Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a non-government organisation, mourns the death of renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur, after the 74-year-old succumbed to Covid-19 infection.

Thirteen people, including an Upazila Nirbahi Officer and a medical officer, tested positive in Jamalpur district in the 24 hours till 2:30pm today.

Rapid antibody tests for Covid-19 are for surveillance purpose only, an Indian High Court noted today and said a final decision on conducting such tests in containment zones across Maharashtra is to be taken by the state government.

Businesses that have failed to file value-added tax (VAT) returns of March and April 2020 because of the countrywide shutdown will be able to file the returns within June 9 without incurring any penalty, says the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,

European Union (EU) has decided to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh for helping recover damages triggered by cyclone Amphan last week.

The number of police personnel who recovered after testing Covid-19 positive crosses 1,100.

Anwara Rabbi, the wife of Deputy Speaker of parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah, passes away.

Sonia Bashir Kabir pays tribute to renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School Niloufer Manzur.

The total number of coronavirus across India today rose to 1,45,380, registering an increase of 6,535 cases since Monday, the health ministry said.

Twenty-one people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

Uber Technologies Inc will cut around 600 jobs in India as part of its plans to cut 23% of its global workforce, as the company navigates a lockdown that has brought businesses in the country to a grinding halt.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra's founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who had tested positive for coronavirus infection yesterday, is doing well.

Mrs Manzur was a nation-builder in the truest sense of the word -- and this too while being surrounded by a plethora of notable personalities in her own family.

A total of 145 Covid-19 patients are detected in Narayanganj, the highest in a day in the district so far.

The WHO suspends trials of the drug that Donald Trump promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president's handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans.

Singapore's embattled economy could shrink by as much as seven percent this year, which would be the worst reading since independence, with the government saying today that the coronavirus pandemic had throttled the key export sector.

The World Health Organization has temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus.

Renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur passes away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remained unflustered as an earthquake struck the capital Wellington while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with the programme.