Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood as the sector has a huge scope of employment, reported The Daily Star
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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Health experts in Sri Lanka have asked the government to stock medicines and antibiotics required for treating patients of black fungus, a disease menacingly rising in neighbouring India, reported Daily Mirror
Nepal opposition vows to counter legally and politically dissolution of parliament
Describing the Friday midnight dissolution of parliament as "unconstitutional" and "undemocratic", leaders of Nepal’s opposition alliance have vowed to take every possible legal and political step to counter the step taken by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and President Bidya Devi Bhandari
We will be wiped out in no time if Covid spread is not checked: Bhutan PM
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Bangladesh extends border shutdown with India till May 31
Bangladesh has extended restrictions on passenger movement through land ports with India till May 31, as the Covid situation continued to remain grim in India
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Asian nations should come together to contain Covid 19: Rajapaksa
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Bangladesh foreign minister slams country’s health ministry
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Nepal president dissolves parliament, calls fresh polls in November
Climaxing a day of dramatic developments, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday night dissolved the House of Representatives and announced mid-term elections on November 12 and 19
India continues to record high COVID-19 deaths
India continued to record high fatalities due to COVID-19 as the country witnessed 4,194 deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday. The total death toll due to the virus now stands at 295,525
DRDO arm develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit, commercial launch soon
The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a unit under India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an antibody detection-based kit DIPCOVAN for sero-surveillance, a statement from DRDO said
More undeclared bank accounts of Pakistan PM Imran Khan's PTI found
More undeclared bank accounts of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have surfaced as the perusal of its financial documents continued for the second day on Tuesday, local media reports said on Thursday
Blast in Pakistan's Chaman during pro-Palestine rally leaves six dead
At least six people died and 14 others were hurt as a blast rocked Pakistan's Chaman region on Friday, media reports said
Bhutan may see moderate rise in emissions if measures not taken
Bhutan - one of the world's greenest countries with a high forest cover - could see a moderate rise in emission level by 2050 if it failed to maintain emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, Kuensel reported
Nepal president asks parties to form government
In what has been described by experts on constitutional affairs as an unconstitutional move, Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari has given parties to form a new government under an article relating to prime ministerial appointment
