Representatives of European Union praised Bangladesh for showing continued generosity and humanity towards Rohingya refugees even in these trying times after they allowed safe landing and assistance to 400 Rohingyas floating at sea on April 16.

Experts have finally put an end to fears of a possible locust attack over a deserted farm in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila and concluded that the insects seen last month are in fact “spotted grasshoppers”.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has paid special tribute to the journalists “who work tirelessly, often under stressful and dangerous conditions” to inform public about the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government may extend the duration of ongoing shutdown till May 16 to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

The government today directed all departments concerned not to allow the highly toxic ship J Nat to enter Bangladesh territory.

A total of 18 doctors have recovered from Covid-19 so far in the country, according to Bangladesh Doctors' Foundation.

The number of Covid-19 infected police personnel across the country has reached 741 today noon, according to a tally of Bangladesh Police Headquarters.

Another police official infected with Covid-19 dies at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.

The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

A total 115 new case are reported positive for Covid-19 in four districts of Sylhet division as per tests conducted at different laboratories in Dhaka and Sylhet on Friday.

Shahiduzzaman Sarker, lawmaker of Naogaon-2 constituency, has said that he tested positive for Covid-19.

Police arrest two persons this afternoon for their alleged involvement in assaulting a doctor in Kishoreganj on Wednesday evening.

Farmers in haor region have so far harvested about 77 percent of their Boro paddy amid shortage of workers due to the lockdown induced by Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the agriculture ministry says.

Dhaka Bar Association announces Tk 12.29 crore loans for its 5,485 lawyers for a year to face the situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

A total of 141 police personnel, including 68 of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), have tested positive for Covid-19 in the 24 hours leading up to 2:30pm today, raising the number of confirmed cases of police to 677 across the country.

Kidnappers, allegedly of Rohingya origin, shoot one of three hostages after their ransom was not paid. Earlier, they demanded Tk 3 lakh for the farmers, but now they demand Tk 20 lakh as ransom for the two other hostages.

Two housewives are killed by a lightning strike at a village in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria.

As a gesture of goodwill and fraternity, Bangladesh sends fine quality Banglamati rice, seasonal fruits and fresh vegetables as gifts to the United Arab Emirates.

Two hundred and forty-one Bangladeshi citizens stranded in India for over a month due to flight suspension amid the Covid-19 pandemic, returned home this afternoon.

A fire that broke out at a cotton warehouse of a textile factory in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila this afternoon is brought under control after more than five hours of frantic effort from firefighters.