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Resident of Vahdat detained for inflicting serious stab wounds on Dushanbe resident

A resident of Vahdat Township has been detained for inflicting serious stab wounds on a Dushanbe resident.

11:17, october 25, 2017

Tajikistan’s national integrated power company calls conditions for avoidance of power rationing

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) has called conditions for avoidance of introducing power rationing in the country during autumn-winter 2017-2018.

10:29, october 25, 2017

POLITICS

Tajikistan’s Center for Islamic Studies accuses Iran of imposing its religious ideology on Tajikistan

An article by Qamar Nourulhaqov, an employee of the Center for Islamic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, accuses Iran of imposing its religious ideology on Tajikistan and attempting to

09:40, october 25, 2017

220 students graduate from UCA’s School of Professional and Continuing Education in Tajikistan

The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) provides post-secondary, short-cycle education, giving young people and adults professional and

09:29, october 25, 2017

EBRD and its partners award the best climate resilience projects financed in Tajikistan through CLIMADAT program

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its partners yesterday afternoon awarded the best climate resilience projects financed in Tajikistan through the Climate Resilience

17:07, october 24, 2017

Tajik private air carrier launches new air route

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier, Somon Air, has launched a new air route – from Dushanbe to Seoul, South Korea.

16:49, october 24, 2017

Chinese newspaper considers that Chinese businesspeople face difficulties in Tajikistan, including murky politics

A Hong Kong English-language newspaper South China Morning Post has sharply criticized the investment policy of official Beijing in in Central Asia’s nations, particularly in Tajikistan.

14:57, october 24, 2017

Four residents of northern Tajikistan jailed for membership in Salafi group

Four residents of the northern Sughd province have been jailed for membership in the outlawed Salafi group.

14:39, october 24, 2017

Deputy prime minister criticizes Sughd authorities for poor preparations for winter

Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, has sharply criticized inadequate measures taken by Sughd local authorities to ensure regular work of the province’s economy during autumn-winter 2017-2018,

14:17, october 24, 2017

Trade possibilities spurring rapprochement between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

An exhibition of Tajik industrial goods that took place at the UzExpoCenter exhibition hall in Tashkent this month was a response to an analogous event in April organized for Uzbek exporters looking

13:54, october 24, 2017

OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe trains Tajik law enforcement officers on working with the media

Twenty-five officers from the Tajik Border Troops, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Customs Service and the Drug Control Agency completed a one-week workshop on working with the media in

11:41, october 24, 2017

Gas retailer Umed-88 reportedly misappropriates funds intended for construction of Roghun HPP

The anticorruption agency has confirmed the arrest of top managers of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers.

10:40, october 24, 2017

Vice-rector of Tajik Medical University detained on suspicion of large-scale bribery

Vice-Rector of Tajik State Medical University, Professor Dilshod Solehov has been arrested on suspicion of taking a US$16,000 bribe.

10:14, october 24, 2017

Musicians from Tajikistan’s Academy of Maqam participate in international musical festival in Moscow

Musicians from Tajikistan’s Academy of Maqam are participating in the 4th international musical festival in Moscow, dubbed “The Musical Map of the World”, according to Tajik

09:47, october 24, 2017

He returned to serve his people, Tajik surgeon’s colleagues say about him

Colleagues and relatives of Abdumalik Salomov, a doctor at the Cardiovascular Surgery Center in Khujand (Sughd province), have been shocked to hear that he was detained on suspicion of having

17:19, october 23, 2017

Private houses located behind the Javonon Cinema will be demolished, while each house on this street could be a museum house

Private houses located on the Ghani Abdullo (formerly Pionerskaya) Street, behind the Javonon Cinema, will be demolished. Meanwhile, residents of these houses are displeased with this decision.

16:05, october 23, 2017

Japan’s Government completes five GGP projects in Tajikistan

On October 17-20, Mr.

15:47, october 23, 2017

Moscow court passes verdict on gang charged with killing 14 people

The Moscow city court has passed verdict on a gang charged with killing 14 people in Moscow, Moscow and Yaroslav oblasts in 2014-2015, Medouza writes, citing the Investigative Committee of the

14:58, october 23, 2017

Tajik official gets lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in Roudaki district

A Tajik official has got a lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in the Roudaki district.

14:22, october 23, 2017

Agroinvestbonk reduces its staff by more than 1,500 people in order to improve activities

Open Join-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has reduced its staff by 1,520 people in order to improve its financial situation. Only 524 people now work for the bank.

13:32, october 23, 2017

POWER

Number of holidays increasing in Tajikistan

A number of holidays is increasing in Tajikistan as the government has offered amendments to the country’s law on holidays, A draft law worked by the government offers to put three new

12:00, october 23, 2017

Central Asian governments must help people and businesses become more productive, says WB official

An article Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, titled Dream Bigger: Building the Middle-Class in Central Asia , in particular, notes that in Kazakhstan, extreme poverty

11:48, october 23, 2017

Owner of one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailer detained on suspicion of tax evasion and document fraud

Rajabali Odinayev, the owner of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers, has been detained by anticorruption officers on suspicion of tax evasion and large-scale fraud.

10:52, october 23, 2017

POWER

President signs decree on termination of powers of chairman of Rasht court in connection with his death

Powers of chairman of the Rasht district court have been terminated in connection with his death, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:40, october 23, 2017

ADB president to pay three-day visit to Tajikistan this week

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao will pay a three-day visit to Tajikistan to hold talks with Tajik state officials and attend the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Central

10:11, october 23, 2017

First social cafe opens in Tajik capital

The first social café named “Dar Yak Zamin” (On One Earth) has opened in Dushanbe.

09:13, october 23, 2017

JICA Supported a Seminar on Medical Equipment Maintenance

Ex-participants of JICA Training Course on Management and Maintenance of Medical Equipment have conducted a seminar on proper medical equipment maintenance at the Maternity Department of the

17:21, october 20, 2017

Rights group urges US Secretary of State to support LGBT community in Tajikistan

Human Rights First on October 18 expressed alarm over reports that Tajikistani authorities have created a registry of gay and lesbian citizens and called on U.S.

16:32, october 20, 2017