Masum Billah – Page 34 – South Asian Correspondent

ndian sari industry collapses significantly. Photo: Al Jazeera

October 4, 2025

India’s sari trade sees mixed impact from tensions with Bangladesh

Political and trade tensions between India and Bangladesh have disrupted the sari industry, hurting luxury weavers in Varanasi while giving…

Geo-politics

Supporters of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an alliance of Kashmir civil rights groups, chant slogans as they gather to attend the funeral of men who were killed during a protest following a shutter-down strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Pakistan October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Naseer ud Din

October 4, 2025

What happened in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after days of anti-government protests?

Islamabad: Widespread protests and violent clashes have erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, driven by long-standing economic grievances and political demands from the…

Afghanistan

October 4, 2025

Afghan Taliban foreign minister to visit India for first time

Kabul : Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN Security Council Committee temporarily lifted a travel…

Highlights news

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. — Reuters

October 4, 2025

Shehbaz says issues resolved ‘amicably’ as deal signed to end unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Islamabad: Unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has eased after the federal government and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) signed an agreement…

Bangladesh

Xi Jinping has been the Chinese leader and president for 13 years. (AFP)

October 4, 2025

Xi hails 50 years of Bangladesh-China ties, pledges deeper cooperation

Dhaka : Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (4 October) exchanged congratulatory messages marking the 50th anniversary…

Bangladesh