Tajkistan

16:09, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

Resignation of head of Sughd directorate for youth affairs has nothing to do with Mirsadiov’s case

Resignation of the head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs has nothing to do with the case of Khairullo Mirsaidov, Akhtam Abdullozoda, the head of the Committee for Youth

15:50, february 12, 2018

POWER

Tajikistan offers condolences to Russia over deadly plane crash.

Tajikistan has offered sympathy to Russia over a deadly plane crash.

15:29, february 12, 2018

ECONOMY

Volume of currency interventions conducted by Tajik central bank last year amounts to 300 mln USD

The volume of currency interventions conducted by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) during the last year reportedly amounted to 300 million U.S. dollars.

14:54, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

China expected to finance restoration of Tajikistan’s nuclear research rector

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) will participate in restoration of Tajikistan’s nuclear research reactor, ARGUS-FTI, Farhod Rahimi, President of the Academy of Sciences of

14:31, february 12, 2018

POLITICS

One more border crossing point reopens along Tajik-Uzbek border

One more border crossing point has reopened along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan bringing the number of operational border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Uzbek border to

14:10, february 12, 2018

INCIDENTS

Teen driver hits pedestrian in downtown Dushanbe

A 19-year-old man has been injured in a hit-and-run accident in Dushanbe. According to the Interior Ministry’s website, a teen driver has hit pedestrian in downtown Dushanbe.

11:59, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

Residents of two villages in Ishkashim poisoned with bread made from contaminated wheat delivered from Hamadoni; one teen dies

Consumption of bread made from contaminated wheat delivered from Khatlon’s Hamadoni district has led to nineteen heliotrope poisoning cases in two villages of the Ishkashim district in the

10:50, february 12, 2018

POLITICS

Outgoing Uzbek ambassador bids farewell to Tajik foreign minister

Outgoing Uzbek Ambassador to Tajikistan Shokasym Shoislamov conferred here with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov on February 9 at the end of his tenure to the Republic of Tajikistan.

10:45, february 12, 2018

TAJKISTAN

Bloody February 1990

Exactly 28 years ago in Dushanbe snipers opened a fire at the protesters in front of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan.

10:35, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

HRW researcher says case of Tajik stand-up comedian and journalist’s case is travesty of law

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10:11, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

Head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs relieved of duties

The head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs, Olim Zohidzoda, has been relieved of his duties, an official source at the Sughd department for youth and sports’ affairs

09:53, february 12, 2018

SOCIETY

If you fail to read oath of citizenship, you will not obtain the Russian citizenship

Foreigners failing to read the oath of citizenship will not obtain the Russian citizenship, according to the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta .

16:12, february 9, 2018

SOCIETY

Wrong priorities or what for there ought to spend 100 million USD?

According to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, last year’s natural disasters cost Tajikistan at 400-500 million U.S.

15:22, february 9, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajikistan increases its gold-and-currency reserves due to buying three tons of gold

Tajikistan last year bought more than three tons of gold, Jamshed Nourmahmadzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), told reporters in Dushanbe on February 9.

14:54, february 9, 2018

ECONOMY

The government expected to decide further fate of two distressed commercial banks

The government is currently reviewing proposals on further fate of two distressed banks – Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk.

14:09, february 9, 2018

SOCIETY

38 cases of juvenile suicide reported in northern Tajikistan last year

Thirty-eight cases of juvenile suicide were reported in the Sughd province last year, which is six cases more than in 2016, Osim Karimzoda, the head of the Sughd education directorate, told reporters

13:55, february 9, 2018

POWER

President shakes up officials

President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes on February 9, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

11:33, february 9, 2018

SOCIETY

Supreme Court considers appeal filed by official punished for law on observing national traditions and rituals

The Supreme Court is considering an appeal filed by the former director of Tajikistan’s National Library Saifiddin Nazarzoda, who was punished for violating the law on observing national

11:13, february 9, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Police officer stands trial for excessing powers entailing death of detainee

The Khatlon regional court is considering criminal proceedings instituted against Mahmadullo Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon province,

10:04, february 9, 2018

SOCIETY

23rd Olympic Winter Games open in PyeongChang

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, is an international multi-sport event that is taking place in Pyeongchang County,

09:41, february 9, 2018

SOCIETY

U.S. Government supports new shorter treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tajikistan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works with local partners to bring a new, shorter treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), recommended by the

09:34, february 9, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining venture resumes operations

Tajik-Chinese Joint Venture (JV) Zarafshon (formerly Zervashan Gold Company), which is the largest gold mining company in Tajikistan, has resumed operations.

17:17, february 8, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Investigation into the case of Tajik stand-up comedian extended for two more months

An investigation into the case of stand-up comedian Khairullo Mirsaidov, who is leader of the Khujand KVN team, has been extended for two more months.

16:57, february 8, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik police prevent 36 terrorist attacks in Tajikistan and help prevent two others in Uzbekistan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimzoda, revealed on February 8 that Tajik police prevented 36 terrorist attacks in Tajikistan last year.

16:37, february 8, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik interior ministry checks the information about the death of the fugitive police officer in Iraq

The credibility of information about the death of the fugitive Colonel Gulmurod Halimov in Iraq has not yet been confirmed and we are currently checking it, the Interior Minister of Tajikistan,

16:06, february 8, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajikistan introduces tax preferences to support development of productive entrepreneurship

Tajikistan has introduced tax preferences in order to support development of productive entrepreneurship.

