KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — An Afghan neurosurgeon has performed the country’s first functional brain and nerve surgery, successfully relieving a patient’s chronic pain at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Kabul, hospital officials said. The operation was carried out by neurosurgeon Najibullah Sekandar on a man who had suffered severe, pers...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistani-born surgeon-scientist Adil Haider has been appointed the inaugural chief artificial intelligence officer at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the institution said this week. Carle Illinois, jointly operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Carle Health, is widely described as the ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — An international human rights organization has urged Bangladesh’s interim government to immediately close the Bhasan Char refugee camp and grant Rohingya refugees freedom of movement and access to livelihoods, warning that conditions on the remote island amount to mass arbitrary detention. In a report released on Jan...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s interim government has said that most incidents involving minority communities in 2025 were criminal in nature rather than driven by communal hostility, pushing back against growing concern at home and abroad over violence targeting religious minorities. The statement, issued Monday by the press wing of ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has begun building its first cyclone shelter designed not only for storms but also to protect communities during extreme heat, reflecting how climate risks in the country are rapidly expanding beyond cyclones and floods. The pilot project, known as the Adaptation Fortress, is being developed at a school in...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is preparing to launch a new nationwide digital correspondence system aimed at moving government administration fully online, as the country advances efforts to modernize public services and reduce reliance on paper-based processes. The upgraded platform, known as GEMS 2.0, is scheduled to go live in March ...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will host its first national hackathon focused on generative artificial intelligence next month, as the island nation looks to build early capacity in emerging digital technologies. The 48-hour event, scheduled for February 6–8, is being organized by Maldives’ largest telecommunications operator, Dhiraagu, ...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (MNTV) — Rohingya residents in northern Maungdaw Township say the Arakan Army is forcibly recruiting Rohingya men, women, and children, deepening fears among an already persecuted minority caught between Myanmar’s military collapse and the rise of new armed authorities in western Myanmar. Accounts from local residents, repor...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has established a national anti-doping agency, a move seen as a key step toward strengthening integrity, transparency, and international credibility in the country’s sporting system. The Maldives National Anti-Doping Agency was created through a presidential decree issued by Mohamed Muizzu, fulfilling a legal r...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has once again emerged as South Asia’s most powerful passport, maintaining a clear lead over regional peers even as its global standing improves, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. In the 2026 edition of the index, the Maldivian passport climbed one place to rank 52nd globally, up from 53rd [&hellip...
