Japan is giving a grant of 800 million yen (1,360 million rupees) of high tech medical equipment to Sri Lanka’s health system as the country successfully battles the Coronavirus pandemic

Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) said a record amount of fish was exported to Europe on Wednesday via Turkish Airlines

Global infra biggies like Hyundai, Hitachi, Mitsui, Bombardier, Mitsui, Alstom, Macquarie and Siemens are among the companies that have expressed interest in running private trains as per the policy formulated by Indian Railways

India'sHealth Minister Harsh Vardhan and his Swedish counterpart Lena Hallengren on Tuesday discussed via video link the status and plans to handle coronavirus and decided to co-operate in the field of health and medicine

Bangladesh Bank is relaxing restrictions further to attract foreign direct investment being diverted from China amidst the coronavirus pandemic

Global software major Infosys flew some of its techies and their families from the US to the city in a chartered flight amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Tuesday

In response to severe flooding that submerged parts of Bangladesh in late June, the European Union is providing EUR 100,000 (Tk 90.6 lakh) to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for early anticipatory action in order to reduce impacts on the most affected communities

Saudi Arabia has pledged funding for 35 development projects, including the construction of 100 schools, in Afghanistan, according to a statement from the Saudi Arabian embassy in Kabul

Claiming success in preliminary animal modelling trial of COVID-19 vaccine, Globe Biotech Limited has claimed to be the first company from Bangladesh to have a COVID-19 vaccine under development

The Government of Maldives and the Saudi Fund for Development (SDF) on Sunday signed two agreements totalling 50 million US dollars on affordable housing scheme project and fisheries sector development project

The 300 million inhabitants of the Himalayan mountains, already threatened by the climate crisis, now face new risks to their livelihoods from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Pakistan has reconciled its debt with over one dozen bilateral creditors so far out of total 20 countries and then debt relief agreement will be signed with each of the country separately before deadline of December 31, 2020, in order to avail debt relief of slightly over $2 billion (Rs335 billion), The News has learnt

As India races to bring a vaccine for COVID-19 by mid-August, the government said that it is entering the human trial stage which "marks the beginning of the end"

The Pakistan government has opened four border points with neighbouring Iran from Sunday for trade. The four border entry points in Balochistan would remain opened throughout the week, The Express Tribune reported

India has finally allowed goods in from Bangladesh through Benapole Land Port in Jashore days after Bangladeshi exporters blocked imports from across the border