Tajkistan

Construction of the National Theater of Tajikistan suspended for financial reasons

Construction of what the Tajik president's official website boasts will be “Central Asia's largest theater” has been temporarily suspended.

14:53, february 7, 2018

299 new cases of HIV infection reported in Sughd province last year

299 new cases of HIV infection were registered in the Sughd province last year, bringing a total number of the officially registered HIV sufferers in the province to 2,077, Farrukh Maqsoudzoda, the

12:00, february 7, 2018

Direct implementation of CASA 1000 Project expected to commence this year

– The direct Implementation of CASA 1000 Project is expected to commence this year.

11:06, february 7, 2018

Exhibition of Uzbek industrial goods expected to take place in Dushanbe next month

Organizational issues related to holding an exhibition of Uzbek industrial goods in Dushanbe were discussed at a meeting of Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and

10:37, february 7, 2018

Tajik nationals staying in Russia now can exchange their driving licenses for new ones at Tajik Embassy in Moscow

Tajik nationals staying in Russia now can exchange their old model driving licenses for new ones at Tajik Embassy in Moscow. For this, they should pay the amount equivalent to 100.00 U.S.

16:35, february 6, 2018

Exercise for Tajik rescuers expected to be conducted in Bartang Valley in August this year

Rustam Nazarzoda, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe today that an exercise for Tajik rescuers is

15:59, february 6, 2018

31 people were killed in natural disasters and Tajikistan rivers claimed 170 lives due drowning in 2017

883 natural disasters were reported in Tajikistan last year, including 720 avalanches, 41 mudflows, 32 floods, 23 landslides, 33 earthquakes, 21 rockfalls and 13 squally winds, Rustam Nazarzoda, the

15:16, february 6, 2018

Over 125,000 new jobs created in Tajikistan last year, says the labor minister

More than 125,000 new jobs were created in Tajikistan last year, the Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, Sumangul Taghoizoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 6.

14:46, february 6, 2018

Russia grants migration amnesty to nearly 122,000 Tajik nationals, says the labor minister

Last year, the Russian Federation granted migration amnesty for nearly 122,00 Tajik citizens who had been deported from Russia for violation of Russia’s migration legislation, the Minister of

14:05, february 6, 2018

About 5000 Tajik students sent last year for studying abroad, says the education minister

In the frameworks of cooperation agreements between Tajikistan and foreign countries, 4,993 Tajik students were sent last year to study abroad, the Minister of Education and Science, Nouriddin Said,

13:42, february 6, 2018

What will happen to Tojik Sodirot Bonk’s shares?

This issue will be discussed at an annual meeting of the Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB), which is scheduled to March 17.

11:23, february 6, 2018

RRP top Tajikistan in terms of juvenile crime

Districts subordinate to the center (RRP – Russian abbreviation for districts subordinate for the center) top Tajikistan in terms of juvenile crime, the Minister of Education and Science,

10:39, february 6, 2018

Hundreds of people come to Kokhi Borbad State Complex to see FIFA World Cup Trophy with their own eyes

Hundreds of people came to Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe yesterday to see the FIFA World Cup Trophy with their own eyes.

10:13, february 6, 2018

Thirteen officials fined last year for violation of the law on observing national traditions and rituals

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Committee on Religious Affairs and Regulation of National Traditions and Rituals (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan,

15:09, february 5, 2018

1,938 ‘illegal’ mosques shut down in Tajikistan

Worrying about radical Islam, Tajik authorities are continuing to target ‘illegal’ mosques. 1,938 ‘illegal’ mosques have reportedly been shut down in Tajikistan.

14:38, february 5, 2018

81 female suicides and suicide attempts reported in Sughd province last year

736 crimes were committed by women in the Sughd province last year, which was 54 cases more than in 2016, Ms.

14:17, february 5, 2018

Tajikistan plans to extend areas under cotton

Tajikistan plans to extend areas under cotton this year at the expense of areas allocated to cereals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoT).

13:31, february 5, 2018

POWER

Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament to consider decrees on renaming cities in Khatlon next week

The 14th session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) of the fifth conviction, presided over by its head, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, will take place in Dushanbe on

11:59, february 5, 2018

Tajikistan ranks 106th in economic freedom index, behind Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan but ahead of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

Heritage Foundations has ranked Tajikistan 106th in economic freedom index among 180 nations.

11:12, february 5, 2018

POLITICS

Tajik delegation visits Tashkent to discuss upcoming state visit of Uzbek president to Tajikistan

Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Iborhim, heading a Tajik government delegation today departed for the Uzbek capital Tashkent, to discuss an upcoming state visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a

10:42, february 5, 2018

The FIFA World Cup Trophy scheduled to arrive in the Tajik capital today afternoon

Coca-Cola and FIFA offer an unforgettable opportunity to football fans in Tajikistan to see the FIFA World Cup Trophy with their own eyes.

10:10, february 5, 2018

INCIDENTS

Resident of Khujand behind killing of entrepreneur couple in Sughd

A resident of Khujand is behind the killing that took the lives of 60-year-old entrepreneur couple Maqsoudjon Nematulloyev and Inobat Nematulloyeva, Qudratullo Nazarzoda, the chief of the Sughd

09:45, february 5, 2018

POLITICS

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia and Afghanistan Henry S. Ensher visits Tajikistan

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia and Afghanistan Henry S. Ensher traveled to Dushanbe on February 3 and 4.

09:15, february 5, 2018

OSCE Programme Office holds workshop on addressing domestic violence in Khuroson district

A one-day workshop for a newly-established multi-disciplinary working group on addressing domestic violence issues concluded in the Khuroson district of the province of Khatlon on February 2.

09:07, february 5, 2018

More than 30 pardoned Tajiks have rejoined IS terror group, said Sughd chief police officer

In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province, Qudratullo Nazarzoda, the Sughd chief police officer, reveled on February 2 that more than 30 alleged

17:26, february 2, 2018

Tajik savings bank plans to completely solve the problem of non-performing loans this year

We plan to completely solve the problem of non-performing loans (NPLs) this year, the head of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank), Ruhullo Hakimzoda, told Asia-Plus in an interview on

16:47, february 2, 2018

No IRPT means no terrorists in Tajikistan, says senior expert from Tajik think tank

Several activists of the outlawed Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) who are currently hiding abroad do not pose any threat to the country, Saifullo Safarov, the first deputy director of the

15:53, february 2, 2018