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Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, speaks at a networking event titled Nepal- Bangladesh Cooperation: Dynamics of Trade, Tourism and Connectivity, held at a hotel in Khulna on Friday, 9 May, 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Mongla port corridor can boost Bangladesh-Nepal trade, says envoy

Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, said the absence of direct rail links between Nepal and Mongla port raises transport costs, discouraging Nepalese businesses from using it

John Abraham’s producer banner and Aditya Dhar's production house have also applied to secure a title. Collage: Hindustan Times
Splash

Bollywood producers in frenzy over Operation Sindoor title; 30+ applications already

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
South Asia

Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal: Pakistan military

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new US ambassador to China, former US Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
South Asia

US top diplomat Rubio speaks with Pakistan army chief, urges de-escalation

Damaged vehicles are seen in the neighbourhood, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, May 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Pakistan says it has launched military offensive against India

Photo shows logo of TheWire.in and its social media post shortly after the ban
South Asia

Indian news website says access blocked amid crackdown on information

People stand next to a damaged vehicle in a neighbourhood, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, May 10, 2025. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Pakistan reopens airspace after ceasefire with India

Representational image. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Meghalaya imposes 2-month night curfew along Indo-Bangladesh border

India's air defence system intercepts objects in the sky during a blackout following multiple blasts in the city of Jammu, May 9, 2025 REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as Pakistan conflict escalates

People shop for essential goods at a supermarket in Amritsar, India, 9 May 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India and Pakistan

CISF personnel participate in the civil defence security mock drill at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

228 flights cancelled in 2 days at Delhi airport as India-Pak tensions persist

Men are seen through windowpanes of a residential house damaged by a cross-border shelling in Gingal village near the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, in Indian Kashmir's Baramulla district, May 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

India, Pakistan accuse each other of attacks as hostilities rise

Israel-made Harop drone. Representational image: DAWN
South Asia

77 Indian drones shot down in two days, claims Pakistan army