The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has warned over possible forced repatriation of overseas workers that could create grave problems for the economy urging the government to evolve a comprehensive strategy to deal with the situation
The Power, Potential, and Unrealised Promise, of South Asia
South Asia, for all its faults and constraints, is the fastest-growing economic region in the world this year. It is also home to the Commonwealth’s largest three countries in terms of population, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, representing just under two billion citizens, the majority under 30-years old.
From Remittances to Investments: Why Every State Should Build a Stronger Partnership with Overseas Indians
Overseas Indians possess both the financial capacity and the desire to invest, yet many promising projects are abandoned because of fragmented procedures, multiple government approvals and the absence of a single accountable institution to guide investors from concept to completion.
Bangladesh's Expatriate Card: A New Chapter in Migrant Financial Security
The Expatriate Card will be a source of recognition to millions of Bangladeshi remittance warriors and a sign of gratitude from the State for their support to the nation's development.
In Search of Dharma in the Indian Diaspora
We have become an aggressive and divisive society which is becoming intolerant of others' ideas and points of view. For a pluralistic society like India, all the people who live there are important and we need to work together to take the country forward and to great heights. Unless we change our present thinking, we have the danger of becoming an extremist state
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Bangladeshi couple pleads guilty in US court to helping ISIS
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Record number of 20 Indian Americans win election to the State Houses
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Nepali man jailed 40 years without trial in Kolkata
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Seven dead, 11 injured in a fire at Nepali restaurant in Hong Kong
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US remains top choice for Indian students for higher education
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Indian-origin UAE businessman BR Shetty stopped at Bengaluru airport from boarding Abu Dhabi flight
Indian-origin UAE businessman B.R. Shetty who made a surprise attempt to return to the UAE after eight months in India, has been stopped by immigration officials at the Bengaluru airport as he was about to board an Etihad flight, Khaleej Times has reported
Bangladeshi expats sent record $1 billion in just 12 days this month
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Dubai-based Indian couple hosts 'drive-by wedding ceremony'
A Dubai-based Indian couple hosted a 'drive-by wedding ceremony' for their loved ones outside their residence. Hailing from Kerala, Muhammed Jazem and Almas Ahmed first had their 'nikah' ceremony, after which they stood under a flower arch outside their home in Jumeirah for a socially distanced wedding reception, reports Khaleej Times
Nepali diaspora hit by Covid surge
A second wave of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the explosive spread in the United States has raised the number of deaths from the pandemic in the Nepali diaspora, but experts say the toll may be higher than officially reported
104 Bangladeshi garment workers stuck in Ethiopia
A Bangladeshi garment company urged the government to help relocate its 104 expatriate workers stranded in Ethiopia's conflict-torn northern Tigray region
Nepalis in Malaysia to gain from amnesty
The Malaysian government has initiated a ‘recalibration’ of undocumented foreign workers in its country that will benefit Nepalis who have been working there without proper papers
