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  Anti-India Leader Behind 'Greater Bangladesh' Map Dies, Dhaka On Edge

  Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of Bangladesh's student uprising last year, has died while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital after fighting for his life for six days.

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  Massive Protests Grip Bangladesh, Student Leader's Death Renews Violence

  Violent protests broke out in several cities in Bangladesh overnight after the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi.

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  "You Are Killing Me": 30 Bangladeshi Journalists Rescued From Office Set On Fire

  It began with an attack on Bengali-language daily newspaper Prothom Alo, where the crowd had gone chanting slogans before setting the building on fire around midnight.

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  Bangladesh Protests LIVE Updates: Student Leader's Body To Arrive Back This Evening

  Bangladesh Violence LIVE Updates: Bangladesh has been rocked by violent protests since late Thursday after the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections in the country.

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  Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.

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  Bangladeshi Student Uprising Leader Osman Hadi Dies Week After Being Shot

  A leader of Bangladesh's 2024 uprising who was wounded in an assassination attempt and flown to Singapore for treatment has died in the city-state, officials said on Friday.

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  India-Oman Trade Deal Beginning Of New Chapter: Muscat Policy Council Chief

  In an interview with NDTV, Yousuf Al-Balushi, Chairman of the Muscat Policy Council underlined that the trade pact marks the start of a new phase in India-Oman ties.

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  Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad

  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny on Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and criminal activity abroad, a trend Pakistani authorities say is harming the country's international standing.

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  India Shuts 2 More Visa Centres in Bangladesh As 'Security Situation' Worsens

  After Dhaka, India has closed two more visa application centres in Bangladesh's Rajshahi and Khulna amid a worsening security situation in the country.

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  Watch: Amid Pakistan's Dhurandhar Ban, Bilawal Bhutto's Grand Entry On FA9LA Song

  Despite a ban by Islamabad, the Indian espionage thriller Dhurandhar seems to be riding the wave of popularity in Pakistan.

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  Japan Citizens To Sue Government Over 'Unconstitutional' Climate Inaction

  Hundreds of people across Japan will sue the central government Thursday seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation.

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  Asim Munir's US Challenge As Trump Pushes Pakistan To Send Troops To Gaza

  Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's all-powerful defence chief, is reportedly looking at the toughest test of his expanding stronghold on Islamabad as the United States pushes the South Asian nation to send troops to Gaza.

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  How China's 'Risky, Dangerous' Brahmaputra Mega Dam Could Impact India

  China is building one of its largest and most contentious infrastructure projects to date, a vast hydropower system on the Yarlung Tsangpo river that could have far-reaching consequences for India and neighbouring countries.

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  Energy In Room At PM Modi-Putin Meet A Gift From Trump: Fareed Zakaria

  The visible bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their recent summit in India was, in many ways, a "gift from Trump," foreign policy analyst Fareed Zakaria said in an exclusive interview with NDTV.

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  Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia's Son To Return To Country After 18 Years

  After months of speculation about his return to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman, will finally be back in Bangladesh after 17 years.

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  Trouble Mounts For Pakistan With Taliban's New Move Over Cross-Border River

  Pakistan's mounting water crisis is likely to worsen, as the Taliban government in Afghanistan has decided to move ahead with its plans to divert water from the Kunar River towards the Nangarhar region in the country

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  India Shuts Visa Centre In Dhaka Amid Threats From Radical Bangladeshi Leaders

  Amid a deteriorating security situation and the targeted hate and radical speeches towards India and its territorial sovereignty, the Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka has shut indefinitely.

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  Pakistan To Sell 100% Stake In PIA After Bidders Demand Complete Control

  Pakistan has decided to sell its entire 100 per cent stake in Pakistan International Airlines after bidders sought complete managerial control with no government role post-privatisation, local media reported on Wednesday.

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  Opinion | The Dangerous Logic Behind America's $1.25 Billion 'Mining' Deal With Pakistan

  Rhetoric seems to have eclipsed the grim realities of Pakistan, once again.

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  India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner After "Seven-Sisters" Remark

  India has summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, to issue a formal diplomatic protest over recent threats to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.