Number of recoveries possibly higher as only hospital data available at the moment, it says.

France's privacy watchdog CNIL on Sunday gave a conditional green light to a government-backed scheme to monitor people infected with coronavirus.

The number of physicians infected with Covid-19 across the country has crossed 400, according to a tally by the Bangladesh Doctors Foundation.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern claims New Zealand has scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus, as the country begins a phased exit from lockdown.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says all educational institutions will remain closed till September if situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak does not improve.

A doctor working at the health desk at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka tests positive for coronavirus.

At a time when testing for the coronavirus is urgently needed to save lives and arrest the spread of the Covid-19, the government’s drug administration seems to have gone down the lengthier route to examine a testing kit developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra.

There has been a stunning slump in demand for meat and eggs since coronavirus arrived on these shores. And the dizzying speed at which the lethal pathogen went about upending life in the country prompted many farms, slapped by unprecedented losses, to cut back on production by more than half.

Forbes, an American business magazine, featured eight women global leaders, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who “deserve to be recognised” for their efforts in dealing with Covid-19 challenges to reshape the future.

Bangladesh is coming up with the fewest social protection initiatives in the Asia Pacific region, finds a United Nations position report prepared by the organisation’s regional bureau.

Directorate General of Health Services has started working to scale up its coronavirus testing capacity with a target of testing over 5,000 people daily by the first week of next month.

A section of owners yesterday reopened their garment factories with a part of their workforce amid continued protests in different districts demanding arrears.

The Covid-19 infection has taken the world by surprise. Human culture is not accustomed to the idea of exponential growth.

Shafiul Alam, a worker at a garment factory in coronavirus-hit Gazipur, returned to his village home in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila on April 15.

What does a “contract” actually mean? I am sure many garment factory owners have been pondering over this issue these past few weeks. Here’s a simple definition of a contract: “A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.”

Covid-19 has spread all over the world in a manner that is very unprecedented. Like most of the affected countries, Bangladesh has been compelled to impose a lockdown, resulting in people staying at home and restraining economic activities.

That many people infected with coronavirus are hiding information about the disease is a cause for concern because such behaviour is putting

Among the depressing news about the galloping rate of the coronavirus infection in Bangladesh, it is very heartening to learn that our doctors have

The outbreak of coronavirus has made it apparent that there is no respite even in death for those who suffered from the disease.

Locals -- including people from low-income groups -- snatched VGF relief rice from a truck in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet, citing irregularities in distribution.