Five more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, IEDCR says.

India announces that it will supply two key medicines — paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine — to its neighbouring countries and some other nations badly hit by the pandemic, to bolster the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities shut down the emergency unit of the Narayanganj 100-bed General Hospital ((Victoria) at Mondolpara for today as two nurses and a ward boy who worked there tested positive for coronavirus.

Facebook Inc says it would start surveying some US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections.

As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world needs nearly six million nurses.

European nations including hard-hit Italy and Spain start looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality rates, as the United States prepares for what one official called "peak death week".

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition has worsened since being hospitalised with persistent COVID-19 symptoms and he has been moved into intensive care, his Downing Street office says in a statement.

Newspapers and other essential services will remain out of the purview of the ongoing shutdown, which was announced by the government to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

While the authorities maintain that community transmission is happening only in clusters and that there is nothing to worry, experts say unless the government draws up a cluster containment strategy immediately, the situation will remain worrisome.

The authorities yesterday reported the highest number of deaths from the coronavirus and confirmed infections in 15 districts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered total lockdown of Dhaka and Narayanganj cities, and Madaripur and Gaibandha districts to fight the spread of coronavirus.

Despite the depressing state of major indicators such as negative export-import growth; large revenue deficit; falling private sector investment; rising non-performing loans recorded in the last quarter of 2019

Human-Kind is under attack. People of all races, colours, countries, religions and social classes stand on a common platform to face the massive onslaught of the coronavirus.

With a de facto lockdown in place across the country, the vulnerability of garment workers in Bangladesh has come to the fore like no other time before.

The Prime Minister’s announcement of four new stimulus packages of TK 67,750 crore, along with the previous TK 5,000 crore package, is a bold and reassuring step for the entire country, which is in a state of extreme uncertainty.

The Tk 72,750 crore package announced by the prime minister promises to provide support to small and large businesses in industry and services to tide over the disruptive stage of the pandemic.

Bangladesh has thus far announced a $8.56 billion stimulus package that is nearly three times the initial projected economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

At a time when many garment factory owners are facing criticism for keeping their units open during the countrywide coronavirus shutdown, an owner has set a good example by giving two month’s salaries to his workers and other staffers.

At least 12 people, mostly elderly, have died since Sunday after showing Covid-19-like symptoms, while many houses have been locked down and families home-quarantined in different districts to slow down the spread of coronavirus across the country.

Self-isolation and social distancing are effective in slowing the spread of Covid-19. While staying home without any knowledge on exactly when the situation will improve, one can nurture a hobby and students can engage in extra-curricular activities with the aid of online materials.