Bangladesh plans to release 3,000 prisoners, who are facing trials in different cases, amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the country's crowded jails, it was reported

One more person has tested positive for Covid-19, making it the sixth case of coronavirus infection in Nepal

Two people who maintained contact with the third person to die of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka have tested positive for the virus, health officials said Thursday

The Pakistan government has decided to provide protective kits to journalists visiting quarantine centres and intensive care units (ICUs) to report on the coronavorus pandemic, a top official said here

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday commuted the death sentences of the key accused in the case of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was abducted and beheaded in Pakistan in 2002

India’s Home Ministry has said a total of 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat workers have been identified so far and wholesome efforts are being made to hunt their contacts as the group has emerged as a major source of Covid-19 infection across the country

The Darul Uloom Firangi Mahali in Lucknow has issued a 'fatwa' asking people to go in for the corona test and seek medical help without any hesitation

Madhya Pradesh's Indore City, which is known for its cleanliness, is now struggling with the novel coronavirus. There may be many reasons behind it but the biggest reason is not following the social distancing norms. Also, despite the initial cases, the necessary arrangements were not made in time

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a video conference with state chief ministers and discussed the “common exit strategy” that needs to be followed after the 21-day national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19

India is contact tracing thousands of people in around a dozen virus hot spots in the country amidst growing fears of the mass spread of COVID-19 from  those who attended a religious congregation in the heart of the nation's capital New Delhi

The Bangladesh government appears to be cracking down on free speech as COVID-19 hits the country, silencing those who express concern over the government’s handling of the epidemic, Human Rights Watch said

Maldivian Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer has said the government now projected the budget deficit to increase to MVR 12 billion in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

A tech wiz, Mohamed Afzal, has made history by becoming the first Maldivian national to be named on the Forbes list of top 30 young entrepreneurs in Asia

The Bhutanese government has announced they will start a survey to assess and to understand the socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly on the vulnerable groups, in the country

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has said said that moving key ministry functions to the president’s office is bad for governance, development, and the sustainability of peace