Underscoring the need to build tech-based skilled human resources, Bangladesh Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the enrollment rate in technical education in her country will be raised to 50 per cent by 2050

A 33-year-old mountaineer from Bangladesh was killed in a road accident on the Lake road in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar here on Friday, police said

Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited or BCSCL has begun work to bring high-speed internet through Bangabandhu Satellite to 31 remote islands where it is difficult to give connections through cable or expand network

The Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, was held on Friday with over 3,200 delegates and has been met with mixed reactions, with many people calling it "symbolic" and saying that the government leaders should not impede the peace process with such special measures

Serum Institute of India (SII), the worlds largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has entered into a new landmark partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for India and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

India on Friday witnessed its highest-ever single-day spike as 62,538 new coronavirus cases were detected in 24 hours, pushing its tally to over 20 lakh (2 million) cases

The new National Education Policy (NEP) is the foundation of a 'new India', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, adding that the policy will help close the gap between education and research

On National Handloom Day on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted those associated with the handloom and handicrafts sector and urged people to strengthen efforts towards a self-reliant India

The Nepal government has reported five COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the largest single day spike in the number of fatalities

Pakistan on Thursday decided to allow the reopening of restaurants, hotels, cinemas, beauty parlours, gyms and other businesses in the hospitality and recreational sectors by the end of this week – almost five months after they were closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic -- in the wake of the decline in COVID-19 cases and fatalities

The government on Friday allowed international flight operations in Pakistan to fully resume at all airports, a day after it announced the lifting of several coronavirus restrictions in light of reducing cases and deaths

Pakistan is staring at yet another predicament, a major gas shortage by the end of next year, after recently putting up with the sugar, wheat, and fuel crises

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa won a landslide victory in the August 5 parliamentary election by gaining a majority in the new 225-member parliament, the Election Commission said on Friday

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa paid tribute to the people who led his party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to a great victory believing in the party’s political policies

The Bangladesh police's elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Detective Branch (DB) arrested eight members of two human trafficking rings in separate drives in the capital city of Dhaka