Bangladesh interested in importing ethanol from India: minister

Bangladesh has shown interest in importing ethanol from India, India's Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.
12 January 2023

Five killed in suicide blast near Afghan foreign ministry

At least five people were killed and several wounded by a suicide bomber near the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul Wednesday, where a Chinese delegation had been due to meet, officials and witnesses said.
11 January 2023

Treasury running dry

Bankrupt Sri Lanka yesterday announced sharp government spending cuts and warned it had barely enough revenue to pay public salaries and pensions despite huge tax hikes.
10 January 2023

Donors pledge over $8bn in aid

Pakistan said yesterday that donors had committed to give more than $8 billion to help it recover from last year’s devastating floods in what is seen as a major test for who pays for climate disasters.
9 January 2023

UN urges 'massive investments' for Pakistan flood recovery

The UN chief called Monday for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods, saying it was "doubly victimised" by climate change and a "morally bankrupt global financial system".."No country deserves to endure what happened to Pakistan," UN Secretary-G
9 January 2023

Pakistan imports threatened as forex reserves hit $5.6b

Pakistan’s central bank forex reserves have plunged to an eight-year low of $5.6 billion, posing a serious challenge for the country in financing imports.
6 January 2023

India to invite 120 countries for 'Voice of Global South' summit

In the run up to the in-person G20 summit, India will host a virtual summit on January 12 and 13 to bring together countries of global South and hear their views on food and energy security, mounting debt burdens and other economic challenges triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Covid-19 pandemic.
6 January 2023

Taliban admin in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the acting mining minister said on Thursday.
5 January 2023

Lanka to hold first polls since crisis

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka yesterday announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespread protests, in what will be a test of popularity for his successor. Local government polls will be held before the end of
4 January 2023

Several killed, hurt in blast near Kabul airfield

An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people yesterday, an official told AFP.
1 January 2023

Ban on women in NGO: UN won't halt aid to Afghanistan

The United Nations said Thursday it would not stop providing help to Afghanistan despite the Taliban ban on women working in the country's aid sector..“Let me make it very clear that the United Nations and humanitarian partners are very committed to the delivery of life-saving services to
30 December 2022

PM Hasina condoles death of Indian PM Modi’s mother

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today condoled the death of Heeraben, mother of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
30 December 2022

Lift ban on women aid workers

G7 foreign ministers yesterday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector.
29 December 2022

'Urgently reverse' ban on women aid workers, G7 tells Taliban

G7 foreign ministers today called on the Taliban to "urgently reverse" a ban on women working in Afghanistan's aid sector.
29 December 2022

Taliban must revoke bans on women

The UN Security Council has called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the
28 December 2022

Pak court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said yesterday.
28 December 2022

Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday.
28 December 2022

Taiwan to extend conscription to one year: Tsai

Taiwan will extend compulsory military service to one year from four months from 2024 due to the rising threat the democratically governed island faces from its giant neighbour China, President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday.
27 December 2022

180 Rohingya feared dead at sea: UNHCR

At least 180 ethnic Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as their rickety boat is thought to have sunk this month, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
25 December 2022

Brother and sister's future separated after Taliban university ban

Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university -- instead, she will watch achingly as her brother goes without her.
25 December 2022