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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as Bangladesh’s 23rd President on Friday, taking

He has been a close political ally of Khaleda Zia, the former BNP chief. Alamgir [...]

China issued no Everest permits to foreign climbers during spring, resulting in a record 1,008

The continued closure followed investigations triggered by a 52-second high-altitude fireworks spectacle near Shigatse, Tibet, [...]

Why it matters: Gas runs dry: Bangladesh factories shut, homes go: The wider industry impact

Bangladesh’s energy crisis hits industry and homes

Bangladesh ministers on possibility of joining Mecca pact — ‘Positive approach’

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed joint defence deal in Mecca on August 7

Hindu family of four found dead in locked home in Bangladesh’s Rangpur; strangulation suspected

Police found the four bodies in different parts of the house, including the roof, staircase [...]

Investigators said the suspects allegedly stayed at the house after the killings, bathed there

Pritilata’s sister Puja Chakraborty told The Daily Star that all four phones had been switched [...]

‘Their confronts burnt’: Disturbing details emerge in Bangladesh Hindu family murder

Investigators suspect a flammable substance has been used on the victims’ faces

Nepal PM Balen Shah confronts protests, Parliament heat and RSP dissent

Nepal PM Balen Shah faces protests, Parliament heat and RSP dissent

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The human rights situation in Myanmar has reached a new low: The wider industry impact

The human rights situation in Myanmar has reached a new low

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal had earlier advised lawmakers against wearing dark glasses

Nepal PM Balen Shah with home minister Sudan Gurung (right) and physical infrastructure minister Sunil [...]