The readymade garments factories can now use only half their workforce due to the coronavirus crisis, which may lead them to shed jobs from June, Rubana Huq fears

There appears to be glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the Bangladesh economy would pick up from the second quarter of next fiscal year from the coronavirus-induced downturn

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to freeze salaries of government employees and adhere to the fiscal consolidation path by showing a nominal primary deficit in the new budget, said Finance Ministry sources

The Taliban initiated on average 30 attacks on the Afghan security forces each day after the Eid-ul-Fitr ceasefire, sources within the Afghan government said on Thursday amid persistent calls by the international community for the Taliban to extend the ceasefire

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen, has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and COVID-19

Bangladesh has registered 35 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, bringing the death toll to 781

In a nationwide crackdown, Bangladesh security forces have arrested six human traffickers responsible for sending more than 30 workers to Libya, most of whom perished in a grisly massacre last week

The recent spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country has done little to alarm public who have now returned to ‘business as usual’ after the initial scare

The home ministry may have lifted the restrictions on the entry of foreign workers to Bhutan, but the number of skilled foreign workers entering the country would depend on the health ministry’s capacity to test and availability of test kits

The Ministry of Health has reported 334 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking Nepal’s tally to 2,634. This is the first time that single day cases have crossed the 300-mark

On the eve of World Environment Day on 5 June, the Nepal government utility inaugurated the first phase of its first 25MW solar array that will feed electricity directly into the national grid

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed to carry out PCR tests for COVID-19 on passengers at the airport upon arrival in the country and to direct them for quarantine

Western envoys  in a statement on Thursday welcomed the formation of the High Council for National Reconciliation and called on Afghan parties involved in the peace process to ensure the inclusion of women, minorities and civil society institutions for "meaningful peace negotiation."

Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 787 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,296 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total accumulated cases in the country to 18,054

An Indian American businessman has been praised for protecting about 70 people from arrest for violating curfew in Washington during protests against police brutality