Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) have imposed restrictions on entry and exit points of the city today as a measure against the spread of coronavirus.

Nine members of Tabligh Jamaat are put in isolation inside a mosque, in Patuakhali Sadar upazila.

The government has announced office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan -- from 9:00am to 3:30pm -- for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions.

The government has instructed people to offer their daily prayers at homes instead of mosques to prevent coronavirus transmission.

The UK has announced 21 million pounds in funds to support Bangladesh to contain the spread of coronavirus, including the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.

Two suspected yaba traders have been killed in a “gunfight” in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has extended the closure of all courts across the country, including the appellate and High Court divisions, till April 14 due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

All shops and business establishments including eateries in 12 cities and district towns will close early every evening to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Four people are killed and one other injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Patuakhali.

All shops in Chattogram city, including markets and grocery stores, have been instructed by the Chattogram Metropolitan Police to remain closed for 11 hours from Monday evening.

A 30-year-old man has tested positive for coronavirus in Jamalpur, the first case in the district.

Civil society members, including economists and public health professionals, stress on a coordinated way to tackle the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country.

A 45-year-old man who died in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar is found to have been infected with coronavirus.

On regular days, you will be hard-pressed to find much biodiversity along the beaches of Cox’s Bazar. Even coming across a jellyfish, has resulted in squeals from many a visitor. So, a sighting of a large marine mammal, albeit dead, is reason for news. That too, two days in a row. Yesterday, an Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise, considered globally vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), washed ashore at Shamlapur beach in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.

A 25-year-old man, whose father is the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Chattogram, also tests positive -- making him the second case in the port city.

A doctor in Sylhet today tested positive for coronavirus, making him the first confirmed case in the city.

An allegation has been raised against some healthcare providers at Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) -- the only organisation in Chattogram authorised to test for coronavirus -- over demanding money for conducting the test.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has directed its field offices to take necessary steps to stop passengers on goods-laden vehicles during the ongoing shutdown.

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Bangladesh is working together with the Prison Directorate and the Ministry of Home Affairs to enhance the preparedness of the 68 prisons across the country in the face of a possible outbreak of Covid-19, the ICRC said in a statement today.

Amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus, around one hundred readymade garment factories are opened in Savar and Ashulia area of Gazipur ignoring the call of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).