Three mobile carriers – Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk -- want more spectrum allocation to serve their customers better during the shutdown situation, as usage has increased by 30 per cent over normal.

A total of 328 US citizens left Dhaka this evening on a special flight arranged by the US government for those who opted to return home amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Police arrest seven college students for their involvement in the rape of a 17-year-old girl, videos of which were captured on camera and later spread among people in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila.

U Pannya Jota Mahathera, one of the foremost Buddhist religious leaders in Bangladesh, breathed his last at a private hospital in Chattogram city today.

Four more people in Shariatpur have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the district's total confirmed cases to five.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced allocation of Tk 750 crore for insurance of doctors, nurses, health workers; field officers; members of law enforcement agencies, armed forces, BGB; and other government employees, who are risking their lives to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the government should provide cash aid to 1.9 crore poor households across the country to help them cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the subsequent blow to the economy.

Physicians of Bangladesh for Bangladesh (PBB) launched hotline numbers to ensure health services to the patients of coronavirus and other diseases during the ongoing closure declared by the government in order to contain the spread of the virus.

District administration announces that Netrokona will be placed under lockdown until further notice, in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government, requesting it to operate mobile courts to give exemplary punishment to those who are involved with irregularities in relief distribution and in misappropriation of relief materials during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

The central bank has asked banks to provide incentive to their employees who are working during the ongoing closure declared by the government in order to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) forecasts flash flood in Haor regions of Sunamganj and Sylhet as India’s Meteorological Department predicted excessive rainfall in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh and in the bordering areas of India from April 17 to 20.

The duration of the upcoming seventh session of parliament is likely to be very brief to avoid a gathering, amid the nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, sources at the parliament secretariat say.

The Asian Development Bank tripled the size of its response to the novel coronavirus disease pandemic to $20 billion and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assistance.

Bangladesh Mobile Phone Users Association today urged the government to allocate free spectrum to the mobile operators for the time being so that they can offer free internet services to the customers.

Distribution of relief materials among an additional 800 needy families at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria has started, amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Local administration seizes 158 sacks of government rice from a shop belonging to an Awami League leader in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila.

Moulvibazar district will be put under lockdown for an indefinite period from 5:00pm today to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

A man is killed and 10 others injured following a clash over offering prayers in a mosque in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj.

A man has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Chokoria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today.