Asian Development Bank (ADB) commits $600 million to support Bangladesh in facing challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak.

The 193 members of the UN General Assembly adopt by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight coronavirus.

President Donald Trump says that he would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States because of the new coronavirus pandemic, despite the US already being the worst-hit country in the world.

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) has started telemedicine healthcare services related to the coronavirus for workers in formal and informal sectors from today.

Wall Street fell sharply on Monday after US crude futures turned negative for the first time in history, underscoring the chaos the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed on the global economy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to produce more food and keep sufficient stock of food grains in the country to face any possible famine in future.

The novel coronavirus, which has so far infected 2,948 people across the country, is beginning to take a toll on those who are on the frontline of the fight against it: the doctors.

Our current under-standing and response to the ongoing “corona crisis” are results of extensive, fast-track research. The possible transfer of the

President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the midst of a global pandemic is not only reckless

At a time when the government is engaged in the multifarious activities involved in crisis management during the ongoing pandemic, it is

Convalescent Plasma therapy, which can quickly develop passive immune system of a person against a virus and fight Covid-19, can help save lives from the curse of the novel coronavirus before any vaccine or medicine is developed, a noted hematologist has said.

The Bangladesh Bank has extended the deadline for opening mobile financial service (MFS) accounts for the employees of export-oriented factories by six days to April 26.

Early data on the poverty impact of the coronavirus-induced coma of the economy, as Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman characterises it, is rather alarming.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a financial package of Tk 3,000 crore for underprivileged farmers, professionals and micro enterprises to keep them afloat.

Several hundreds of destitute people stage demonstration in Ashulia area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, for food amid the ongoing shutdown enforced to contain the transmission of coronavirus.

A 30-year-old man has tested positive for coronavirus in Chapainawabganj, making him the first case in the district.

Sonali Bank has locked down its Shilpa Bhaban Corporate branch in Dhaka after an official of the branch tested positive for Covid-19.

Using advanced data analytics solutions, Robi has come up with a unique solution to send out SMS-based coronavirus alert service in parts of Dhaka, said in a press release today.

Twenty five human rights activists, researchers and development professionals call for the government to restore 4G mobile internet services in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to ensure free flow of information that can help prevent coronavirus transmission.

Sixteen migrant rights bodies and civil society organisations appeal to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to create a fund for distressed migrants and their families in Bangladesh affected by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.