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IMF approves US$ 732 million for Bangladesh to address COVID-19 challenges

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$ 732 million (BDT 6,222 crore) emergency assistance for Bangladesh to help the country address the challenges posed by COVID-19

198 Bangladeshi nationals repatriated from Maldives

Maldivian has announced the repatriation of 198 Bangladeshi nationals. The migrants departed from the Maldives to Bangladesh on a Maldivian flight

New waterways linking Northeast India, Bangladesh to start in three months

New waterways between Tripura and Bangladesh would start within three months and it would boost trade and numerous economic activities, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Friday

Pakistan begins transit trade to Afghanistan via Gwadar port

Pakistan’s commerce ministry operationalised the Gwadar Port for Afghan transit trade on Friday, marking a first in sea trade between the two countries

Indian companies ready to invest in Sri Lanka

High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay said noted Indian companies are ready to invest in the priority sectors identified by the Government of Sri Lanka

170 stranded Indian nationals leave Sri Lanka in a special Air India flight

A total of 170 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka were flown out of the country in a special Air India flight and were subject to medical screening and emigration formalities

India's CCMB cultures coronavirus with potential for vaccine, drug development

India's CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) on Thursday announced that it has established a stable culture of coronavirus, which will enable the premier research centre to work towards vaccine development and testing potential drugs to fight COVID-19

India open to talks with Nepal in environment of trust

India on Thursday said that it was open to engaging with Nepal on the basis of mutual respect and in an environment of trust to resolve the boundary issue

Japan and Bhutan sign grant worth 174 million Japanese Yen

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan Vetsop Namgyel and the Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the exchange of notes for a project grant in New Delhi yesterday

Private-public partnership is working to bring Covid vaccine in India: Health Minister

The Indian government's point man on the gravest health emergency confronting India is Dr Harsh Vardhan, Health Minister. A doctor himself he also heads the Science and technology and earth sciences ministry

UNICEF supports Sri Lanka MOE to provide home-based learning

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) supported Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education (MoE) and National Institute of Education (NIE) to develop and distribute learning material for grade 1 and 2 students, impacted by the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic

US diplomacy advances in South Asia - despite leadership vacuum

While US President Donald Trump's diplomacy has run into turbulence almost everywhere, South Asia is one of the few areas where it has made some headway

'It's time for Afghans to police their own country': Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated that he wanted to bring American troops back from Afghanistan, saying the US is acting as a police force and it is time for Afghans to police their country

Maldives urges against singling out nations for Islamophobia

The Maldives has urged against singling out nations for Islamophobia in South Asia, citing that it could affect “religious harmony”

'Here to deepen India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations', Indian HC tells PM Rajapaksa

Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay stated he had come to the country with a mandate to deepen India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations and also to expand their close cooperation