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    Animals and wildlife

    The Hidden Toll of Living with Tigers – Who Speaks for the Tiger Widows of the Sundarbans?

    The Sundarbans is not just a UNESCO World Heritage site or a tiger sanctuary – it is a living landscape where humans and wildlife have long coexisted, often at great cost.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: The Resurgence of Pirate Syndicates in Sundarbans

    For thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen and honey collectors, setting out onto the waters of the Sundarbans to earn a daily livelihood has abruptly devolved into a deadly gamble.
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Bangladesh Enacts Sweeping Anti-Gambling Law with AI Surveillance and Harsh Penalties

    The Gambling Prevention Bill 2026 marks Bangladesh’s determination to modernise regulatory tools in line with technological realities.
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan: Glacial Lakes Pose Growing Flood Threat Amid Accelerating Climate Change

    Bhutan, nestled in the eastern Himalayas, is confronting one of the most immediate and severe impacts of global warming: the rapid expansion and destabilization of glacial lakes.
    Human rights

    Sri Lanka: Deadly Prison Riot Rocks Negombo Prison; 25 Killed as Drug Rivalries Explode

    Violence erupted at Negombo Prison over the weekend, escalating into a deadly two-day clash that has left at least 25 people dead and over 100 injured.

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    Artificial Intelligence

    Bangladesh Enacts Sweeping Anti-Gambling Law with AI Surveillance and Harsh Penalties

    The Gambling Prevention Bill 2026 marks Bangladesh’s determination to modernise regulatory tools in line with technological realities.
    Bhutan

    Bhutan: Glacial Lakes Pose Growing Flood Threat Amid Accelerating Climate Change

    Bhutan, nestled in the eastern Himalayas, is confronting one of the most immediate and severe impacts of global warming: the rapid expansion and destabilization of glacial lakes.
    Civil society

    Life Sentence for Baloch Activists Sparks Widespread Condemnation as ‘Political Vendetta’

    The conviction relates to violence during the Baloch Raji Muchi (Baloch National Gathering) organised by the BYC in Gwadar in July 2024.
    Agriculture

    El Niño Threatens Double-Digit Food Inflation in Sri Lanka by Late 2026

    As Sri Lanka’s economy stabilises under the new government,...
    Employment

    Sri Lanka Regains Upper-Middle-Income Status

    As the World Bank has highlighted, maintaining upper-middle status requires not just recovery momentum but deep structural reforms to drive sustainable, inclusive growth.

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