More than 1,200 Rohingyas from 500 families living in camps in Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar will be shifted to Bhasan Char in the first week of December

Switzerland wants to strengthen and widen its ties with Bangladesh to explore "amazing potential" together as Bangladesh is set to celebrate its 50 years of independence next year with Vision 2041 in place, says its envoy in Dhaka

For all the anti-terrorism measures adopted by the United States in the aftermath of the devastating 9/11 attack, a Pakistani American was able to go to India and plot an attack that killed his fellow countrymen, probably operating right under the nose of the security establishment

Germany has started reducing its troop presence in the strategically located northern province of Kunduz in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported

At least 17 people, including members of the Afghan National Police, were injured on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in Kandahar province of Afghanistan, Ariana News reported

Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran will be part of a team of top diplomats from South Asia and Latin America who will visit the facilities manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in the western Indian city of Pune on Friday

Bhutan and Germany on Wednesday established formal diplomatic relations by signing an agreement in New Delhi

The Maldives government is currently considering plans to raise revenues for leasing some small islands to private individuals, Sun news reported

Authorities have been mulling over the re-opening of Nepal-India border point in Darchula for two days per week

The Indian Coast Guard has seized drugs, including 100kg of heroin, from a Sri Lankan boat south of Thoothukudi during an operation which began on November 17, Hindustan Times reported

Ahmed Faysal, 26, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested by Singapore authorities on the suspicion of planning terrorism-related activities, the Straits Times reported citing an official statement

The Maldives’ Ministry of Tourism allowed 110 guesthouses to start operations in different islands since 15 October in order to boost tourism and the local economy, Sun news reported

Mayors from the 17 municipalities of Kathmandu Valley have called the central and the provincial governments in Nepal to put stringent measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Kathmandu Post reported

Nepal has assured the public of the availability of  COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available in the international market, the Himalayan Times reported

Nations around the world committed their financial and political support for the next four years for Afghanistan during the Afghanistan Conference 2020 which was held in Geneva, TOLOnews reported.  In the conference, the country managed to secure around $13 billion in foreign commitments for the next four years, though the amount is less than what the Afghanistan government had expected earlier