The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Bangladesh, whose progressive economic and social policies, are giving it global recognition, ranks first in the world in supporting lactating women and achieving the status of a “green” nation, along with Sri Lanka, according to the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih is open to holding a referendum, if the majority of people want, for changing the governance system from the existing presidential to the parliamentary system
Three terrorists have been killed during an operation by security forces in the Sopore area of north Kashmir, police said Tuesday
With India eyeing the ambitious goal to vaccinate all adults by the end of this year, the Indian government jas introduced a new facility to book vaccine slots using WhatsApp
Nepal received around a record $8.08 billion in remittances--the highest so far--in the last fiscal (ended in mid-July), recording a 10 percent growth in comparison to the last despite the Covid-19 slowdown
The lack of market access for agricultural produces is a perennial problem in Bhutan and the government has now decided to improve the market access system to reduce the losses incurred by farmers
At least one Afghan soldier died and three were injured when a firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen and Western security forces and Afghan soldiers at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany's armed forces confirmed in a tweet
Now under a Covid-19 induced lockdown and desperately seeking international assistance to meet a possible severe oxygen supply shortage, Sri Lanka has received around 140 tons of medical oxygen from India
A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force - carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians - landed Sunday morning at the Hindon air base near Delhi from Kabul
The situation in Afghanistan is "deteriorating", an Afghan woman refugee, who was among 168 people evacuated from Kabul on a special Indian Air Force flight this morning, told news agency ANI
Days after the Afghan Taliban released thousands of militants belonging to the Pakistan Taliban (TTP), who were locked up in Afghan jails, Pakistan on Friday said it would ask the incoming government in Kabul to act against the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
The anti-Taliban resistance forces led by former Afghan first vice President Amrullah Saleh, who has recently declared himself as the acting president, launched counter attacks on the Taliban, capturing four districts in two provinces near Panjshir, the only province which is still not under the control of the Taliban
Sri Lanka has requested the World Health Organization (WHO), seeking the supply of medical oxygen as the island country faces its worst Covid-19 crisis. The country is currently under a ten-day-long nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the virus
Sri Lanka began a ten-day-long nationwide lockdown from Friday night as the country struggled to contain the rising Covid-19 infections. On Thursday, it had recorded almost 3900 cases
Nepal will launch its own national payment switch, designed to integrate multiple banks, digital payment vendors such as IPS, ConnectIPS, quick response (QR) code, and other digital ecosystem players into one system, enabling them to transfer funds
