Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government-declared shutdown to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 might be extended till April 9.

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to sharply slow growth in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, the World Bank says in an economic update.

Allegation of negligence was raised after a two and a half-month pregnant woman died at Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) yesterday morning.

Bogura 250-bed Mohammad Ali Hospital, which was evacuated on March 24 as preparation for treating only patients with symptoms of coronavirus infection, admitted three patients in last two days.

The stone-crushing workers in Patgram upazila are left to suffer as most are too poor to afford treatment for an irreversible lung disease silicosis which is their occupational hazard.

“I’ve got to do something for my country -- that’s all I could think of. I have to free my country from Pakistan,” Kina Kora reminisced about how he felt when the Pakistani occupation army cracked down on unarmed Bangladeshis in the dark night of March 25 in 1971.

A large number of dairy farmers in Pabna and Sirajganj are facing a tough time as big milk factories have drastically cut collection of the item from the famous milk producing zone during the ongoing general holidays and countrywide shutdown-like situation aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus.

The European Ombudsman nullifies the rights groups' complaints against labour rights violation in Bangladesh and gives verdict in favour of the country for continuing enjoyment of the GSP to the European markets.

Local and national NGOs, civil society groups and journalists call upon the government to launch a wide-range of awareness campaigns on coronavirus in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and lift the restrictions on using mobile phones and internet and resume 4G facilities at the camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

Bangladesh is currently weighing all options to bring back several hundred of its citizens stuck in India during the 21-day lockdown that was enforced there since March 24 following the global outbreak of coronavirus.

At least 89 Bangladeshis with valid passports return home from India through Bhomra Land Port in Satkhira.

A 55-year-old woman, who was suffering from fever, cough and respiratory problems, died at home in Sunamganj early this morning.

Owners of an eco-resort in Gazipur volunteere their premises to be used as an isolation centre for people on institutional quarantine or those diagnosed with coronavirus.

Nine Bangladeshis, who returned from the UK, are sent to institutional quarantine as they all had high fevers.

Police Headquarters calls upon all not to spread misleading information and rumours against police as it is demotivating the officials who are working for the welfare of the country amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have arrested a member of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team in a drive that was carried out at Rajuk Uttara Housing Project today.

The UK High Commission in Dhaka advises British citizens currently living in Bangladesh to be prepared to stay in the country until commercial flights resume.

Police arrest one accused in a case filed over gang-rape of a school student in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.

A shut-down is being enforced across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus and tourist spots, including Kuakata’s beaches, have also been closed. With human activity at these spots grinding to a halt, nature has found ways to flourish.

Sexagenarian Husne Ara Begum was struggling to take her pregnant daughter to a hospital in Chattogram city in the wee hours today. There was no traffic jam on the road, but there was no possibility to get a vehicle at that time either as the 10-day shutdown is on in the port city like other parts of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. She had to take her daughter to the hospital at any cost and as soon as possible. Finding no other way, Husne Ara finally decided to call police around 12:00 am, seeking help for her daughter.