The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes Covid-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.

Though the number of new Covid-19 cases dropped last week compared to the week before, experts say there is no room for complacency as the rate of infection remained almost static.

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 suggests not to set up cattle market in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram cities ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha in a bid to prevent further transmission of the novel coronavirus.

Sixteen Indian sailors, who had been stranded in Bangladesh due to the coronavirus outbreak, leave Dhaka on a special flight of Novoair.

An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic.

A total of 35 lower court judges and 83 staff members of courts across the country have so far recovered after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

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

India had another record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases, pushing the total so far to 7,93,802, the health ministry data shows.

The World Health Organization, which has faced criticism over its early handling of the coronavirus crisis, on Thursday launched an independent review into the global response to the pandemic.

Father of Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim, whose Regent Hospital issued several thousand fake Covid-19 test reports, dies from coronavirus infection.

Bangladesh had three-months’ notice to prepare for a possible outbreak of Covid-19 but failed to prepare for it.

The discovery of a hospital’s staff engaged in issuing fake Covid-19 test reports to unsuspecting patients is deeply worrying at a time when

With 3,360 more coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours until yesterday, the country reached another sad milestone of 1,75,000 positive cases since the outbreak began.

The Brazilian Press Association has filed a criminal complaint to the Supreme Court against President Jair Bolsonaro, after he took off his mask in a televised interview in which he announced he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments.

The budget and eighth session of current 11th parliament was prorogued today after only nine working days, which was the shortest parliament session in the recent history of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Forty-one people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of DGHS, says during a briefing.

India registers a record single-day hike of 24,879 coronavirus infections, which takes the nationwide tally to 767,296.

The United States reports more than 60,000 new Covid-19 cases, the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a “vigorous worldwide response” to combat the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the migrants as she placed a three-point suggestion to this end.