East Rajabazar area of Dhaka will be locked down as a red zone from Tuesday night to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives on collection of tuition fees by private educational institutions under the monthly payment order (MPO) facility during the closure enforced by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lutfa Begum Tapader of Bateshwar area in Sylhet Sadar upazila died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in the early hours of Monday morning. She was 75.

A 10-member Chinese medical team with expertise in treating Covid-19 patients reached Dhaka.

A Dhaka court today placed two people on a five-day remand each in a case filed over the trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28.

Three people, including a minor, died with coronavirus-like symptoms at Khulna Medical College Hospital early today.

Doctors will carry out “brain stem function” test on Awami League Leader Mohammed Nasim to take final decision on whether they will remove his life support system.

Several teams of police’s Detective Branch (DB) in special drivers claimed to have arrested six people from different areas of Dhaka in connection with human trafficking and the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-isolation and will get himself tested for coronavirus tomorrow.

The High Court has stayed a lower court order that granted bail to Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza -- which collapsed killing at least 1,135 people in April, 2013 -- in a corruption case.

Forty-two people died with coronavirus infections, 2,735 were infected and 657 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

The number of Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh Police has jumped to 19, as another member of the force has died from the virus infection.

A group of drug peddlers allegedly attacked members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) during the seizure of phensidyl bottles from Daulatpur frontier earlier today.

After online fury and intense criticism from many New York Times staffers, the paper's editorial page head resigns over publishing an op-ed by a US senator who urged military force against protestors nationwide.

New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, making it one of the first countries to do so.

Expelled Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan had laundered at least Tk 8.5 crore in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, according to a primary investigation conducted by Criminal Investigation Department.

All magistrates across the country can now virtually hold hearings on remand prayers of accused without their presence in courts, during the closure of courts following the coronavirus outbreak.

Fresh coronavirus cases soar to a new high in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total past 2.56 lakh, while malls, restaurants and shrines are set to reopen in several areas across the country.

Iranian scientist Majid Taheri returned home Monday after his release from jail in the United States as part of a prisoner exchange, semi-official news agency ISNA reports.

Shahan Ara Abdullah, a valiant freedom fighter and wife of Awami League lawmaker (Barishal-1) Abul Hasanat, died at a hospital in Dhaka last night at the age of 72.