15:03, february 8, 2018

SECURITY

China denies plans to build military base on Afghan-Tajik border but Afghan officials confirm the plans

China has formally denied reports that it is building a military base on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border for the Afghan armed forces but Afghan security officials have confirmed the original

14:37, february 8, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Several people sustain stab injuries during a funeral ceremony in Vanj

Several people have sustained stab wounds during a funeral ceremony in the Vanj district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:55, february 8, 2018

ECONOMY

Tojiksodirotbonk pays out savings to its customers in Sughd

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB), which is Tajikistan’s second largest commercial bank, is paying out savings to its customers in the northern province of Sughd.

11:26, february 8, 2018

POLITICS

Tajkistan

Resignation of head of Sughd directorate for youth affairs has nothing to do with Mirsadiov’s case

Resignation of the head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs has nothing to do with the case of Khairullo Mirsaidov, Akhtam Abdullozoda, the head of the Committee for Youth

Tajikistan offers condolences to Russia over deadly plane crash.

Tajikistan has offered sympathy to Russia over a deadly plane crash.

Volume of currency interventions conducted by Tajik central bank last year amounts to 300 mln USD

The volume of currency interventions conducted by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) during the last year reportedly amounted to 300 million U.S. dollars.

China expected to finance restoration of Tajikistan’s nuclear research rector

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) will participate in restoration of Tajikistan’s nuclear research reactor, ARGUS-FTI, Farhod Rahimi, President of the Academy of Sciences of

One more border crossing point reopens along Tajik-Uzbek border

One more border crossing point has reopened along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan bringing the number of operational border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Uzbek border to

Teen driver hits pedestrian in downtown Dushanbe

A 19-year-old man has been injured in a hit-and-run accident in Dushanbe. According to the Interior Ministry’s website, a teen driver has hit pedestrian in downtown Dushanbe.

Residents of two villages in Ishkashim poisoned with bread made from contaminated wheat delivered from Hamadoni; one teen dies

Consumption of bread made from contaminated wheat delivered from Khatlon’s Hamadoni district has led to nineteen heliotrope poisoning cases in two villages of the Ishkashim district in the

Outgoing Uzbek ambassador bids farewell to Tajik foreign minister

Outgoing Uzbek Ambassador to Tajikistan Shokasym Shoislamov conferred here with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov on February 9 at the end of his tenure to the Republic of Tajikistan.

Bloody February 1990

Exactly 28 years ago in Dushanbe snipers opened a fire at the protesters in front of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan.

HRW researcher says case of Tajik stand-up comedian and journalist’s case is travesty of law

Mr.

Head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs relieved of duties

The head of the Sughd directorate for youth and sports’ affairs, Olim Zohidzoda, has been relieved of his duties, an official source at the Sughd department for youth and sports’ affairs

If you fail to read oath of citizenship, you will not obtain the Russian citizenship

Foreigners failing to read the oath of citizenship will not obtain the Russian citizenship, according to the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta .

Wrong priorities or what for there ought to spend 100 million USD?

According to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, last year’s natural disasters cost Tajikistan at 400-500 million U.S.

Tajikistan increases its gold-and-currency reserves due to buying three tons of gold

Tajikistan last year bought more than three tons of gold, Jamshed Nourmahmadzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), told reporters in Dushanbe on February 9.

The government expected to decide further fate of two distressed commercial banks

The government is currently reviewing proposals on further fate of two distressed banks – Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk.

38 cases of juvenile suicide reported in northern Tajikistan last year

Thirty-eight cases of juvenile suicide were reported in the Sughd province last year, which is six cases more than in 2016, Osim Karimzoda, the head of the Sughd education directorate, told reporters

President shakes up officials

President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes on February 9, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

Supreme Court considers appeal filed by official punished for law on observing national traditions and rituals

The Supreme Court is considering an appeal filed by the former director of Tajikistan’s National Library Saifiddin Nazarzoda, who was punished for violating the law on observing national

Police officer stands trial for excessing powers entailing death of detainee

The Khatlon regional court is considering criminal proceedings instituted against Mahmadullo Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon province,

23rd Olympic Winter Games open in PyeongChang

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, is an international multi-sport event that is taking place in Pyeongchang County,

U.S. Government supports new shorter treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tajikistan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works with local partners to bring a new, shorter treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), recommended by the

Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining venture resumes operations

Tajik-Chinese Joint Venture (JV) Zarafshon (formerly Zervashan Gold Company), which is the largest gold mining company in Tajikistan, has resumed operations.

Investigation into the case of Tajik stand-up comedian extended for two more months

An investigation into the case of stand-up comedian Khairullo Mirsaidov, who is leader of the Khujand KVN team, has been extended for two more months.

Tajik police prevent 36 terrorist attacks in Tajikistan and help prevent two others in Uzbekistan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimzoda, revealed on February 8 that Tajik police prevented 36 terrorist attacks in Tajikistan last year.

Tajik interior ministry checks the information about the death of the fugitive police officer in Iraq

The credibility of information about the death of the fugitive Colonel Gulmurod Halimov in Iraq has not yet been confirmed and we are currently checking it, the Interior Minister of Tajikistan,

Tajikistan introduces tax preferences to support development of productive entrepreneurship

Tajikistan has introduced tax preferences in order to support development of productive entrepreneurship.

China denies plans to build military base on Afghan-Tajik border but Afghan officials confirm the plans

China has formally denied reports that it is building a military base on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border for the Afghan armed forces but Afghan security officials have confirmed the original

Several people sustain stab injuries during a funeral ceremony in Vanj

Several people have sustained stab wounds during a funeral ceremony in the Vanj district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

Tojiksodirotbonk pays out savings to its customers in Sughd

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB), which is Tajikistan’s second largest commercial bank, is paying out savings to its customers in the northern province of Sughd.

Chief prosecutors of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon yesterday met in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, with his Uzbek counterpart Otabek Murodov to discuss cooperation.