A 15-member delegation of envoys from different countries arrived here on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to see first hand the efforts being made by the government in the region.

Delegation of foreign envoys arrive in Srinagar; briefed by Army on security situation

Bangladesh's high court ordered the government Monday to introduce steps by next year broadly banning single-use plastics following a landmark case brought by environmental groups.

Bangladesh court orders government to ban single-use plastics

The sexual assault of a student at a top university in Bangladesh triggered angry protests in the country on Monday, with demonstrators urging the death penalty for convicted rapists.

Student's rape triggers protests in Dhaka

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tweets an old video from Bangladesh, calls it 'program against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. #ImranKhan #FakeNews #Pakistan

Gravitas: Pak PM Imran Khan: The source of fake news!

Around 445 trespassers have been detained by the Bangladesh authorities in the last two months while trying to return to Bangladesh after visiting India illegally, informed Director General Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) - Shafeenul Islam.

Around 445 trespassers detained in last two months: Bangladesh border guard

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's ties with Bangladesh remained on solid footing until recently. Five years ago, a landmark boundary agreement was signed.

How CAA and NRC affect India-Bangladesh ties

Summarising The Concerns Of Bangladesh Over India's Citizenship Law. #WION #Gravitas #CAA

Gravitas: India's new Citizenship law: Why is Bangladesh worried?

Bangladesh Border Guard has reported that it has now detained 445 Bangladeshis who were trying to enter Bangladesh from India. #WION #WIONDispatch #Bangladesh

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh witnesses reverse migration

Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) detained over 400 Bangladesh nationals, who were trying to flee India and illegally re-enter the neighbouring country. All these 445 Bangladeshi nationals were staying without legal documents in India, BGB chief Major general Shafeenul Islam said in an official statement.

Over 400 Bangaldeshi nationals trying to flee India arrested by border guards

The telecom regulator in Bangladesh on December 31, 2019 ordered network carriers to shut services along the India-Bangladesh border. The regulator cited security reasons. #WION #Bangladesh

Bangladesh suspends mobile internet cites security concerns

A day after the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued orders of shutting down mobile network in the one-kilometre border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar, the BTRC issued fresh orders asking telecom operators to restore network on Wednesday.

Bangladesh restores mobile network in border areas with India

Bangladesh has reversed its decision of shutting down mobile networks along the country's over 4,000 km-long borders with India, two days after asking telecom operators to block the services citing "security" reasons, according to media reports on January 1, 2020. #Bangladesh #NetworkServices #BangladeshMobileServices

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh mobile services suspension revoked

Wearing skimpy bikinis to show-off one's muscles in a bodybuilding competition may be the norm worldwide, but not in Bangladesh. The country recently hosted its first ever bodybuilding contest for women which had contestants fully clothed.

Bangladesh hosts its first body-building contest for women; makes contestants cover up

The telecom regulator in Bangladesh recently ordered network carriers to halt services along the India-Bangladesh border. The regulator cited security reasons. No network is available on a kilometre-long stretch along the India-Bangladesh border.

Bangladesh suspends network services along border with India

At least 50 people have died in northern Bangladesh as the cold wave continued to shiver the country. The country's lowest temperature this year was recorded at 4.

Cold wave continues to shiver Bangladesh; several flights delayed; diverted

A Bangladesh hospital has suspended plans to give donated breast milk to babies after a backlash by Muslim clerics who said the scheme violated Islamic law. The programme aimed to feed up to 500 orphans and infants of working mothers in the Muslim-majority country, which has high rates of child malnutrition and stunted growth.

Bangladesh halts breast milk scheme after Islamist backlash

At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh as cold weather continues to sweep across the country, heath officials said. The country's lowest temperature this year was recorded at 4.

Cold snap kills 50 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is ready to play Twenty20 Internationals in Pakistan next month but the test series must take place in a neutral venue, the chief executive of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nizamuddin Chowdhury, said.

Cricket: Bangladesh insist on neutral venue for Pakistan tests

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that ties with Bangladesh have strengthened and both countries are working together on several issues. While speaking at a rally in Delhi, PM Modi said, "Ties with Bangladesh have strengthened.

PM Modi expresses confidence in India-Bangladesh ties, says both working shoulder-to-shoulder

A delegation of Rohingya refugees on Thursday (December 19) refused to accept a proposal made by Myanmar officials to repatriate them to Myanmar, citing that their demands have not been met.

Rohingya refugees reject Myanmar officials' proposal to return home

A delegation of Myanmar officials visited the sprawling Bangladeshi refugee camps on Wednesday (December 18), where they spoke to several dozen Rohingya refugees in an effort to kickstart a process to repatriate them.

'We are ready to go back': Rohingya refugees meet with Myanmar delegates

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the conspiracies of "collaborators of the Pakistani occupation forces and those who still love Pakistan, who are out to foil Bangladesh's hard-earned independence and turn the country into a failed state", will never be allowed to be successful.

Conspiracies of Pakistani lovers will not succeed, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tributes to the 'father of the nation,' also known as 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of 49th Victory Day of the country that marks its liberation from Pakistan.

Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to 'Bangabandhu' on Bangladesh's 49th Victory Day

#WION #SouthAsiaDiary Wion brings you its brand-new show South Asia Diary with Mariam Wardak. We look at the following stories. Bangladesh Fences Rohingya Camps. Appeasement Politics In Sri Lanka Imran using media to take on dissent?

WION: South Asia Diary with Mariam Wardak | Dec 16, 2019

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