Bangladesh has registered 30 more deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, bringing the body count to 2,305

The World Bank Board on Friday approved a $200 million grant to help Afghanistan mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and provide relief to vulnerable people and businesses, the bank said in a statement

Afghanistan's National Security Council (NSC) on Saturday released data on civilian casualties, saying 23 civilians were killed and 45 others were wounded in Taliban violence over the last week

Former Maldivian President and Islamic scholar Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said on Saturday that while the ideal practice is to stand in close proximity while performing congregational prayers under normal circumstances, prayers performed while observing social distancing under exceptional circumstances such as the coronavirus outbreak will remain valid

The Maldivian government, on Saturday, repatriated an additional 200 Bangladeshi workers from the country, as part of its voluntary repatriation program in collaboration with the national airline – Maldivian

The top leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) vowed on Friday to jointly strive for the sake of the “country’s survival and integrity” and agreed that Pakistan and Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government could not go together, terming the opposition parties the centre of people’s hope to get rid of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf rule

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced a subsidy of Rs30 billion for the Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP), urging the construction industry and investors to "take advantage of the opportunity", as the government tries to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that Pakistan as a responsible member of international community continues to ensure earliest completion of the FATF Action Plan through increasing the effectiveness of its AML/CFT Regime

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government to "drop politically motivated charges and release Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, an editor with Pakistan’s largest media group"

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged a coordinated national response of federal and provincial governments and organizations to cope with locust attack to ensure food safety, the Prime Minister Office said

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said that the government’s entire focus is currently on saving lives of people who face threats from the coronavirus pandemic as well as from natural disasters

India will have to wait till at least the first quarter of 2021 to get its vaccine that can treat COVID-19, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology was told

India recorded its highest single-day spike of 27,114 new coronavirus cases and 519 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to over eight lakhs with a total of 22,123 deaths, Health Ministry's data stated on Saturday

The US Embassy in Colombo has donated life-saving safety equipment to Sri Lanka Life Saving, the national body said on Friday

Shipping seems to have suffered less than other means of transport have dealing with the coronavirus pandemic’s brutal wake, but longer stays on board are leaving the Bangladeshi sailors in a quagmire as most ports are not allowing them to disembark