Even in the topsy-turvy world of Indian religion, Motibar Rahman stands out as a Muslim looking after a Hindu shrine, as his family has done for centuries -- on the orders of Lord Shiva himself.

The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for her murder -- the patriarchal country’s highest-profile “honour killing”.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday gave up his bid to become president in November’s elections, conceding his party’s candidacy to his deputy, Sajith Premadasa.

Two children were beaten to death in India for defecating in the open, police said yesterday, underlining the violence sometimes unleashed to enforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship cleanliness drive.

Seventeen people were killed yesterday in flooding caused by torrential rains in western India including five who were sleeping in a mosque,

The United Nations suspended Sri Lankan Army deployments in the world body’s peacekeeping operations after the Indian Ocean island nation appointed a war veteran who has been accused of serious human rights violations, an official said on Wednesday.

A shallow tremor yesterday sent terrified residents of northeastern Pakistan onto the streets, days after a powerful quake killed 38 people and caused widespread damage in the area.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it quickly.

Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been unanimously chosen for this year's Dada Saheb Phalke winner, India's highest film honour.

At least 19 people have been killed and 300 wounded after a shallow earthquake rattled north-eastern Pakistan, a senior police officer has said, with the tremor tearing car-sized cracks into roads and heavily damaging infrastructure.

In Asia, no economic or business sector is as vibrant or commands more attention of policymakers as the digital sphere, this trend well documented in a landmark study by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s first annual Digital Economy Report.

Poor, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the impacts of climate change, diverting what little money they have away from basic needs, a study says.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday warned citizens that anyone who goes to fight jihad in Kashmir will hurt the territory’s cause, as anger simmers between Islamabad and New Delhi over the disputed region.

US President Donald Trump has said that he will meet both Indian and Pakistani leaders in the next few days while claiming that “a lot of progress is being made” in defusing tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Taliban suicide attackers kill at least 30 people in Afghanistan, their deadliest bombing taking place near an election rally by President Ashraf Ghani, although he is unhurt.

Around 600,000 Rohingyas remaining inside Myanmar face systematic persecution and live under the threat of genocide, says the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar in a new report.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on October 5 during her first India visit after coming to power for the third consecutive term.

Pakistan’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that the situation in Indian Kashmir risked sparking an “accidental war”, and urged UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to visit the troubled region.

Curfew-like restrictions are re-imposed in several parts of Kashmir, including Srinagar city, to foil any plans of taking out Muharram processions in the Valley as authorities apprehended about the possibility of untoward incidents due to large congregations.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission directs all the mobile phone operators to restrict 3G and 4G services in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar until further notice.