A cobbler in Indian town of Junagadh receives a notice from the Income Tax Department asking him to divulge the source of Rs 10 lakh deposited in his account during the demonetisation period.

India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has made singing debut with singer Sonu Nigam and unveiled his maiden song, Cricket Wali Beat, on the sets of Indian Idol Grand Finale.

A two-member police team from Maldives reaches Rajshahi from Dhaka to talk with the investigators dealing with a case filed over the death of Maldivian medical student and model Raudha Athif.

The custodian of a shrine in Sargodha allegedly killed at least 20 people and injured three others, police say.

A shopkeeper is arrested for allegedly selling "artificial eggs" to a woman in Kolkata.

Myanmar becomes a full member of South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation programme of Asian Development Bank being the seventh country to join the group.

The leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgency against Myanmar's security forces says his group will keep fighting "even if a million die" unless the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, takes action to protect the religious minority.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday night, saying her party was dedicated to rebuilding a nation ravaged by decades of army rule.

An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, kills at least 22 people and wounds dozens, officials say.

An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, kills at least 22 people and wounds dozens, officials say.

Powered by the highest supply to Bangladesh, India has for the first time turned around from a net importer of electricity to a net exporter of electricity.

One person is killed and about 14 injured when violence erupts following a scuffle between Muslim and Hindu school students in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee says Bangladesh and India have succeeded in enhancing and intensifying their cooperation in areas of two countries' shared interest, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes India as a "strong ally and good friend" of Bangladesh.

Myanmar yesterday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have murdered, raped and tortured Rohingya Muslims, saying the probe would only "inflame" the conflict.

The top United Nations human rights body agrees to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

An Indian politician brazenly admits that he hit a steward on an Air India flight 25 times with his slipper during a row over a seat.

India’s Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti says that rivers and water will play an important role to strengthen the country’s ties with neighbouring countries including Bangladesh.

In line with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath orders a blanket ban on cow smuggling and closure of slaughter houses across the India’s most populous state.

Pakistan's parliament amends the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses.

The much needed Teesta water deal will not be inked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming India visit, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud says.