ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
14 January 2026, 10:41 AM
Asia
Myanmar made lives of the Rohingyas a nightmare
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll
12 January 2026, 13:58 PM
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
12 January 2026, 02:46 AM
Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports
11 January 2026, 02:08 AM
Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
2 July 2021, 08:18 AM
Asia
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
29 June 2021, 02:49 AM
Japan
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Asia
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
28 June 2021, 11:36 AM
China
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
28 June 2021, 08:40 AM
China
Afghan pvt radio station shuts down
A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Int’l drug gangs behind Lanka bombings
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed yesterday, despite
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
10 miners trapped in Pak coal mine for over 20 hrs
At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre (nearly a mile) underground after a fire started by an electrical short circuit in a
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Death toll rises to 50
Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across South Asia while dozens more are
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Navjot Sidhu resigns from Punjab govt
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the Punjab cabinet amid ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Pakistan mafia’ uses blackmail, threats to pressurise judiciary
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday likened Pakistani money laundering suspects to the Sicilian Mafia, saying they, like
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Another Canada citizen detained in China
China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada’s foreign ministry said on Saturday,
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
S Korean PM at PMO; bilateral talks on
Bilateral talks between Bangladesh and South Korea begins at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka.
14 July 2019, 11:34 AM
Protesters, police clash again
Hong Kong protesters clashed with police yesterday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
At least 40 people killed
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people across South Asia in the last two days,
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Hasina-Lee talks tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her South Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon are set to hold a bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here tomorrow.
13 July 2019, 13:02 PM
Kathmandu airport shut until 5:00 pm after Yeti Airlines aircraft suffers 'runway excursion'
Tribhuvan International Airport was shut down after a Yeti Airlines aircraft suffered a “runway excursion” during landing, airport officials say.
12 July 2019, 10:03 AM
Japan’s probe makes history
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown yesterday on a distant asteroid, collecting samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM
10 killed as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan
A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official says.
11 July 2019, 04:40 AM
Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic
Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan’s Nara Park, a wildlife group said yesterday, warning that a surge in tourism may be
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM
37 Bangladeshis among 71 Italy-bound migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Tunisian authorities rescued 71 migrants including 37 Bangladesh nationals as their boat began to sink after setting out from neighbouring Libya for Italy, the National Guard says.
10 July 2019, 07:01 AM
Dr Mahathir, now 94, says he has just one simple birthday wish
As birthday wishes pour in for the oldest prime minister in the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he only has one birthday wish – to see Malaysia on the road to recovery.
10 July 2019, 06:28 AM
Two top officials released on bail
Sri Lanka’s police chief and former defence secretary were released on bail yesterday, a week after they were arrested over allegations
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM
China furious as US okays $2.2b arms sale to Taiwan
China yesterday demanded that the United States “immediately cancel” a potential sale of $2.2 billion in arms to self-ruled Taiwan,
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM
China extradition bill ‘dead’
Hong Kong’s embattled pro-Beijing leader yesterday said a China extradition bill that sparked unprecedented political unrest “is dead”
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM