In Bangladesh, a Hindu businessman was shot dead in public by unidentified assailants in Monirampur upazila of Jessore on Monday evening, triggering panic in the area and raising fresh concerns over law and order ahead of the elections.
The victim was identified as Rana Kanti Bairagi (45) alias Rana Pratap,...
Nine fishermen from Mayiladuthurai were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy at Kodiakkarai today. The fishermen took to the sea yesterday in two fibre boats and stayed at sea near Kodiakkarai when the Sri Lankan Navy arrested them for trespassing into international waters. Two fibre boats were also seized by...
India and Bangladesh on Thursday began joint water measurement on the Padma and the Ganga rivers as the 30-year Ganges Water Sharing Treaty entered its final year.
Water measurement began at a point 3,500 feet upstream of the Hardinge Bridge on the Padma River in Bangladesh and also at the...
Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday said eight foreign vessels, including two from India, have been honoured for providing assistance to the island nation after the Cyclone Ditwah disaster that saw over 600 deaths.
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya personally expressed gratitude to a group of diplomatic officials of the countries concerned,...
Bangladesh bid a final farewell to former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who was laid to rest with full state honours following her funeral prayers in Dhaka.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered at Manik Mia Avenue and the South Plaza of the Jatiya...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Awami League Sheikh Hasina has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of pushing the country towards darkness through unchecked corruption, falsehood, and the pursuit of serving personal interests.
In a New Year message shared by the Awami League party on social media...
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
In the statement, the MFA stated that the repatriation is in line with paragraph 11 of the Joint Statement between Thailand and Cambodia signed at the 3rd Special...
At least five houses belonging to Hindu families were set on fire in Dumritala village of Bangladesh’s Pirojpur district, in what is being perceived as another incident refelcting a surge in attacks on religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 28, 2025.
Tthe attackers...
As Bangladesh heads toward Parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12 next year, issues of minority protection, party cohesion and fragile political alliances are increasingly shaping the pre-election environment.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council have urged political parties to clearly address the rights and safety of religious...
In Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended the state of public emergency declared a month ago when the Ditwah cyclone made its landfall, leaving a trail of destruction.
The gazette notifying the extension by one month was issued by the Secretary to the President to ensure “protection of...
