The United Arab Emirates has provided seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Bangladesh to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

A construction worker, engaged in piling work on the four-lane road from Rajpara to Londa Bridge on the Patuakhali-Kuakata highway, is killed after a piling louver struck his head.

Police arrest a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila on charges of threatening and attacking locals.

Local administration of Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila has introduced a digital monitoring system in order to prevent relief misappropriation in the area during Covid-19 outbreak.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim that two Rohingya robbers were killed in a gunfight with the elite force members in front of Jadimura Hill, adjacent to Rohingya Camp-26, in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Kidnappers, allegedly of Rohingya origins, are holding three farmers for a ransom of Tk 3 lakh in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Three police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), were closed after a 65-year-old man died in custody yesterday night in Chattogram.

A 65-year-old woman dies of Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar, the first death reported from the deadly virus in the district.

The education ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have asked all private and public universities to complete the current semester through online classes. However, private universities can only take exams in line with UGC’s guidelines.

The government has decided to appoint Maj Gen Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon.

The government will buy eight lakh metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 26 per kg in the current Boro season.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issues a statement asking all hospitals of the country to contact the Covid-19 control room if suspected coronavirus patients come seeking treatment.

With the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections rising in the country, the number of doctors infected with the virus is also going up fast.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves a $100 million loan to support Bangladesh government in its efforts to address the immediate public health requirements of combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Additional Secretary Ahmed Munirus Saleheen is promoted to secretary to the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry.

The European Union (EU) has transferred 24 million euros (Tk 230 crore) to Bangladesh to support key national reforms in social security amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has put the country’s economy under serious stress.

A total of 453 Bangladeshi nationals return home from India and Oman on two separate special flights.

Local administration today put Natore district under lockdown for an indefinite period as an increasing number of coronavirus cases were reported among people in the area.

Bangladesh Railway has decided to operate three special parcel trains to transport food, daily essentials and perishable goods to Dhaka from different districts amid the nationwide shutdown.

Over one hundred transport workers form a human chain in Lalmonirhat’s bus stand area demanding financial assistance from their welfare fund amid the Covid-19 pandemic.