Category Archives: South Asia

Sheikh Hasina holds talks with party leaders

Recent incidents have also indicated that the party is discussing its organisational future and Hasina’s [...]

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A sharp rise in dengue cases is putting hospitals in Dhaka under: The wider industry impact

Patients infected with dengue receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain (Courtesy: Facebook)

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain (Courtesy: Facebook)

Watch: T-shirt torn, fists fly as passengers clash mid-air on Bangladesh flight

The fight continued until cabin crew members and other passengers intervened and managed to separate [...]

Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal-Tibet: The wider industry impact

Nepal now hopes to seek around $20 million (£15 million) from UN Fund for Responding [...]

As missing figures rise, kin of Nepal flood victims seek law change for death certificates

Some families, having lost hope of finding their relatives alive, have already performed symbolic last [...]

Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal flood: The wider industry impact

The study found long-term warming had pushed freezing levels higher and exposed previously frozen rock [...]

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Nepal’s total stood at 1,403 dead and 6,150 missing, while Tibet reported 43 deaths and 519

Specialised Indian Army personnel and Nepalese rescuers reached the underground powerhouse by digging the final [...]

Dhakal said the operation repeatedly ran into technical setbacks before teams found a way

Six workers were believed trapped inside after the Aug 26 disaster, and search continued for [...]

UAE cancels visas of thousands of Bangladeshis amid heightened scrutiny

Bangladeshi expatriates in the UAE are facing unexpected visa cancellations, which has left many in [...]