None can go outside after 6pm: Ministry circular

No one will be allowed to go out of their homes after 6:00pm from today onwards to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
10 April 2020, 10:45 AM

Gaibandha district locked down

Gaibandha district has been put under lockdown from today afternoon to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
10 April 2020, 09:49 AM

Govt extends ongoing closure till April 25

The government today extended the ongoing closure of all public and private offices upto April 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country.
10 April 2020, 09:06 AM

Bangladesh reports 6 more coronavirus deaths, 94 test positive in 24hrs: IEDCR

Six more people died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, IEDCR said today in a briefing. This is the highest number of deaths due to Covid-19 in a day so far in the country.
10 April 2020, 08:24 AM

Coronavirus: CMP launches mobile app to monitor home quarantine

To prevent spread of coronavirus, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched a mobile app aiming to monitor the home-quarantine of people who came into contact with Covid-19 positive patients.
10 April 2020, 07:23 AM

Cumilla village under lockdown after patient detected with coronavirus

A village in Cumilla’s Titash Upazila was locked down after a person tested positive for coronavirus infection in the area.
10 April 2020, 07:15 AM

34-year-old man who died at Shariatpur tested negative for coronavirus

A 34-year-old man who died at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on April 8, has tested negative for coronavirus from the samples collected by the IEDCR.
10 April 2020, 06:08 AM

First corona positive case confirmed at Chandpur

A 20-year-old man was tested coronavirus positive in Chandpur last night who went to the district on April 5 from Narayanganj, breaching the complete lockdown of the district.
10 April 2020, 05:54 AM

People's love and respect is our strength: Police Headquarters

Police headquarters says that the general people's respect and love is the police force's strength and their attitude to serve people with dedication would continue during the coronavirus crisis.
10 April 2020, 05:21 AM

Yemen confirms first coronavirus case

Yemen has reported its first coronavirus case in Hadhramaut Governorate, supreme national emergency committee tweets.
10 April 2020, 04:51 AM

UK PM Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, remains under observation

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left intensive care as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office says.
9 April 2020, 20:02 PM

Combating coronavirus: A tall order outside Dhaka

As the number of coronavirus tests outside Dhaka has increased, more Covid-19 cases have begun to surface, which experts say paints a grim picture of the spread of the virus in the country.
9 April 2020, 19:20 PM

One with Covid-19 and five others with symptoms die in 6 districts

A 30-year-old man dies of Covid-19 in Patuakhali’s Dumki upazila and at least five others, including a freedom fighter, die of coronavirus-like-symptoms in five other districts.
9 April 2020, 19:16 PM

British-Bangladeshi doctor dies of Covid-19 after pleading for more PPEs

A British-Bangladeshi hospital consultant in London has died from the coronavirus infection weeks after pleading to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for more personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline staff, according to a report published in The Guardian.
9 April 2020, 18:27 PM

RMG factory owner dies from Covid-19 in Dhaka

A readymade garment (RMG) factory owner has died of coronavirus, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
9 April 2020, 18:04 PM

Himalayan peaks now visible from India’s Punjab as pollution drops drastically

A crystal clear view of the snow-clad peaks of the majestic Dhauladhar range of Himalayan mountain chain becomes visible after the air quality of Jalandhar, an industrial town of Punjab about 260 kilometres from the mountain range, has shown remarkable improvement as all the industries and all modes of transport are suspended during the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak across India.
9 April 2020, 17:07 PM

Third Covid-19 case confirmed in Cumilla, 1 village locked down

A village in Cumilla’s Titas upazila is put under lockdown after a 50-year-old man in the village has tested positive for coronavirus.
9 April 2020, 16:58 PM

Head of a department at BSMMU tests coronavirus positive

The head of a department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been tested positive with the coronavirus.
9 April 2020, 15:27 PM

SUST wants to dedicate lab for Covid-19 tests

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet is willing to dedicate its Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory to conduct tests for coronavirus (Covid-19).
9 April 2020, 14:37 PM

Bank Asia’s Chattogram branch locked down

A branch of Bank Asia has been locked down as a coronavirus positive patient visited the bank two days back.
9 April 2020, 14:22 PM