South Asia

South Asia

Officials of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, UNFPA and UNICEF at the launching ceremony of phase III of the joint Global Programme to End Child Marriage on 5 June in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh grapples with highest child marriage rate in South Asia

Rajshahi has the highest prevalence of early marriage, with nearly two-thirds (63.7%) of women married before 18 and over two-fifths (42.2%) married before 16

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Extreme Asian heat spurs LNG demand ahead of summer months

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. File Photo: Collected

FinMin for greater trust, confidence among S Asian countries to facilitate clean energy transition

A weather map measuring temperatures shows the impact of heatwaves across South Asia on 21 April. Orange and Dark Orange indicate a range from 30 to 40 Celsius. Image: Windy.com

Heatwaves broil South Asia with record temperatures

Infographics: TBS

How World Bank sees GDP growth of South Asian economies

File Photo: AFP

UK PM Sunak's mother-in-law appointed to Indian parliament

Photo: Representational/Collected

Bangladesh rising beyond South Asia: Foreign policy experts

Infograph: TBS

Internet speeds in South Asia, Jan 2024

A portrait shot of an RMG worker in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Bangladesh up 7 notches on economic freedom index. Yet score remains unchanged

Pakistan's largest parties strike deal on coalition government

Pakistan's largest parties strike deal on coalition government

File photo: Donald Lu, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia

Donald Lu warns Bangladesh, India of 'increasing' Indo-Pacific issues

Adel Abdullah Ali, group CEO of AirArabia.

Air Arabia aspires to grow more in Bangladesh: Group CEO

File photo of rain in Dhaka streets. Photo: UNB

Climate change quadrupled rainfall in parts of Bangladesh, northeast India, new research shows