Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in Britain as a result of the coronavirus, his agent says. He was 76.

Army will take stern actions against those violating government's directions on physical distancing to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has demanded that the authorities take measures to ensure accountability in public procurement amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) today urged the government to set up a special ‘Leave No One Behind Fund’ to ease the suffering of marginalised communities and workers in the informal sector affected by the shutdown over coronavirus crisis.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Enterprises & Co Ltd (UECL) or more popularly known as United Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) promising to deliver food to doorsteps of those in need during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

All courts in the country, including Appellate Division and the High Court will remain closed till April 11, according to the Supreme Court authorities.

A Facebook group based in Brahmanbaria distributes food items among 355 labourers, who are out of work due to the ongoing shutdown to curb coronavirus transmission.

Grameenphone today said they will donate 50,000 medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPEs) and 10,000 test kits to health professionals at the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.

Six people, including two imams, have been fined in Gournadi upazila of Barishal for spreading rumors, police say.

Six people, including three children, of two families have be taken to isolation ward in Sonaimuri Upazila Health Complex in Noakhali on suspicion of coronavirus infection, doctors say.

At least five Bangladeshis died of Covid-19 in New York in five hours yesterday, according to a journalist.

One more coronavirus patient has died in Bangladesh while three new cases have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has continued to worsen despite unprecedented lockdowns, as the head of the United Nations sounded the alarm on what he said was humanity's worst crisis since World War II.

Facebook and Instagram remove videos of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying they spread misinformation about the coronavirus, a day after Twitter does the same.

China's decision to lock down the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the global COVID-19 pandemic, may have prevented more than 700,000 new cases by delaying the spread of the virus, researchers have said.

President Donald Trump warns Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds out the possibility that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gives no concrete sign it plans to do so.

A 51-year-old man who died at Kushtia General Hospital on the morning of March 30, has tested negative for coronavirus.

A group of prisoners in Chattogram Central Jail have made 4000 face masks in last eight days, to be used as a precautionary measure against a possible coronavirus outbreak inside the jail.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has struck a bold and inspirational note, as the leader of the nation must, in her impromptu remarks on March 29 while receiving contributions to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to support the fight against the covid-19 pandemic.