Gonoshasthaya Kendra has requested temporary approval of its coronavirus testing kit, saying that the validation process was being delayed.

“Stay home, stay well: beware of the virus… these are nothing but some fancy words for people like us who are working to keep you healthy by cleaning your city during a pandemic. But what did we get for this? Nothing.

Production of the world’s longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades.

A fire broke out in a retirement home in the Moscow region, killing at least nine people, local authorities said yesterday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended staff activity at its hubs in Houthi-held areas of Yemen, a directive seen by Reuters showed, in a move sources said aimed to pressure the group to be more transparent about suspected coronavirus cases.

The UN yesterday signed for the third year extension of a tripartite deal with Myanmar on creating conditions conducive to Roingyas’ return to Rakhine.

At least two people died after showing Covid-19 symptoms in Chandpur and Manikganj on Sunday night.

A union level Mahila AL leader and her husband were arrested on Friday night for raping their niece, who is a private university student, and recording the incident, at Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila.

South Korea yesterday warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus as infections rebounded to a one-month high, just as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to lift lockdown restrictions.

A man was strangled to death by his wife and son in Shutipara area of Dhamrai upazila in Dhaka early yesterday, said police.

Several thousand workers of two garment factories in Gazipur’s Kashimpur demonstrated yesterday for the second consecutive day demanding full salary for April and the factories be reopened.

Labour shortage due to the countrywide shutdown is making many farmers anxious about completing Boro paddy harvest before heavy rain damages the crop.

Former president Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic disaster.”

On the last day of the four-day tour of North Bengal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today visits Rangpur.

Though the relief distribution in Rajshahi so far has been provided to nearly triple the initial estimate of the poor, many belonging to indigenous communities in the district have remained out of the purview of government support.

On the third day of the four-day tour of North Bengal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today visits Pabna.

In full protective gear, two doctors climb the stairs four at a time. Their first task of the day: to test a woman who has had contact with a coronavirus patient in Istanbul.

Countries must return to “basic principles” of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top emergency health expert said on Friday.

Little Richard, whose outrageous showmanship and lightning-fast rhythms intoxicated crowds with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” has died. He was 87 years old.

Hundreds of Pakistanis who were repatriated from the Middle East -- where many lost jobs amid coronavirus shutdowns and were living in cramped conditions -- have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said Friday.