Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the “Maitri Setu” between India and Bangladesh tomorrow via video conferencing ahead of visit to Dhaka, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

An official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy died in custody in Myanmar overnight after being detained in a crackdown on anti-junta protesters, associates said, and a party leader said he suspected the man was tortured.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the problems between neighbouring countries should be resolved through discussions and negotiations.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today said security forces in Myanmar must “halt their vicious crackdown on peaceful protestors,” following another day of deadly violence across the country on Wednesday.

India focuses on the development of connectivity with Bangladesh and beyond as the two countries celebrate 50 years of the diplomatic relationship.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka around 10am today.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Bangladesh tomorrow to do the ground work for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country later this month.

Bangladesh looks forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this month, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam today.

Bangladesh has once again requested India to use “non-lethal” weapon at the border.

The militaries of India and Pakistan said in a rare joint statement that they had agreed to observe a ceasefire along the disputed border in Kashmir, having exchanged fire hundreds of times in recent months.

Deputy Chief Minister of Indian State Meghalaya Prestone Tynsong has appreciated Bangladesh’s leadership in achieving progress in multiple sectors and has emphasised on further increasing bilateral trade for the welfare of both countries.

Pakistani security forces Tuesday killed a notorious Taliban commander who they believed was involved in the murder of four women aid workers in the country’s northwest, the army said.

A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife more than S$10,000 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has sparked furious debate in China.

Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will not resign but face a floor test in parliament instead, an aide said on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court rejected his decision to dissolve the legislature and call early elections.

India and China wrapped up marathon military-level talks aimed at taking forward the process of disengagement of their troops and weapons at friction points in eastern Ladakh, official sources said today.

Dramatic footage released by Chinese state media purportedly shows deadly clashes between troops at the Indian border last year -- a rare insight into violence at the tense, remote frontier.

Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country.

A Pakistani Taliban militant who nine years ago is alleged to have shot and badly wounded Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has threatened a second attempt on her life, tweeting that next time, “there would be no mistake.” Twitter on Wednesday permanently suspend the account with the menacing post.

The winners of an essay competition on “What Liberation Means to Me” have been announced at an event at the Indian High Commission, Dhaka, yesterday.

Bangladesh Navy Ship (BNS) “Prottoy” is on a two-day visit to Mumbai.