Publish : 11 Jan 2026, 17:43Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah has expressed concern over the state of the country four months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government. Shah suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament in 2005, triggering a democratic uprising in which a Maoist insurgency sided with Nepal’s political establishment to orchestrate huge street protests. That eventually precipitated the end of the conflict, with parliament voting in 2008 to abolish Nepal’s 240-year-old Hindu monarchy. Public support for restoration of the monarchy has grown in tandem withdissatisfaction over political instability, corruption and slow economic development. “We will have no country if there is no king,” said Dhurba Raj Giri, 70, a farmer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 11, 2026 11:44 UTC