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Media reports suggest that during the latest Ramadan celebrations, there was a drop in the demand for Indian goods in Bangladesh due to the “India Out” campaign. Spearheaded by the main Opposition—the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the India Out campaign is making inroads in the country following Sheikh Hasina's re-election as Prime Minister for a fourth straight term in January 2024. Despite allegations primarily directed at the Awami League (AL) for electoral misconduct, India is drawing flak for allegedly undermining Bangladesh's democratic aspirations and interfering in its internal affairs. Drawing lessons from the Maldives’ India Out campaign, social media influencers and activists are mobilising public sentiments against India through hashtags like #IndiaOut and #BoycottIndia.

Pakistan has been witnessing some significant human rights issues including, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention among many others. However, their government rarely took credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed these abuses, the US said in a report.The US released a report "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" on Tuesday, highlighting the human rights abuses in various countries.Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel"Promoting respect for human rights and defending fundamental freedoms is central to who we are as a country. The United States will always support those around the world struggling for human dignity and liberty," the US State Department stated.The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -- r...

New Delhi: In a major victory for Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu, the ruling People’s National Congress has won an overwhelming three-fourth majority in the parliamentary elections, with the Maldivian Democratic Party relegated to a state where it has received its lowest tally ever. The latest provisional results released on Maldivian media says that People’s National Congress (PNC) and its aligned parties have won 71 seats in the 93-member Majlis, a figure which is being called a “super-majority” in Maldivian polity. It has exceeded the majority that MDP had received in the last parliamentary elections. Around 72% of the electorate turned out to vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 22, which was the first major political fight for President Muizzu after he took

The Maldives’ Election Commission released the results of the Parliamentary Elections held on April 21st, showing that the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) and its allies won a majority of contested seats. Election Results The PNC won 66 seats, while its political allies, the Jumhoori Party (JP), the Maldives Development Alliance (MDP), the Maldives National Party (MNP), and PNC-endorsed independent candidates, won a total of eight seats. The government has a total of 74 seats out of the People’s Majlis’s 93 seats, giving it a super majority. The Commission said that the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) only won 12 seats, while independent candidates not allied with either the MDP or the PNC won 11 seats. However, the Adhaalath Party, or the Democrats, led by former presid

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got the lion’s share in the key by-elections by winning at least two National and 10 provincial Assembly seats, according to the unofficial results on April 22. By-elections were held on Sunday on 21 National and provincial Assembly seats amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in specific districts of Punjab and Balochistan to maintain law and order. Two seats each of the National Assembly in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and one seat in Sindh, while twelve seats of the Punjab Assembly and two each of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan assemblies were up for grabs. Major political parties including the PML-N, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and the Pakis

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each other, risking the Gaza war to expand into a regional conflict. Raisi is scheduled to hold talks with top Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as the two neighbours seek to mend ties after tit-for-tat missile attacks in January. KEEP READINGlist of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan attacks ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Iranlist 2 of 4Iran’s surprise ‘unprecedented heat’ shutdown raises questionslist 3 of 4Will Israel respond to Iran’s first-ever direct attack?list 4 of 4What are the implications of Iran’s missile attack on Israel?end of listLocal media reported that Raisi will also meet General Asim Mu