A worker of a readymade garment factory, who was on quarantine in Pirojpur and had his samples taken for coronavirus test, is found positive for the virus after he returns to Dhaka.

Pumpkin farmers in Lalmonirhat’s Teesta char (land emerged from riverbed) areas and Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj are facing odds due to transport problem amid the outbreak of Covid-19.

Hundreds of flower growers in Jhenidah are incurring losses because of transport disruption caused by Covid-19 shutdown.

A total of 436 doctors have so far been infected with Covid-19 across the country till today, says Foundation for Doctors Safety Rights and Responsibilities (FDSR), a platform of doctors.

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka this morning with underlying health conditions.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission has finalised its recommendation to recruit 2,000 doctors and 5,000 nurses to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

Farmers and entrepreneurs sold their dairy and poultry products worth Tk 26.72 crore through mobile sales centres across the country on Monday amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

A foreman’s leg is severely injured after a hatch cover fell on him while working at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

A health worker was quarantined in a small thatched-hut on a raised platform just inches away from a water body at Gopalganj's Kotalipara upazila for seven days until she was rescued yesterday afternoon.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says steps have been taken so that garment workers cannot enter Dhaka from outside as RMG factories will be operated on a limited scale with workers currently staying in Dhaka.

Tech company Walton hands over prototypes of three locally developed ventilators to the Information Communication Technology division for placing it before the Directorate General of Health Services for clinical trials.

Member of a voluntary organisation has been accused of urging Hindus to convert to Islam when providing relief in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar. This has led to widespread criticism on social media.

Needs Assessment Working Group (NAWG)​ said vulnerable regions require immediate support to cope with the impacts of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh.

Referring to international community's continuous call on Bangladesh to shelter Rohingyas floating on boat at Bay, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said no other country in the region is being requested to share the burden in a similar way.

Jinnat Ali, the tallest man in the country, died in Chittagong Medical College Hospital this morning.

A local and a member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) are shot dead by a group of unidentified criminals in remote Moddyo Banchhara area under Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.

A physician of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) is found dead at a clinic’s basement in Barishal city.

As pressures mount on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged the Bangladesh government to take action to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace, with active involvement and dialogue with employers’ and workers’ organisations.

National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury passes away in Dhaka early today. He was 77.

The 250-bed Pabna Community Hospital, an institution run by Dhaka Community Hospital (DCH) Trust, has been designated for treatment of Covid-19 patients and suspects of the highly contagious disease.