A former union parishad chairman of Panchagarh who was detected with Covid-19 earlier has died at Designated Corona Isolation Hospital.

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

The music room of Baul Ranesh Thakur of Sunamganj’s Derai upazila -- a notable disciple of Baul Shah Abdul Karim -- has been burnt down allegedly by unidentified miscreants.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has suggested that the UK take the initiative of creating a Covid-19 fund which can be used to bail out the UK brands/retailers so that they can continue with their imports from Bangladesh.

A man has died after falling from the rooftop of a three-storied building during an anti-gambling drive by the police in Dhaka’s Merul Badda area.

Some 303 medical teams and 26,213 volunteers are ready in three coastal districts -- Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira -- to face any situation over super cyclone storm Amphan.

While the world is reeling from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are glimmers of hope shining through the doom and gloom in the form of venture capital firm Anchorless Bangladesh, which has started off its investments by funding Loop Freight, a Bangladeshi startup that focuses on logistics and innovative digital solutions to a largely old-fashioned industry.

The total number of coronavirus patients across India crosses the one lakh mark with 4,970 more cases in the last 24 hours, according to health ministry data.

All the vessels anchored at different jetties of Chattogram port have been sent to the deep sea as safety measures ahead of approaching cyclone Amphan.

The super cyclonic storm "Amphan" is laying over west-central Bay and adjoining area and moving north and northeast-wards.

US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug.

Four people are killed and another 24 injured when an earthquake shakes southwestern China, local authorities say.

President Donald Trump threatens to permanently freeze US funding to the World Health Organization unless "substantive improvements" are made within the next 30 days.

The government has readied 12,278 shelters in the coastal districts as super cyclone Amphan nears the country, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman says.

A specialised laboratory for detecting Covid-19 was inaugurated today at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) around 3:00pm.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today directed that the final list of farmers, selected by lottery to sell paddy to the government, be displayed at government offices.

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad will go into its budget session on June 10.

Novoair today announced more than 3,000 free air tickets for doctors and other front line healthcare professionals battling the coronavirus outbreak.

Eighteen more people, including a Rohingya refugee from Ukhia, have tested positive for Covid-19 in tests conducted at Cox’s Bazar Govt Medical College.

Rashedul Haque, son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty, gets bail in one of two cases filed over the misappropriation of Tk 135 crore after a virtual hearing.