KATHMANDU, Nepal (MNTV) — Domestic violence in Nepal is increasingly turning deadly, with official data showing that hundreds of women have been killed by their husbands over the past six years, raising concerns about the country’s ability to address violence within families despite existing legal protections. Government figures for the ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Myanmar has formally recognized more than 283,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh as people who previously resided in Myanmar, marking one of the most significant developments in years of efforts to return members of the persecuted Muslim minority to their homeland. The announcement was made in Bangladesh’s Pa...
LONDON (MNTV) — A leading rights organization has accused Myanmar’s powerful Arakan Army of forcing Rohingya civilians to build new settlements on land confiscated from their own community, describing the practice as part of a broader effort to permanently reshape the ethnic makeup of northern Rakhine State. The allegations were made by ...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has moved to establish its first comprehensive legal framework governing digital identity and cybersecurity, as lawmakers advanced legislation aimed at securing online services, protecting personal data, and strengthening the country’s defenses against cyber threats. Parliament heard the first reading...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The United Kingdom has formally recognized the Maldives’ domestic medical degree program, a landmark development that could reshape career prospects for aspiring doctors in the island nation and strengthen confidence in the country’s evolving healthcare education system. The recognition by the United Kingdom...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Expanded hepatitis C screening integrated into maternal health services in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps is helping thousands of pregnant women access early diagnosis and follow-up care. It reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to their newborns and offers reassurance to families navigating pregnanc...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MNTV) — Sri Lankan business leader Nazri Nizar has become the first person from the island nation to be elected to the Global Board of the Young Presidents’ Organisation, or YPO, marking a milestone for a country that is rarely represented in the leadership ranks of major international business networks. The appointme...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (MNTV) — Rohingya families displaced by conflict in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State say homes they left behind are being dismantled, raising fresh concerns about whether they will have anything to return to if conditions eventually allow them to go back. Residents from Maung Ni village in Maungdaw Township told Rohingy...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh is set to launch its first city-scale waste recycling project later this year, with authorities in the southwestern city of Khulna planning to transform household garbage into fuel, fertilizer and recycled products in a move aimed at overhauling urban waste management. The project, jointly implemented by t...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — A Bangladeshi organization that transformed boats into solar-powered classrooms for children stranded by annual flooding has won one of UNESCO’s highest literacy honors, highlighting a locally developed solution to one of the world’s growing education challenges in the age of climate change. The organiza...
