Bangladeshis have long wanted their own policy dialogue platform, a medium through which they can access the sort of expert, unbiased opinion that is available elsewhere in the world, such as BBC’s Hard Talks or Oxford Union style debates.

Renowned historian and Dhaka University Professor Muntassir Mamoon has tested positive for coronavirus.

With this, the number of total infections across Bangladesh now stands at 10,143 -- surpassing the grim landmark of ten thousand.

Hematologist Prof Col (retd) Md Moniruzzaman has died with Covid-19 infection at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital.

Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city has been put under lockdown as its officer-in-charge tested positive for Covid-19.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has decided to reopen markets before Eid-ul-Fitr and instruction has been given in this regard.

US President Donald Trump says he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but says he is confident a vaccine would be developed by the year's end.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with three quarters of them in Europe and the United States, an AFP tally based on official sources showed.

A legal notice is served to four government officials asking them to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medicines to healthcare professionals and workers at all government hospitals of the country.

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic we have begun to analyse, forecast and speculate the impact on economies, societies, political systems, governance mechanisms, and on many more areas.

It is disturbing to learn that the police hospital in Dhaka has been overwhelmed by patients due to the number of COVID-19 infected police personnel.

Suhana & Anis Ahmed Foundation (SAAF) has provided Tk 1.05 crore as a special Covid-19 financial support to Bidyanondo Foundation, enabling immediate support to 22,000 families in remote areas of Bangladesh, a press release said.

The novel coronavirus appears to be getting a tight grip on the country as the number of infected people reported hit a new high in a single day.

Readymade garment factories that have resumed production will be shut down in case a significant number of workers get infected with Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.

Bangladesh ranks ninth in a global league table of 66 emerging economies measured according to their financial strengths to cope under the strain of Covid-19 outbreak.

With great trepidation and no other choice, about 1.5 lakh workers in Chattogram have joined their workstation from April 26.

Nazma Begum, a housewife and a mother-of-three, has been fretting the last three months. Her source of worry?

The 2020-21 budget of Bangladesh, under preparation now, could have been exciting. The country was having an unbroken run of 6 percent or higher growth rate for the last nine years.

The government has already taken a number of measures to save Robi Cropconsidering the lockdown and because the haor region—especially Sunamganj, Sylhet and some northern districts such Gaibandha, Jamalpur—may suffer flashflood.

Around 50 current and civilian members of Rapid Action Battalion-11 test positive for coronavirus in Narayanganj, one of the hotspots for the virus in the country.