South Asia

Islamabad: In Pakistan, the federal government has increased the prices of Petrol and Diesel by 30 rupees per liter, just...

WASHINGTON —The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Management Committee and the World Bank approved three projects totaling $793 million that...

WASHINGTON —The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $10 million grant to support Maldives to promote competition...

Dhaka: Bangladesh remains the top recipient of COVID 19 vaccines under the COVAX facility to date, says UNICEF. It has...

Beijing: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet who completed her much awaited six-day visit to China on Saturday...

Dhaka: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said that the successes of Bangladesh are real and the challenges it...

MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to help the Philippine government further...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh-India passenger train services resumed after two years on Sunday with the flagging off of the Maitree Express...

China and Russia blocked the United Nations Security Council from issuing a statement yesterday expressing concern at the violence and...

Colombo: High Commissioner Gopal Baglay handed over a large consignment of humanitarian assistance worth more than SLR 2 billion from...