Government might extend the ongoing nationwide shutdown until May 5, in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.

At least 97 Bangladeshis have been tested Covid-19 positive in Bahrain, says a Bangladesh mission official in the Gulf country.

At least two people die in Khulna and Bogura with coronavirus symptoms since yesterday evening.

Missouri has become the first US state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus, saying that China’s response to the outbreak that originated in the city of Wuhan brought devastating economic losses to the state.

Narail’s Lohagarah upazila is declared locked down after three doctors and two staffers of Lohagarah Upazila Health Complex test positive for coronavirus.

Seventy-three percent of the total infected are from Dhaka division, says Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A readymade garments (RMG) worker tests positive for coronavirus in Sadar upazila of Magura, making him the first confirmed coronavirus case in the district.

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.

Two people including a banker have tested positive for coronavirus in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia and the district town.

A second wave of the coronavirus is expected to hit the United States next winter and could strike much harder than the first because it would likely arrive at the start of influenza season, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

A local health worker of a non-government organisation has tested coronavirus positive in Mujibgangar upazila of Meherpur.

339 citizens of the United States have left Dhaka as the US government arranged a fourth special flight for those who opted to return amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations may begin at the end of next month.

As the country has been in the third stage of coronavirus transmission when the virus spreads quickly within the community, experts have called for the immediate launch of widespread antibody tests to clearly understand the extent of infection.

Amid a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, the government may extend the ongoing shutdown by at least another week as part of its efforts to contain the outbreak.

The mental health challenges of the current Covid-19 pandemic are formidable. The media is awash with articles about the effects of isolation and quarantine and how we should keep ourselves mentally robust during this difficult time. Suicides related to Covid-19 are occurring around the world, including in Bangladesh.

On April 22, 1970, about 20 million Americans, 10 percent of the US population at the time, took to the streets, raising their voices for a better, more liveable planet. They saw how badly the environment was being contaminated and what needed to be done to protect nature. This led to the establishment of Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has suddenly and drastically changed the way we lived in the world, only a few months ago.

Over 1 lakh handloom and power loom workers, the ones that weave the famous Tangail saris, are in dire need of help after they went out of work since their factories were shuttered nearly a month ago amid the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.

The restaurant business has predictably taken a big hit due to the coronavirus outbreak as people have remained mostly locked in their homes during the past weeks. The sector was one of the first affected in Bangladesh as the number of customers started dwindling since late February, forcing businesses to either lay off or send home their employees without pay.