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Can the UAE be an alternative education destination for Indian students?

UAE possesses specific advantages from an academic standpoint. It hosts branch campuses of several dozen top universities: New York University, for example, has its Abu Dhabi campus as a full-service liberal-arts university. France's Sorbonne University has a branch in Abu Dhabi. Britain's Heriot-Watt, University of Birmingham, Middlesex, and other Western universities have similarly invested heavily in UAE campuses.

A South Asia arts focused success story in Seattle: Challenging misconceptions and stereotypes about South Asia

Barely twenty years later, in 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially accepted Tasveeri as an Oscar-qualifying film festival. It is so far the only South Asian film festival to be officially recognized as such. This means that Tasveer film festival winners become eligible for submissions to the Oscars.

Japan to Recruit One Lakh Bangladeshi Workers: An Opportunity or a Risk?

Ultimately, the recruitment of 100,000 workers presents both opportunities and challenges for Bangladesh. If Bangladeshis can understand Japanese work culture, then it's truly a blessing; however, misunderstanding or violating it poses a risk to the hard-earned trust that has been established between the two Asian countries.

Bangladesh's Record Remittance Flow: But Remittance Architecture Needs To Be Secure And Future-Ready

While FY25 has been a success story, sustaining this trend won’t be easy. Bangladesh’s remittance economy relies heavily on labor migration to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. However, labor demand in host countries is changing due to automation, nationalization of jobs (Saudi Arabia’s Saudization policy), and shifting immigration laws. The future of low-skilled labor exports is uncertain

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PakIstani web series debuts on Indian platform

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Biden outreach to South Asians: Young Indian American represents Maryland at Democratic Convention

While governors, senators and other leaders represented their states at the Democratic Party Convention's roll call to determine the party's presidential nominee, a 20-year-old Indian American student stood out representing the Maryland state

Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Nepal's national poet, dies at 101

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Partition through ordinary eyes/Niranna : The Starved (Volume 2)

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Two Afghan women climb country's highest peak

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Doyen of Indian classical music Pandit Jasraj dies at 90

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Idli will kindle global interest, says Indian chefs

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Foreign mountaineers to participate in season's first climb in Pakistan

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Indian actor flies 12 ill Filipino kids to India for urgent liver transplant

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513 animals go 'missing' from Islamabad zoo

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Biodegradable PPE: Bangladeshi makes it with jute, crabs

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Afghan women demand presence in peace process, presence in government institutions

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Indian cricketing legend M S Dhoni bids adieu to international cricket

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