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10:37, september 19, 2017

Tajik, Afghan drug control officers discuss cooperation

A delegation of representatives of the Interior Ministry of Afghanistan, led by Deputy Interior Abdul Khalil Bakhtiar, has visited the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan.

10:17, september 19, 2017

Tajik authorities publishes brochure regulating funeral and mourning rites

The Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan together with the Council of Ulema Islamic (the country’s highest Islamic institution issuing fatwas and religious guidance

14:17, september 18, 2017

Tajik athletes win six bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to date so far

Tajik athletes have won six bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan over the first three days of competitions, according to the National Olympic

13:57, september 18, 2017

Rahmon meets Kazak and Uzbek counterparts in Ashgabat to discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, on the sidelines of an official opening of

13:40, september 18, 2017

Son of Khorog airport direct killed by president’s helicopter appointed acting director of Khorog airport

The son of the Khorog Airport director who died after falling beneath Tajik president's helicopter has been appointed an acting director of the Khorog airport.

11:05, september 18, 2017

Rahmon holds talks with his Pakistani and Turkmen counterparts in Ashgabat

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held bilateral meetings with Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, on September 17 on

10:28, september 18, 2017

Tajikistan announces successful debut of its equities in international markets

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has announced a successful debut of public equities (Eurobonds) in international financial market. 500 million U.S.

09:24, september 18, 2017

OSCE supports inauguration of Tajikistan’s Inter-Agency Secretariat for Border Management and Security

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and representatives from 16 government agencies last week participated in the official opening of the Inter-Agency Secretariat for Border Management and Security

17:03, september 15, 2017

Anticorruption officers disagree with sentence passed upon them

The former deputy chief of the anticorruption agency, Davlatbek Khairzoda, and the former deputy head of the Customs Service’s office in Sughd province, Faridoun Benazirzoda, who had previously

15:43, september 15, 2017

Two members of Dushanbe local council to voluntarily step down

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on convocation of the next 12th session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) on September 25, according to the Dushanbe administration press center.

15:21, september 15, 2017

Tajikistan’s legislation does not stipulate punishment for wearing hijab

Tajikistan’s legislation does not stipulate punishment for wearing non-traditional clothes and actions of some officials threatening women with fine for wearing hijab (Islamic headscarf) are

11:37, september 15, 2017

Tajikistan climbs 34 spots on World Giving Index for 2017

While Tajikistan’s ranking has improved to 50 from 84, the CAF World Giving Index 2017 indicates that philanthropy has declined globally—with the exception of Africa.

10:49, september 15, 2017

Days of Tajik Culture to be held in Uzbek capital next month

Days of Tajik Culture will take place in Tashkent from October 10-14, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

10:12, september 15, 2017

DFID will help transform Tajik capital into smart city

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) will help Tajik authorities transform Dushanbe into smart city.

09:13, september 15, 2017

Tsarist-era coin found in luggage of passenger at Khujand airport

A Russian tsarist-era coin has been found in a luggage of passenger of the Khujand-Moscow flight at the Khujand airport.

16:44, september 14, 2017

St. Petersburg cultural and business delegation expected to arrive in Dushanbe in late September

A cultural and business delegation of St. Petersburg, led by vice-governor, Ms. Anna Mityanina, will arrive in Dushanbe on September 25 on a three-day visit.

16:11, september 14, 2017

Days of Russian Culture to be held in Dushanbe this month

Days of Russian Culture will take place in Dushanbe from September 23-27.

15:09, september 14, 2017

Darvoz district head says airport director fell to the ground because he had a heart condition

Local officials in southern Tajikistan say the director of the regional airport in the city of Khorog has died after being thrown to the ground by a downdraft from President Emomali Rahmon's

14:37, september 14, 2017

Two suspected parricides arrested in northern Tajikistan

Two residents of the northern Sughd province have been arrested on suspicion of killing their fathers, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

14:13, september 14, 2017

The upcoming increase in electricity rates will not affect vulnerable families, says Barqi Tojik

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power holding) says the upcoming increase in electricity rates practically will not affect the vulnerable sections of the population as the government pays

11:20, september 14, 2017

Tajikistan: Government a no-show at OSCE conference

Tajikistan has declined to dispatch an official delegation to attend this year’s annual rights conference in Poland held by the OSCE, thereby spurning an event heavily attended instead by the

10:55, september 14, 2017

Tajik president signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2017, the Tajik president’s official

10:46, september 14, 2017

World Bank provides $50 million to strengthen infrastructure against natural hazards in Tajikistan

Tajikistan, a heavily mountainous region with a population of 8.5 million, is highly vulnerable to climate-induced shocks like droughts, flooding, landslides, and more.

10:01, september 14, 2017

International Bank of Tajikistan opens its banking service center in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district

The International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) has opened its banking service center in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district.

09:48, september 14, 2017

President pays working visit to Darvoz district in Gorno Badakhshan

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday paid a working visit to Darvoz district in Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

09:17, september 14, 2017

Head of Khorog airport perishes while seeing off the president at Darvoz airport

The head of the Khorog airport, Dildor Maqsoudshoyev, 60, perished yesterday afternoon while seeing of President Emomali Rahmon at the airport in the Darvoz district of the Gorno-Badakhshan

16:13, september 13, 2017

Liquefied gas prices rise in Tajikistan

Over the past week, the price of one liter of liquefied gas in Dushanbe has risen 3.50 somoni to 3.80 somoni (9.0 percent increase), with similar price rise in other parts of the country.

15:16, september 13, 2017

Resident of Roudaki district beats his 11-year-old nephew to death

A man from the Roudaki district being in a state of drunkenness has beaten his 11-year-old nephew to death, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

14:52, september 13, 2017

2.5 tons of drugs reportedly seized in Tajikistan during the first stage of Kuknor Operation

The Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan on September 12 hosted a meeting to discuss the results of the first stage of an annual anti-drug operation, dubbed Kuknor 2017 (Poppy

14:32, september 13, 2017

Tajik president, IsDB head give go-ahead for construction of the next section of Kulob-Darvoz road

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr.