Tajkistan

First festival of culture and tourism expected to take place in Tajik capital next month

The first festival of culture and tourism is expected to take place in Dushanbe on March 22.

14:10, february 26, 2018

Year after Tajprombank fails, depositors still can’t get cash

One year since Tajprombank, a mid-sized bank in Tajikistan, collapsed, savers have barely any of their cash back despite promises from the country’s president that nobody would be left out of

11:26, february 26, 2018

Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining venture top manager meets acting governor of Sughd to discuss cooperation

Top manager of Tajik-Chinese Joint Venture (JV) Zarafshon (formerly Zeravshan Gold Company), Mr.

10:56, february 26, 2018

Tajik foreign minister receives newly-appointed Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Tajikistan

On Friday February 23, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov received the newly-appointed Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ergash Shoismatov, according to the Tajik MFA information

10:41, february 26, 2018

Tajik-Uzbek commission for delineation of mutual border meets in Ferghana

A meeting of the Tajik-Uzbek intergovernmental commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border took place in the Uzbek city of Ferghana on February 24, according to the Tajik MFA

10:10, february 26, 2018

INCIDENTS

Road-hog who killed two children in hit-and-run accident does not have a driver’s license

A 25-year-old road-hog has killed two children Road-hog who killed two children in in hit-and-run accident does not have a driver’s license.

09:39, february 26, 2018

Patient-centered models of tuberculosis care discussed in Dushanbe last week

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population held a National Workshop on “Patient-Centered

09:28, february 26, 2018

85 per cent of the global population has access to basic electricity services, says UN

Remarkable progress has been made in broadening electricity access globally, however sustained political will and increased public and private finance are urgently needed to provide affordable and

16:22, february 23, 2018

Tajikistan plans to expand underground coal mining

Tajikistan plans to expand underground coal mining. To-date, Tajikistan has used a surface mining technique of extracting coal (open-pit, open-cast or open cut mining).

15:18, february 23, 2018

Tajik company opens its trading center in Tashkent

An official opening ceremony for trading center of Tajik company Gayur LLC took place in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on February 22.

14:50, february 23, 2018

More than 5,000 Tajiks have graduated from higher military schools in Tajikistan and abroad

President Emomali Rahmon has attended celebrations dedicated to the 25th anniversary of anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s Armed Force.

13:20, february 23, 2018

INCIDENTS

Road-hog kills two children in traffic accident in Dushanbe

A 23-year-old road-hog has killed two children in a traffic accident tin Dushanbe.

12:59, february 23, 2018

Japan’s Government completes five GGP projects in Khatlon province

From February 20 through 22, Mr.

11:52, february 23, 2018

New Uzbek ambassador to Tajikistan arrives in Dushanbe

The newly-appointed Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ergash Shoismatov, has arrived in Dushanbe.

11:05, february 23, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Six Tajik nationals get lengthy jail terms for an attempt to blow up minibus in Moscow suburb of Lyubertsy

Six Tajik nationals have reportedly got lengthy jail terms for an attempt to blow up a minibus in Moscow suburb of Lyubertsy In a ruling handed down on February 22, the Moscow Regional

10:25, february 23, 2018

U.S. Embassy donates $1.3 million living quarters complex to the Ministry of Defense in Fakhrobod

United States Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert, Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan Colonel- General Abdurahim Qahhorov, Adviser to the President of Tajikistan Colonel-General

10:06, february 23, 2018

Hijabs, gays, lawyers: What does prevent Tajik authorities from observing human rights?

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018 The State of World’s Human Rights , an annual report released by Amnesty International (AI) on February 21, notes that the Tajik authorities continued

17:40, february 22, 2018

Energy, transport lead the way as performance of 2017 ADB-funded projects in Tajikistan remains strong

Energy and transport sectors remained the largest recipients of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing in 2017 in Tajikistan, accounting for 48.3% and 31.

16:58, february 22, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Two wanted criminals dress up as women and wear hijab to avoid police

Two men from Khatlon’s Shahritous district, who were wanted by police for recruiting citizens of Tajikistan into terrorist organizations, were dressing up as women and wearing a hijab in order

16:19, february 22, 2018

The number of heliotrope poisoning cases in Ishkashim reportedly rises to 54

The number of residents in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) poisoned by consuming bread made from contaminated wheat delivered to the district from

15:45, february 22, 2018

Pamir researchers hold conference on the occasion of International Mother Language Day

The Institute of Humanities named after Academician Bahodur Iskandarov, which is based in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), on February 21 held a roundtable on the

15:11, february 22, 2018

POWER

President signs a number of laws adopted by parliament

President Emomali Rahmon has signed a number of laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and seconded by the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper

14:43, february 22, 2018

POWER

Avicenna roundabout in Dushanbe to be closed for traffic for two years

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree closing the Avicenna roundabout in the Qariyai Bolo area for traffic in connection with construction a new flyover in the Tajik capital, according to

12:01, february 22, 2018

TI warns corruption usually follows media, NGO crackdowns

Transparency International (TI) has found that a majority of countries in the world can be called corrupt, with a clear link between high levels of corruption and little protection of the media and

11:34, february 22, 2018

Tajikistan ready for evaluation of its system of countering legalization of proceeds from crime…

Tajikistan’s national system of prevention and counteraction to legalization (laundering) of the proceeds from crime or terrorism financing, as well as financing proliferation of weapons of

11:00, february 22, 2018

Tajik ambassador to Turkey meets Turkish foreign minister to discuss cooperation

On Tuesday February 20, Tajik Ambassador to Turkey Mahmadali Rajabiyon held talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss cooperation.

10:31, february 22, 2018

Eurobonds to help us…

Construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be going on due to sale of public bonds (Eurobonds) to creditors.

17:25, february 21, 2018

Tajik central bank’s gold bars reportedly rise 3 percent in prices

The cost of gold bars being sold by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has reportedly risen nearly 3 percent since the beginning of this year.

16:54, february 21, 2018

Computerized Armed Forces Management Center officially opens in Dushanbe

The Computerized Armed Forces Management Center has official opened in Tajikistan.

16:06, february 21, 2018