South Asia

Dhaka: For the first time in the history of Bangladesh women outnumber men in its total population. The preliminary result of the 6th population census of Bangladesh recorded 8.33 crore women, 8.17 crore men, and 12,629 hijras in the total…
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New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday set aside Myanmar’s objection to the trial of genocide case involving Rohingyas of the country. Now the case filed by Gambia will be heard by the ICJ in full. Myanmar had raised…
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Colombo: Dinesh Gunawardena took the oath as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister. Gunawardena's appointment comes a day after six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's new President. On other hand, security…
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YANGON –Myanmar’s economy has faced a series of external and internal disruptions which have impeded recovery from the large contraction in economic activity last year. The absence of a substantial rebound in growth – with GDP in 2022…
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Dhaka: India and Bangladesh agree for effective implementation of Comprehensive Border Management Plan to curb border crimes India and Bangladesh have agreed to effectively implement the Comprehensive Border Management Plan (CBMP) to…
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is set for its second expansion with Iran to be added as its newest member at the upcoming summit in the historic city of Samarkand in mid-September under the Uzbekistan Presidency. SCO…
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Bangkok: Nepalese government officials and representative of civil society are attending a regional training workshop on #SustainableReintegration services in Asia on 19-21 July in Bangkok. Reps from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia,…
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BALI — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote greater investment in the Asia and Pacific…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh has retained its highest ranking in South Asia in terms of gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest Global Gender Gap Report 2022 released on Thursday. It is for the eighth time in a row that…
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Dubai: Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates and the United States, I2U2 have said that the inaugural I2U2 leaders meeting focussed on the food security crisis and clean energy. In a Joint Statement, the leaders today said,…
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