I watched my village disappear in an instant
The Kathmandu Post
3 HOUR(s) South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
Agencies
28 August 2026 South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
The Kathmandu Post
27 August 2026 South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
Reuters, Kathmandu
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
AFP, Kathmandu, Nepal
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
AFP, Nuwakot, Nepal
27 August 2026 South Asia
98 dead, hundreds missing as deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border
Reuters, Kathmandu
26 August 2026 South Asia
Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
AFP, Kathmandu
26 August 2026 South Asia

'Mowgli girl' found living with monkeys in India

Indian police are reviewing reports of missing children to try to identify a girl who was found living in a forest with a group of monkeys.
7 April 2017

New Delhi's Park Street named after Bangabandhu

A prominent street in the heart of the Indian capital is named after Bangladesh's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
6 April 2017

BGB, Myanmar cops agree to remove mines from border

Bangladesh and Myanmar will jointly work to remove land mines from their respective border areas. Both the countries agreed to take necessary steps in this regard in a bid to establish good border management, said a press release jointly issued jointly by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF).
6 April 2017

Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says ethnic cleansing is too strong a term to describe what is happening in the Muslim-majority Rakhine region.
6 April 2017

Slaughterhouse ban: Allahabad High Court says choice of food is right to life

Choice of food and trade in foodstuff are part of right to life, the Allahabad High Court says, giving the UP government 10 days to draw up a plan so that its crackdown on illegal abattoirs and meat shops don't deprive people of their livelihood or food.
5 April 2017

Blast in Lahore kills at least 6

A suicide bomber kills at least six people and wounds 18 when he blows himself up near an army vehicle taking part in a census in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
5 April 2017

Indian cobbler gets income tax notice for 'Rs 10 lakh bank deposit during noteban

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.
4 April 2017

Sachin Tendulkar makes his singing debut with Sonu Nigam

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.
3 April 2017

Death of model Raudha: Maldivian cops in Rajshahi

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.
3 April 2017

Pakistan shrine custodian ‘kills’ 20

The custodian of a shrine in Sargodha allegedly killed at least 20 people and injured three others, police say.
2 April 2017

'Plastic eggs' sold to woman in Kolkata, 1 held

A shopkeeper is arrested for allegedly selling "artificial eggs" to a woman in Kolkata.
1 April 2017

Myanmar joins ADB’s South Asia economic body

Myanmar becomes a full member of South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation programme of Asian Development Bank being the seventh country to join the group.
1 April 2017

Rohingya rebel leader challenges Myanmar's Suu Kyi, vows to fight on

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.
1 April 2017

Suu Kyi defends first year in power

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.
31 March 2017

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

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.
31 March 2017

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

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.
31 March 2017

India now power exporter with Bangladesh sales boost

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.
29 March 2017

Communal strife in India's Gujarat kills one, 14 hurt

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.
26 March 2017

India ‘strong ally, good friend’ of Bangladesh: Modi

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.
26 March 2017

Myanmar rebuffs UN probe of crimes against Rohingya

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.
25 March 2017