Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.

But the presence of two giant dams in a Himalayan region with a fragile ecosystem and a history ... authorities after the earthquake had ominous signs of damage. The walls of one were tilting ...

Washington’s abrupt suspension of nearly all foreign aid could upend Bangladesh’s fragile efforts to stabilise its economy and hold national elections, analysts said, warning that vital US ...

Bengali is one of the world’s most spoken languages but remains largely absent online. With AI shaping the future of communication, this digital gap threatens Bangla’s relevance ...

BENGALURU: A 28-year-old woman from Bangladesh who was working as a maid in an upscale residential apartment in Kalkere was found dead on the Kalkere lake bed on Friday morning. The victim is ...

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories – A fragile truce aimed at ending the war in Gaza entered its second week on Jan 26, after four Israeli hostages and around 200 Palestinian prisoners were ...

Bangladeshi journalist Khairuzzaman Kamal ... The interim government's stated commitment to defend press freedom is a good sign for the future, Beh said. But in practice, the forms of repression ...

Extending the ceasefire depends on even more negotiations meant to begin soon and eventually tackling the tough issue of how Gaza will be governed. Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of ...

SINGAPORE – A Bangladeshi worker died on Jan 25 at a construction site in Raffles Place after the ground beneath him gave way. The 31-year-old had been involved in lifting works when the ...

The announcement on 15 January that a ceasefire deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza was met with jubilation and sighs of relief in the region. After 15 months of ...

Jan. 26, 2025 The fragile cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza were tested on Sunday as Israeli forces killed or injured scores of people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, while in Gaza ...