At least 165 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept across Nepal, India and Bangladesh, officials say, warning the toll could rise as the extent of the damage becomes clear.

A Bangladeshi, suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), is detained in a joint operation in New Delhi of India.

Bangladesh ranks 10th among countries where more than 45 million people globally are living in modern slavery. In Bangladesh, 1,531,300 people are living in modern slavery, according to Global Slavery Index 2016. According to the index, which ranks 167 countries, half the population of modern slaves are in five countries -- India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.

Despite concerns about his security, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is adamant that he will leave for Lahore via the historic Grand Trunk (GT) Road.

A Pakistani charity linked to the 2008 Mumbai attacks is backing a new political party which will contest next year's general election, an

Myanmar rejects allegations of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during a crackdown against Rohingya Muslims last year, accusing the United Nations of making exaggerated claims in its report on the issue.

A partial lunar eclipse is taking place. The eclipse began at 9:48pm and will end at 2:52am, Md Aftab, meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department in Dhaka, told The Daily Star Online.

A government-appointed commission yesterday cleared Myanmar security forces of systematic rape, murder and arson against Rohingya Muslims, dismissing UN allegations of widespread abuses during a recent crackdown.

Indian police said yesterday a Pakistan-based Islamist militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks was responsible for last month's killing of eight Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir.

India's lawmakers yesterday elected a veteran leader from the ruling right-wing party as the country's next vice-president, boosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political standing.

Thousands of protesters clashed with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir Saturday after three local rebels were killed in a firefight with troops, police said, with tensions already high following the death of a popular militant commander this week.

Suspected insurgents kill at least six members of a Buddhist ethnic minority in western Myanmar, the government and regional sources say, amid spiralling violence in troubled Rakhine state.

Asia’s demographics by 2024 will look very different as India’s population is all set to surpass that of China. Although fertility is declining across the region, Asian populations will continue to grow, increasing pressure on the region’s natural resources.

Two Indian soldiers and two rebels were killed in armed clashes yesterday, officials said, in another day of bloodshed in Kashmir where

Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study.

Thousands of Indian police and troops enforced a lockdown in parts of Kashmir, fearing violent reprisals a day after a top militant

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi began his first full day in office yesterday by meeting his ousted former boss Nawaz

Bangladesh signed an agreement with Cambodia to purchase 1 million tonnes of rice within the next five years, officials say.

After the reported outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 virus, schools located within a 10-km radius of the infected area in Dawei Township of Myanmar from August 1 to 7 have been ordered closed.

A suicide bomber and a gunman kill at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat , the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.