VIF Neighbourhood News Digest: December 13, 2021

Bangladesh

Bangladesh at 50: No longer in the shadows- Dhaka Tribune

In South Asia, Bangladesh stands on its own merit. American policymakers must be able to see Bangladesh as an independent actor -- not just a subset of India-Pakistan policy. Click here to read... [2]

Month of Victory: Standoff in Dhaka- Dhaka Tribune

On December 13, 1971, the Liberation Forces, their Indian allies, and the Pakistani occupation army all gathered in and around Dhaka ahead of the decisive showdown after nine months of bloody war. Click here to read... [3]

Bangladesh enters 5G technology regime- Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh has entered the fifth-generation (5G) era as Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy virtually inaugurated the service. Click here to read... [4]

Dhaka trade fair begins Jan 1 at new venue- Daily Star

Following a year's gap, the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is expected to open as planned on January 1 at its new venue in the capital's Purbachal. Click here to read... [5]

The Great Powers Wash Their. Hands- Daily Star

Since March 25, when the Pakistani Army was turned loose on a defenseless East Bengal, events have been unrolling which have been described as not less frightful than the war in Vietnam. Click here to read... [6]

Covid deaths, infections rise again in Bangladesh- Observer

Bangladesh reported six more deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours till 8:00am Sunday. With them, the death toll has risen to 28,028. Click here to read... [7]

Serve country with patriotism, sincerity- Asian Age

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the new army officers to serve the country and uphold the spirit of War of Liberation being imbued with patriotism. Click here to read... [8]

Bhutan

ECB disqualifies two LG candidates- Kuensel

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has disqualified two candidates contesting in the local government elections for Drakteng gewog in Trongsa yesterday.Click here to read... [9]

Alcohol problem: looking for solutions- Kuensel

That a sensible solution continues to evade us stretches belief. To address one of the biggest health issues facing the country—alcohol-related liver disease. Click here to read... [10]

Bhutanese film on Climate Change wins best documentary award- Kuensel

Director Arun Bhattarai won the Best Documentary Award at the International Mobile Film Festival for his one-minute film “Snow Lion and The Glaciologist” during the awards ceremony on World Climate Day in Paris on December 8. Click here to read... [11]

Ngenpa Gudzom is the most inauspicious day on the Bhutanese calendar- Daily Bhutan

Ngenpa Gudzom is considered the most inauspicious day on the Bhutanese Calendar. It is observed on the seventh day of the 11th month of the Bhutanese Calendar which falls on December 10, 2021.

Nepal

Nepali Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi, who is contesting the election for party president, told media persons that no candidate would secure victory. Click here to read... [12]

165 persons from Sudurpaschim go missing in India- Himalaya

Many people go to India for work from various districts of the Sudurpaschim province every year. However, the number of them going missing there has increased over the years and it has become a matter of concern.
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Amid liquidity crunch, government delays raising internal loans- TKP

Experts say there is a need to expedite spending so as to give a stimulus to the economy and focus on utilising resources collected from internal debt. Click here to read... [13]

Congress is broken. It needs fixing- TKP

An overhauled ideology—and an organisational rejig—is a must to inject new blood into the grand old party. Click here to read... [14]

I will give NC a majority in all three levels of elections: Deuba- Republica

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he needs to be in the party leadership to sustain the current government and ensure victory of the party in the upcoming elections. Click here to read... [15]