In what could become a major project linking South and Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a deal for a landmark rail line project, costing $4.8 billion, connecting all three nations, The News reported

The United States said it looks forward to working with the South Asian island nation as a partner and friend to promote regional security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific

In every 1,000 live births, 30 newborns die in the country, says Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)

Bangladesh has turned down a proposal to import 100,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar due to the current situation in the neighboring nation

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday took cognizance of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision of approving $3.1 million for the country’s lawmakers, Dawn reported

Germany has proposed that the foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan should be conditioned with the progress in the intra-Afghan talks, rather than on the specific May end deadline this year

The Sri Lankan government has decided to procure nine million doses of Covishield, the Astra Zeneca vaccines of COVID-19 manufactured by Serum Institute in India, Daily Mirror reported

Nepal’s Supreme Court has asked former prime minister, and co-chair of the NCP faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal to file his reply in contempt court against him

India plans to spend 130 billion dollars on military modernisation in the next 7-8 years to strengthen its security apparatus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday

The Indian Medical Association (IMA), a national voluntary organisation of doctors, on Wednesday expressed shock over the underreporting of data by the government on the total number of doctors who have succumbed to the coronavirus infection

The Indian government has sent a notice to Twitter, warning the social media platform of penal action over non-compliance of its order to remove accounts and tweets which alleged "farmer genocide" in the country, sources said

In a clear attempt to polarise India, US Vice President Kamala Harris' niece Meena Harris and some international celebrities on Wednesday extended their support to the Indian protesters agitating against the new farm laws

The Dahal-Nepal faction, a splinter group of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has announced a general strike Thursday

The United States said on Wednesday that it was "alarmed" by the Supreme Court’s order to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from his death cell to a government rest house

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Wednesday that 70 per cent of the country's population will receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the current year's end