Homes are supposed to be a safe space where people can relax. Unfortunately, people wind up bringing home the world and all its germs through exposed hands, shoes, clothing, and phones. This is all the more dangerous during the unfolding coronavirus pandemic.

A group of leading economists, civil society leaders and public health professionals have suggested that the government identify the hot spots of Covid-19 in the country and begin a wider communication campaign to ensure social distancing to prevent further spread of the coronavirus infection.

Many private universities have decided to assign students grades without holding semester finals and enroll new students sans admission tests, due to the evolving novel coronavirus situation.

The World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen its national system for public health emergencies.

The World Health Organization has said that medical masks should be prioritised for health workers, but it opened the door to greater public use of homemade masks or other mouth coverings as a way to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Pro-European centrist Keir Starmer was unveiled as new Labour party leader yesterday, heralding a shift in Britain’s main opposition party after a crushing election defeat under veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn and years of ideological infighting.

The government yesterday extended the suspension on movement of public transport until April 11 to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

A woman has been allegedly raped after abduction in Chakarai upazila of Cox’s Bazar, reports our correspondent.

At least seven people, including two children, died of Covid-19-like symptoms in six districts since Friday night.

Bangabandhu today expresses his confidence that the formal recognition to Bangladesh by the US will open up a new chapter in the development of friendly cooperation and understanding between the people of the two countries for their mutual benefit.

Since the country went into shutdown, people have had to adapt themselves to spending days cooped up in their homes.

Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to the chair of a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data.

Chattogram port authorities have delayed scheduled berthing of three vessels due to acute space shortage at its yard designated to imported goods-laden containers.

At least 125 families have been kept in isolation in four districts after three people died with coronavirus-like symptoms.

The Bangladeshis stranded in India amid the nationwide lockdown, imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak, will have to wait till the lockdown is relaxed to return, said officials concerned yesterday.

Government officials have recovered a whopping five and a half tonnes of rice belong to vulnerable group development programme from the house of a local Awami League (AL) leader in Naogaon’s Raninagar upazila.

Country’s central bank should create a fund of Tk 1 trillion to mitigate the financial losses due to Covid-19 outbreak, says a leading business chamber.

Pizza and beer are being delivered by plane to remote ranches in the Australian outback in an attempt to bring a slice of cheer to those in extreme isolation under the virus lockdown.

The United States of America today accords recognition to Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent state. The US is the 57th country and the fourth of the five big powers to recognise Bangladesh.

Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the Covid-19 pandemic.