39 die, 2,977 infected, 2,074 recover in 24 hours.

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a presidium member of ruling Awami League and lawmaker of Thakurgaon-1 constituency, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Former Law and Justice Division Secretary of Law Ministry ASSM Zahirul Haque Dulal has died of Covid-19.

Some large towns and cities have been witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases.

The global death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 700,000, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities.

Thirty-three people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

The government on Monday issued an order extending countrywide restrictions on public activities and movements until August 31 to contain spread of novel coronavirus.

Bangladesh is likely to allow the phase three trial of a coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac.

Though the number of tests dropped significantly in the last five days, including the Eid holidays, the country witnessed a spike in the rate of daily Covid-19 positive case.

Md Abdul Mannan, secretary to the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health, today said China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd has applied for government permission to conduct the third phase of a Covid-19 vaccine trial at seven hospitals in Bangladesh.

50 die, 1,918 infected, 1,955 recover in 24 hours

Nearly 1.6 billion students across the world have been affected by the largest disruption of education system in history caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government today issued an order extending its countrywide restrictions on public activities and movements until August 31 to contain spread of coronavirus.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that although there has been a slight increase in the number coronavirus cases, the country’s health sector now has the capacity to tackle the situation.

Salma Chowdhury Ruma, a member of parliament from reserved seat for women in Rajbari, who tested positive for Covid-19, was airlifted to Dhaka from Rajbari this afternoon by a helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).

Thirty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today.

The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus has passed 200,000, underlining the region’s status as one of the global epicenters of the pandemic that is testing governments to the limit.

Noted economist and member secretary of the national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports, Prof Anu Muhammad testes positive for coronavirus.

Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent Covid-19.

The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that the effects of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come and urged everyone to learn to live the virus.