“Gulf countries are highly dependent on migrant workers in almost every major sector…and yet they have utterly failed to protect migrant workers, and treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve”—these words were spoken by a representative of Amnesty International while highlighting the plight of migrant workers during Covid-19 times.

Cities have generally been the epicentres of the devastation caused by Covid-19, fuelling debates around the world on how to make cities more resilient against future pandemics.

Another member of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party, who tested Covid-19 positive earlier, died while undergoing treatment at his residence in Gaibandha.

A statistician of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) died during his second bout with coronavirus infection in Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning.

Chattogram district’s Civil Surgeon’s Office has categorised nine upazilas as red zones for Covid-19 infection.

Saudi Arabia has endorsed Bangladesh’s proposal to form a Covid-19 Response and Recovery Plan to save lives and livelihood in the member countries of the Organizaton of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Local administration seizes around 1,000 litres of adulterated hand sanitiser and fined tradersTk 75,000 for running their businesses illegally at different parts of Chattogram city.

A woman died of Covid-19 symptoms while waiting in an ambulance, holding on to the hope of getting admitted at the ICU of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday.

Sex workers in Bangladesh are facing a serious crisis amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and lockdown measures, with many having lost their incomes and surviving on very little.

The US has announced $173 million in new funding to support Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts and the development and economic recovery plan in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will not increase the number of trains for now, rather it may reduce the number due to lack of passengers.

Thirty-eight patients died, 3,099 were infected in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

Two members of Bangladesh Police, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, died in Dhaka while undergoing treatment at two different hospitals today.

An official of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) dies with symptoms of coronavirus infection in Pabna.

Former Sylhet city mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran died with Covid-19 early today.

Social distancing, using face masks and face shields and ensuring proper hygiene are important points to remember in the effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said keeping away people from getting infected with coronavirus and running the wheels of economy simultaneously is a “war”.

Amid rising coronavirus cases and fatalities, a technical committee of the government has primarily identified 45 areas in the capital as red zones.

This week, in The Daily Star’s new interview series that aims to give readers an idea of what changes to expect in a post-Covid 19 world, Dr Quamrul Haider talks to Badiuzzaman Bay.

The Covid-19 pandemic will be recorded as one of the most consequential events in human history. A small part of that history will relate to how governments interacted with their populations in responding to the crisis.