing on rural areas that remain underserved by commercial banks. The initiative seeks to accelerate economic diversification, expand access to long-term finan...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has begun digitizing its land records in a landmark reform meant to eliminate corruption, document fraud, and decades of confusion surrounding land ownership. The initiative marks one of the country’s most ambitious governance overhauls in years, using modern mapping tools to replace outdated paper-based s...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Indonesian retail powerhouse Alfamart has officially entered Bangladesh, marking its first foray into South Asia and one of the region’s largest retail expansions in recent years. The company will roll out a network of compact convenience stores tailored to Bangladesh’s fast-growing urban population. According to Th...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — Palestinians journey across the devastated landscapes of Gaza, returning to the ruins of their former homes after a long-awaited ceasefire took effect and Israeli troops began withdrawing from several urban areas under a U.S.-brokered peace plan. Long lines of families walked north along the coastal highway toward Gaza...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity and GE Vernova co-hosted a high-level forum in Baghdad this week to discuss strategies for expanding the country’s power generation capacity and modernizing its grid infrastructure to meet growing demand. The event, titled “Pathways to Meeting Iraq’s Energy Demand,” gathered officials from ...
KIRKUK, Iraq (MNTV) — Authorities in Kirkuk have launched a large-scale heritage protection campaign aimed at securing more than 1,100 archaeological sites across the province, in what officials describe as Iraq’s most comprehensive preservation initiative in decades. Raed al-Obaidi, head of the Kirkuk Antiquities and Heritage Department, said...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Iraq and Sweden signed a wide-ranging security memorandum of understanding on Friday to enhance joint efforts against transnational organized crime and improve coordination in law enforcement, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The agreement was formalized in Stockholm by Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Sha...
ALEPPO, Syria (MNTV) — Fourteen years of conflict have devastated Syria’s agricultural heartland, leaving millions food insecure and forcing farmers to abandon their lands as production costs soar and ecosystems collapse under the strain of war and neglect. Once a net agricultural exporter, Syria’s farming sector now struggles to sustain even ...
ALEPPO, Syria (MNTV) — The Syrian government has lifted all restrictions on access to Kurdish-held districts in Aleppo, reopening major routes to Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in a sign of easing tensions following days of confrontation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to local officials, vehicles and pedestrians w...
