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    Deceived, Drugged and Sold: The Growing Scandal of Bangladeshi Brides Trafficked to China

    Justice and Care Country Director Mohammed Tariqul Islam said Rima’s safe return highlighted the need for timely cross-border cooperation.
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    UN Welcomes Sri Lanka’s Push to Ease Return of War Refugees from India

    For many refugees, the decision of whether to return involves weighing deep emotional ties to ancestral places against the practical realities of life.
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    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
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    Pakistan: Government Weighs Agricultural Income Tax to Satisfy IMF Demands

    With the September deadline now publicly acknowledged, both federal and provincial governments face a narrowing window to demonstrate credibility.
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    Sri Lanka Emerges as the Rare Consensus Favourite Among South Asian Neighbours in New Pew Survey

    South Asian public opinion remains heavily shaped by history, security concerns and recent political events.
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    Employment

    Grounded Dreams: Can Young Maldivians Finally Afford a Home?

    Concessionary finance, pension collateral, equity support and controlled-price public-private units are beginning to rewrite the equation.
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    Aid

    Sri Lanka: Flood Victims Keep Returning Home as Relocation Fails in High-Risk Zones

    As another monsoon season tests the country’s defences, the arithmetic of density, the economics of daily survival and the limits of legal compulsion keep colliding.
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    Afghanistan

    Grenade Attack Wounds Dozens of Children at Primary School in Hazara District

    As of Wednesday, August 19, hospitals continued treating the wounded. Families of the injured children, many of them primary-school pupils, waited for updates.
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