Muslim co-workers accused the garment factory worker of blasphemy and dragged him into the street, where an angry mob ...

Angry protesters have stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising, ...

We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the violent attacks on December 18, 2025 on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, two of South Asia’s oldest and most reputed media institutions, and the ...

Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government and head of the National Consensus Commission, Muhammad Yunus, holds up a copy of the July National Charter, after it was signed by leaders of ...

Torrential downpours and high winds struck large parts of the island nation as Cyclone Ditwah churned northwest toward India. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, ...

Nov. 28 (UPI) --Soldiers in Sri Lanka worked to rescue hundreds trapped by flooding Friday because of Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed at least 69 people, with another 34 missing. Helicopters and ...

DHAKA, November 24, 2025 — South Asia, with its dense population, high temperature and exposed geography, is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions—and Bangladesh is among the most at risk ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday. Nearly 78,000 people ...

Severe weather across parts of Asia has claimed nearly 1,000 lives, with Indonesia and Sri Lanka among the worst affected by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides. Three tropical cyclones, ...