Sri Lanka’s gross domestic product grew 2.3 percent in 2019, down from 3.3 percent a year earlier, the statistics office said as the country started to stabilize after a currency collapse triggered by money printed to keep rates down in 2018, ECONOMYNEXT reported

Bangladesh, the second-largest garment producer after China, may lose roughly $6 billion in export revenue this financial year amid cancellations from some of the world’s largest brands and retailers, two major industry bodies said

Bangladesh has announced one of the lowest stimulus packages among South Asian and Asian peers in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to counteract the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that is on course to bringing about an economic recession

Bangladesh will manufacture ventilators designed by Medtronic, an Ireland-based medical device firm with a Bangladeshi at the helm, as new coronavirus cases continue to emerge with the people almost under a lockdown

As the Nizamuddin Markaz turns out to be an epicentre of coronavirus spread not only in the city but also across the country, authorities have started a blame game regarding the same

The Kerala state government has come out with guidelines that they will supply three litres of liquor every week to those showing withdrawal symptoms, to their homes

India's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) director Anurag Aggarwal has said that indigenous tests kits for diagnosis of COVID-19 are likely to be available in the next two weeks

Ten Indonesian preachers who tested positive for Covid-19 in Telangana last week, and some people of two other nationalities being quarantined, has brought Tablighi Jamaat into focus

The US government has begun airlifting its citizens stuck in Bangladesh because of coronavirus pandemic and is coordinating with India to arrange flights from there for its nationals, according to a State Department official

With human activity at Bangladesh's beaches grinding to a halt, nature has found ways to flourish. TV reports have shown dolphins swimming around the Cox's Bazaar seashore, and in Patuakhali, a huge number of nomadic crabs can now be seen traversing Kuakata and Gangamati points on Kuakata beach

Sri Lanka’s budget deficit for the month of February 2020 was almost in surplus with a 24 billion rupee central bank profit transfer which came as a liquidity injection, official data shows shortly before the rupee came under severe pressure

Swift, decisive action is currently more prevalent than ever in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus as effectively as possible, as suggested by WHO in conjunction with FIFA

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed admiration and gratitude for the steps taken by the Indian government to meet the challenges arising out of the coronavirus pandemic

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday posted 3D animated yoga videos, which he said, is helping him stay fit during the three-week long coronavirus lockdown

Dhaka is eerie quiet, much like most capitals and countries around the world as they grapple with a common enemy -- the spread of the coronavirus. Bangladesh is currently in the midst of a country-wide shut down that has been in force from March 26 and will extend till April 4