Construction work of Rooppur Nuclear Plant Project (RNPP) at Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila is running without any hassle thanks to close medical observation at the project site, amidst the threat of the coronavirus outbeak.

The authorities of Mohammad Ali Hospital in Bogura have started admitting patients with coronavirus symptoms from today.

The freight train services for transporting imported goods-laden containers from Chattogram Port to Dhaka Inland Container Depot (ICD) resumes about 30 hours after it was suspended.

Three policemen of Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) are withdrawn and attached to Barishal Police Lines for their alleged involvement in assaulting two photojournalists in Barishal.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the affluent people of the country to extend their helping hand during the crisis created by the global coronavirus outbreak.

At least 207 Bangladeshis have returned home from India through Bhomra Land Port of Satkhira in the last 48 hours, according to immigration police.

Jack Ma -- one of the richest people in Asia and founder of Alibaba -- today donated another thirty thousand coronavirus testing kits and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.

A 40-year-old patient undergoing treatment at the isolation unit of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal has died.

A 70-year-old, who was admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital with flu-like symptoms, has died.

Test transmission of recorded classes for secondary students through Sangsad Bangladesh Television have started, aiming to minimise academic session loss as the educational institutions are closed.

A woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at her house in Bhandaria upazila early yesterday.

People of twenty villages near the five-kilometre road cum embankment from Sherpur to Naluar Haor in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj have continued voluntary work to reconstruct the road to protect their croplands and houses and roads,

A vast tract of sandy land at a remote village in Rangabali upazila remained uncultivated for years but it is now blossoming with watermelon, much to the happiness of farmers and agriculture officials.

About five lakh people living and working in 163 tea gardens in the country seem vulnerable during the ongoing spread of coronavirus as they often come in close contacts.

In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, Bangladeshi corporate giant Beximco Group has come forward to provide personal protective equipment (PPE), medicines, and test kits for protecting the frontline healthcare professionals who are dealing with the Covid-19 patients every day.

Mission Save Bangladesh, a joint initiative of The Daily Star, Sheba.xyz, and Samakal, unites with The Shakib Al Hasan Foundation.

Gono Kalyan Trust, a nongovernment organisation, has donated Tk five lakh to Gonoshasthaya Kendra to help it continue its research on how to curb and prevent the spread of coronavirus, a press release says.

The government will sue people under the Digital Security Act for sharing or publicising rumours or confusing or unverified information on social media or through any other means during the 10-day closure to fight coronavirus.

Transparency International Bangladesh has underscored the need for creating a special fund equivalent to 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product to face the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

The US Department of State and US Embassy Bangladesh have arranged a special chartered flight for US citizens and their families departing Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.