India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
Sri Lanka Friday launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive after receiving 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine donated by India yesterday and successfully immunized over 5,000 healthcare and security personnel at the frontline combating the epidemic
Officials of India and Bangladesh have discussed preparations for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bangladesh visit scheduled for March on the golden jubilee of independence
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has been ranked as one of the top 100 think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2020 Global Go to Think Tank Index (GGTTI) released on Thursday
As many as 1,463 more Rohingyas have started their journey to Bhashan Char in Noakhali from the camps in Cox's Bazar on the second day in the third phase of relocation process
Coast Guard of Mongla Sea Port on Friday detained at least 28 fishermen for illegally intruding into Bangladeshi territory in the Bay of Bengal
Pressure mounted on Pakistan to act against terrorist Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling up Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi about Pakistan Supreme Court quashing his conviction in the murder US journalist Daniel Pearl
New US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has “underscored India’s role as a preeminent US partner in the Indo-Pacific” during a discussion with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on expanding ties, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
India's GDP is estimated to contract by 7.7 per cent during the current fiscal, said the Economic Survey 2020-21 on Friday
Iran-backed militant group Zainabiyoun Brigade, which has been making inroads into Pakistan through the Pakistan-Iran border, has started to show its footprints in the country
Sri Lankan health authorities will on Friday begin the inoculation of 250,000 frontline health workers against the novel coronavirus after COVID-19 vaccines donated by India arrived in the island nation, the President's Media Division said in a statement
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan is likely to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka during late next month or early March 2021, wherein different bilateral issues will come under discussion, Business Recorder reported quoting well-informed sources
Bangladesh is likely to recover faster than its Asian peers from the COVID-19 fallout thanks to improving exports, growth in domestic consumption and remittance inflow, according to a study of Standard Chartered bank
Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and educational institutions across the country, except for Kawmi madrasas, until Feb 14 amid the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has invited new US Secretary of State Antony Antony Blinken to visit Bangladesh and attend the celebrations of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the golden jubilee of the country's independence
Sri Lanka was ranked the best performer in the South Asia region in handling the COVID-19 crisis, according to a report released by an Australia-based Lowy Institute
