The number of fatalities and infections due to novel coronavirus is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh with the country recording 19 deaths and 1,162 new cases in 24 hours -- the highest single-day spike

The Bangladesh government will give five million families Tk 2,500 each in cash aid to help them cope up with the coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh is set to request the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within a week to extend $700 million in emergency financing to help the country avoid being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic

After a longtime defensive poster of the Afghan security forces, President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the military to turn into offensive and engage into aggressive operations against the Taliban and other militant groups in Afghanistan

After more than four months into fighting the coronavirus outbreak, India has one of the lowest cumulative deaths per million in the world

Pakistan has reported a total of 34,337 COVID-19 cases, with 12,610 in Sindh, 5,021 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 2,158 in Balochistan, 475 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 759 in Islamabad, a health official said on Wednesday

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday emphasised – while addressing a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) – that tackling terrorism and extremism must continue to be a priority, but terrorism-related allegations must not be used as a political tool to malign and victimise any country or religion

India has called the terror attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children in Afghanistan "crimes against humanity" and sought accountability of the perpetrators and sponsors terrorism

Two new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified today, taking the nationwide tally to 219, confirmed Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP)

Nineteen people -- the highest number in 24 hours so far -- have died with coronavirus infections since yesterday, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who bought tickets but could not travel due to suspension of flight operations amid the coronavirus situation, can make trips with their unused tickets until March 14, 2021, the national flag carrier said today

Seven new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the Maldives on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections recorded in the country to 904

Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed has stated that the COVID-19 infection seems to be spreading across the Maldives despite strict lockdown measures, and that the illness is likely to affect the whole population

With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday

Contraction in manufacturing and electricity sector's output on the back of COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown to curb its spread plunged India's factory production in March 2020