State-run SriLankan Airlines said it will stop flying passenger flights from April 08 to April 21, due to restrictions imposed by destinations it is flying to

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has reacted to the backlash he received for asking for help for Pakistan's Shahid Afridi Foundation amid the coronavirus outbreak

The strain of new coronavirus in India is not as virulent as the ones which are devastating Italy, Spain and the US

Around 1,550 Israelis left stranded in India due to 21-day nationwide lockdown since March 24 midnight have flown back home over the week in seven flights, a diplomat said on Wednesday

The Indian Air Force has airlifted nearly 25 tonnes of essential medical supplies in the last three days from across the country

In a historic move, the Maldives Parliament will become the first parliament in the world to conduct its proceedings via video conference as social distancing becomes the norm to fight the coronavirus pandemic

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

The Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) on Tuesday issued a fatwa (religious statement) saying that people should hold their prayers at home in the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread of COVID-19

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, appealed again to all leaders and parties in Afghanistan to work together for an urgent and lasting ceasefire and an end to violence

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government decided to extend the ongoing nationwide holidays for five more days till April 9 to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. "We had earlier announced a 10-day general holiday from March 26 and it'll be extended for five more days till April 9," she 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

Bhairahawa (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE): More than 400 Nepali migrant workers have been stranded at the Nepal-India border in Rupandehi district for the last four days after the government closed border points with India to halt the spread of coronavirus in Nepal

Hundreds of daily wage earners stranded in Kathmandu valley have started embarking on a long walk home after the government extended the lockdown, clamped to contain spread of coronavirus disease, by a week till next Tuesday

The departure of a special flight from Islamabad to Germany on Tuesday sparked anger among British nationals, who are demanding that their government do more to repatriate vulnerable UK citizens stuck in Pakistan amid the coronavirus pandemic