MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has announced plans to introduce a drone-first emergency response system next year, allowing unmanned aircraft to reach incident scenes ahead of police officers and stream live video to command centers as authorities modernize policing across the archipelago. The announcement was made by Home Minister Ali Ihusa...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) —- Bangladesh’s efforts to support nearly one million Rohingya refugees received a boost after Qatar Charity and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) signed a new partnership to expand humanitarian assistance and attract additional international funding for one of the world’s largest and longest-runnin...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has received a Japanese facial recognition system that will be installed at its main international airport, marking a major step in the island nation’s effort to modernize border control and speed up immigration checks for travelers. Japan officially donated 48 facial recognition systems to Maldives Immigration...
YANGON, Myanmar (MNTV) — A Rohingya man who returned to his village in western Myanmar after seeking refuge in Bangladesh has reportedly been sentenced to three years in prison by the Arakan Army (AA), underscoring the risks facing displaced Rohingya attempting to return home. According to local residents in Maungdaw Township, the man, identif...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has opened its first overseas investment promotion office in China as part of a broader strategy to attract Chinese manufacturers, strengthen industrial cooperation and position itself as a regional production hub amid shifting global supply chains. The announcement was made during an “Invest Banglad...
Safeer Raza MEHRABPUR, Pakistan (MNTV) – Every year on the night of the 10th of Muharram, a 150-year-old wooden-and-glass Tazia emerges from Miran Wari Imambargah in the Sindh town of Mehrabpur, retracing a ritual that has remained virtually unchanged for more than a century. Commissioned by Mir Bagh Ali Talpur around 1897–98, the Tazia was [&...
BEIJING (MNTV) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks Friday in Beijing with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Rahman landed in China on Wednesday for a three-day visit, his first official trip to the country since assuming office in February. Xi said Beijing would continue to be a “trustworthy good friend, good neighbor and ...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has launched a nationwide grant program designed to strengthen climate resilience, improve food security and support local innovation, as the low-lying Indian Ocean nation expands efforts to adapt to rising sea levels and increasingly extreme weather linked to climate change. The VilunVeshi Grant Programme,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has accused Indian border forces of attempting another cross-border “push-in,” saying nine people, including women and children, were forced toward its frontier in the latest incident amid growing tensions over India’s campaign against alleged undocumented migrants. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Amnesty International has urged the European Union and its member states to abandon plans to deport Afghan nationals and suspend discussions with the Taliban on migrant returns, arguing that Afghanistan remains unsafe and that such cooperation could violate international human rights obligations. In a statement issu...
