MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will host next year’s SAFF U20 Championship, securing the return of a major international football tournament to the island nation after a four-year pause in regional trust and cooperation. The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), which confirmed the decision, had previously withheld hosting rights from ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Nearly five million people across Bangladesh are now living as internally displaced persons due to recurring climate-driven disasters, according to a new nationwide assessment that underscores the scale and permanence of the country’s displacement crisis. The findings, published by the International Organization for ...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The Bollywood film Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, has been banned from release across six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, following reports of concerns over its perceived anti-Pakistan messaging. According to industry sources...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh and India on Tuesday completed a coordinated repatriation of detained fishermen, exchanging 32 Bangladeshis and 47 Indians held for maritime boundary violations in the Bay of Bengal — a recurring flashpoint that often traps impoverished coastal communities in cross-border legal disputes. According to a sta...
BANGKOK, Thailand (MNTV) — Civil society leaders and humanitarian experts from across the Asia-Pacific have warned that the Rohingya refugee crisis is approaching a breaking point, urging governments and international agencies to match humanitarian aid with real political pressure on Myanmar’s military authorities. Speaking at a seminar on the...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has passed sweeping legal reforms introducing the death penalty for drug trafficking for the first time in the country’s history, after President Dr Mohamed Muizzu ratified major amendments to the Drugs Act, transforming the country’s criminal justice framework around narcotics offenses. The amendments, whi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh is preparing to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest flag-bearing parachute display as part of nationwide commemorations marking Victory Day on December 16, which marks the country’s independence following the 1971 Liberation War. According to a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has recorded a remarkable achievement on the global academic stage, after its student delegation won nine silver medals and 22 bronze medals at the World Mathematics Team Championship (WMTC) 2025 held in Bangkok, Thailand, marking one of the country’s strongest performances in an international STEM competi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The United Kingdom and Qatar have unveiled a joint funding package of $11.2 million to support over 647,000 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities in Cox’s Bazar, home to one of the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee settlements. According to a statement from the British High Commission, t...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has cemented its status as a premier global tourism hub, winning the title of World’s Leading Destination for the sixth consecutive year and World’s Leading Green Destination for the second time at the World Travel Awards held in Bahrain. The recognition places the island nation among the most decorated [&h...
