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Bhutan
Overseas agents dominate tourism in Bhutan
By Dechen Dolkar As the government aims to increase the annual average number of tourist arrivals to 300,000, skepticism among tourism…
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Opinion
Reaffirming Dhaka’s centrality in India’s Neighbourhood First
By SOHINI BOSE The Indian Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, was on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh from 8–9…
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Climate Change
Hundreds of people suffer heatstroke in Pakistan, and dangerous heat is forecast to stay a while
Islamabad: Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heat wave sent temperatures…
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Highlights news
Pakistan To Pay Millions To Compensate For 5 Chinese Killed In Suicide Bombing
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to pay USD 2.58 million to the families of five Chinese nationals killed in March when…
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Diplomacy
Maldives plans RuPay launch to strengthen ties with India
Male: Maldives has planned to launch India’s RuPay service amid soaring ties between the two countries. However, the launch date has…
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Climate Change
South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh
Tanvi Mehta, Reuters New Delhi: South Asia is experiencing extreme weather conditions, with at least nine killed due to a…
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Bangladesh
Gold smuggling dispute behind MP Azim murder?
Dhaka-Kolkata: West Bengal detectives suspect that Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, missing since 13 May in Kolkata, was “murdered over a…
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Highlights news
‘Had I been in 1971, I would have taken Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara from Pakistan’: Modi
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said had he been in power in 1971; he would have taken Kartapur…
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Climate Change
Scorching heatwave in India’s Rajasthan kills nine
New Delhi: At least nine people have died of suspected heat stroke in India’s western state of Rajasthan, media said…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Claims and Counter-Claims
By Naweed Samadi In the ongoing saga of cross-border accusations, the Islamic Emirate has once again denied allegations of Afghan…