A procession of radical Islamists and "anti-Liberation War" activists, protesting against a proposed statue of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, in Dhaka on Friday was dispersed by a baton charge, police said

The government has decided to shut down production at six of the 15 state-owned sugar mills amid the threshing season in a bid to cut its losses

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought "urgent global attention and further collaboration" to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, save lives and accelerate economic recovery

Pakistan has rejected as ‘incorrect’ and ‘misleading’ the assertions made by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) regarding the legal proceedings currently taking place in the case of Indian naval commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian scientists are "very confident" of developing an indigenous vaccine in a few weeks and that public health will be top priority for the government

India on Friday warned the Canadian government of serious damage to bilateral relations if it continued to interfere in the country's domestic matters

The Indian Navy will play a key role in India's drive to become a $5-trillion economy, with a fleet of three aircraft carriers, submarines, aircraft and drones to ensure that sea lanes for trade are always secure

A study containing innovative reconstruction techniques in head and neck surgery developed by a team of Kerala doctors has been published in the leading British medical journal -- Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery [JPRAS], popularly known as the British Journal of Plastic Surgery

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of £4.49 million (equivalent to Rs 678 million) from the United Kingdom to help some of Nepal’s most vulnerable population cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and provide food security and nutrition recovery support for their families

The vote by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna on Wednesday to remove cannabis from a list of narcotic drugs paves the way for Nepal to revive the plant’s traditional benefits, and cash in on its export potential

Nepal has an impressive forest cover of nearly 45 percent of its total land area

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with the UK's Prince Charles and exchanged views on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and biodiversity, according to an official statement

Two Pakistani companies have made it to Forbes ‘Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2020’ list

Sri Lanka will admit tourists from countries which will begin to vaccinate their populations using a WHO-approved plan the country’s Tourism Minister told a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting yesterday

Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera today handed over a recycling dropbox for disposable pens and toothbrushes to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa