Bangladesh

Bangladesh's army was ordered Sept. 20 to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.

Bangladesh is now becoming one of the largest countries of origin for migrants to Italy. What are the reasons behind this, and what routes are they taking?

Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh yesterday, packing winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour, damaging thousands of homes as more than 300,000 people fled coastal villages.

The severe storm made landfall on the coast between Cox's Bazar and the main port city of Chittagong at 6:00 am local time, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said.

Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal villages, reported AFP.

Bangladeshi authorities removed a statue from the country’s Supreme Court premises representing Lady Justice depicting an iteration of Greek goddess Themis, after caving in to intense pressure by Islamist hardliners. The operation took place under tight security overnight.

BELGRADE - Serbia has made good progress in recent years in reforming its financial management and public sector in ways that have helped to rekindle economic growth, Subhash Garg of the World Bank said after a visit to Serbia.

The 'State of Democracy Report', released recently by a group of political scientists in southern Indian city of Bengaluru, has made a shocking revelation that the South Asian countries are losing faith in democracy. In other words, the love for dictatorship is gaining ground in the region.

A Bangladesh court on Jan. 16 sentenced 26 people to death after hearing how a politician from the ruling Awami League hired members of the country's elite security unit to assassinate political rivals.

Bangladeshi actors and directors called for a ban Dec. 12 on the steamy Turkish period drama Sultan Süleyman (The Magnificent Century), saying the show's "rampant sex" was destroying the local TV industry and fueling divorce.

The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2016 report claims that Bhutan is the most peaceful country in South Asia.