A man died of coronavirus-like symptoms in Bogura and 19 people were kept home-quarantined in different districts in the last two days as they showed similar symptoms.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed sadness for her British counterpart Boris Johnson, who has been infected with coronavirus, and said that her government is ready to work closely with the United Kingdom (UK) government to overcome the challenge that has risen due to the outbreak of the lethal virus across the globe.

A man was killed in what police said was a gunfight between two gangs in Satkhira Sadar upazila early yesterday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive for the coronavirus yesterday as the death toll from the pandemic crossed 25,000.

The officer-in-charge of Amtali Police Station in Barguna was withdrawn yesterday following the death of a 55-year-old man at the police station on Thursday.

The government has failed to keep the promise to publish a fresh list of razakars by the 50th Independence and National Day.

The president of Bangladesh summons the first session of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh to meet at 10:00am on April 10 at the Assembly Building in Tejgaon, Dhaka. This will be the first meeting of the members of the Constituent Assembly of the newborn state.

Indonesia’s coronavirus crisis is far worse than being officially reported and the government’s response is “in tatters”, the country’s doctors association warned yesterday as the death toll climbed to 87.

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research yesterday reported five new cases of Covid-19. Three of the five were cases of community transmission.

Two police officers were suspended following allegations that they tortured a 55-year-old man to death at Amtali Police Station in Barguna yesterday.

As the country spends days in a near-lockdown situation to curb the spread of coronavirus, street animals are having to go hungry with everyone at home and all shops closed.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday asked factory owners to consider shutting down their factories to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between jute mill workers and police in Biral upazila of Dinajpur on Wednesday night.

Some police personnel resorted to excesses while restricting people’s movement and enforcing social distancing in some parts of the country yesterday.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today spells out the non-aligned and positive neutral foreign policy of Bangladesh and says, “We are dedicated to seeking peace and to keeping ourselves out of big power politics and conflicts.” He adds, “We believe in peaceful co-existence and are eager to establish friendly relations with our neighbours.”

After getting conditional release from jail, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has spent the first day in self quarantine and talking to relatives over Skype.

With no jobs or low wages for months in crisis-hit Lebanon, Bangladeshi migrants are now borrowing money from home for their survival. As coronavirus spreading fast in the middle-eastern country and businesses are closing down, their future has become further uncertain.

A black-naped monarch in his nest. The photo was taken in Gandagram village in Bogra’s Shajahanpur upazila a couple of days ago.

A suspected robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Sadar upazila of Kushtia early yesterday, after several hours of his arrest.

Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will provide 3,000 hand sanitisers, 23,000 face masks and 23,000 hand gloves to newspaper agents and hawkers across the country.