In more worries for 1.3 billion people in the country, India on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases since Oct 11 last year with the addition of over 72,000 new infections

Hefazat militants set fire to the central public library in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district, the birthplace of legendary Indian sarod player and multi-instrumentalist Alauddin Khan, during a nationwide strike on Sunday

As COVID-19 cases continue to pile up in Pakistan’s major cities, hospitals in Islamabad, the country's capital, are struggling as they are on the verge of saturation, reported Dawn

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Pakistan, Sindh province banned all social gatherings, both indoor and outdoor, and ordered public and private offices in the province to operate with 50 percent staff strength, reported the Express Tribune

Around 10 million households in Bangladesh will receive $5 dollars from the Bangladesh government in direct cash transfer ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, reported Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin asked developed countries to scale up climate actions, and add funds to the Multi Donar Fund, and also said that the world is nowhere close to the annual target set in the Paris Agreement

By Wednesday, only 48 intensive care unit beds were vacant in hospitals in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh,  as the rising cases of the COVID-19 infections overwhelmed the health infrastructure in Bangladesh’s capital, reported Daily Star

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of imposing a general lockdown in the country as it grapples with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Dawn

The economy of the South Asian region is expected to grow by 7.2 percent in 2021 and 4.4 percent in 2022, the World Bank said in a report, adding the countries in the region are recovering but it remains “fragile.”

Seven minor Nepali girls, who went missing in Nepal on Tuesday evening, were traced to India on Wednesday, according to a report in The Himalayan Times

In what comes as the first step towards the revival of trade relations between Pakistan and India, authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday allowed the import of white sugar and cotton from India

At least 61 Indian fishermen, captured by Bangladesh authorities for illegally fishing in their waters, have been released by Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune

Pakistan and Russia have gradually built “strategic trust” and have developed institutional mechanisms to enhance their bilateral coordination and cooperation, said Shafqat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, reported Dawn

India has been supportive of all diplomatic efforts being made to accelerate dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban, including the intra-Afghan talks, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

The Manipur state government in northeastern India has withdrawn a letter issued last week directing officials to not set up any camps for Myanmar nationals crossing the border into India and to “politely turn away” those seeking refuge