The US and UN have discussed the international community’s efforts to help bring an end to the Myanmar military’s violence and repression that has been going on since the February 1 military coup.
A senior US senator, Lindsey Graham, on Tuesday described American President Joe Biden’s reluctance to reach out to Prime Minister Imran Khan as ‘stunning,” and warned that ignoring Pakistan while withdrawing from Afghanistan could lead to a disaster.
Indian security agencies are probing the possibility of the involvement of Chinese national Han Junwei, who was arrested near the border with Bangladesh on June 10, in a conspiracy relating to national security and not just financial fraud.
Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about rape and "temptation" in a recent interview with Jonathan Swan for Axios and no one is happy with what he said.
The Taliban said on Sunday they were committed to peace talks, adding they wanted an "Islamic system" in Afghanistan that would make provisions for women's rights in line with cultural traditions and religious rules.
The governments of South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, have failed to play their roles in controlling the spread of the coronavirus and come up with sustainable and effective recovery solutions to the pandemic induced crisis.
Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal this week killed 11 people including one Indian and two Chinese workers at a development project, while 25 people were missing elsewhere, officials said on Friday.
With an eye on China, India today called for an open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific based upon respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity of countries, peaceful resolutions of disputes through dialogue, and adherence to international rules and laws.
The United Nations Security Council today called for the release of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military and voiced concern over the state of emergency there but stopped short of condemning the coup.
India today said that as a member of the UN Security Council, it is engaged on the issue of Myanmar and will remain committed to continuing its humanitarian support for the people of that country in mitigating the health and economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic.
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi said today protesters that stormed New Delhi’s Red Fort had caused “insult” to the country, his first public comments on a months-long farmers’ agitation that turned violent this week.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in “complete shock”, lawyers said.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said Bangladesh wants to hear a positive news on Teesta water sharing and simultaneously continue discussions on water sharing of other common rivers.
Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades today to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the capital and hoist flags after clashing with police, who fired tear gas to scatter them.
At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said today. Local media said the toll could be higher.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today registered a case against UK-based political consulting company Cambridge Analytica for alleged "illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Facebook users in India."
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for sending the Oxford vaccine produced in India as a gift for Bangladesh.
India today announced that Covid-19 vaccine supplies under grant assistance to six countries, including Bangladesh, will begin from tomorrow but made it clear that supply to other countries would be calibrated against domestic requirements and international demand and obligations, including under WHO’s global vaccine alliance facility.
