Several digital service related trade bodies have called for a special stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for the information communication technology (ICT) sector.

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

The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warns, calling for urgent action to address the psychological suffering brought on by the pandemic.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka has repatriated 197 Thai nationals in Bangladesh by a Thai Lion Air special flight. Flight number SL2225 departed Dhaka at 11:00am and is scheduled to land in Bangkok at 2:30pm.

The world economy is projected to shrink by 3.2 per cent in 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic sharply restri­cted economic activity, increased uncertainty and sparked the worst recession since the depression, the United Nations says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched the disbursement of over Tk 1,200 crore cash aid for 50 lakh poor families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warns.

A man has been allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants in Khilgaon area of Dhaka.

Grameen organisations have come forward with various programmes since the start of the Covid-19 crisis across Bangladesh.

Shohoz is going to launch ‘Shohoz Health’ application, a comprehensive digital health solution to connect the users with over a hundred specialised doctors in the country in its bid to fight the current Covid-19 crisis and build a technology empowered solution for our healthcare sector.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is to set up eight booths to collect samples of suspected Covid-19 patients.

On May 13, Bangladesh Economics Student’s Network (BESN) launched its first ever program: BESN Building Bridge Dialogue. They decided to discuss ‘Campus View on Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21’.

The UNDP, Bangladesh releases for free the illustrated children’s book titled Transformers, which captures the stories of 17 young Bangladeshi changemakers.

“Herd immunity” is the ultimate answer to any pandemic, and Bangladesh, by no choice of its own, is rushing towards it to keep coronavirus at bay.

A total of 929 people died in Bangladesh with Covid-19 like symptoms since March 8, according to a report of Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) of Dhaka University.

Workers of two textile mills in Narayanganj’s Fatullah upazila stage demonstrations in front of their factories demanding that their Eid bonuses and pending salaries be paid before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Thirty-three eggs of critically endangered Northern River Terrapin (Batagur Baska) have hatched inside the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre located within the world’s largest mangrove forest—Sundarbans.

Robi declares 33GB free data for the next six months to their 27,000 customers who are doctors and registered with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With many police personnel being infected by Covid-19, different divisions of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have decided to send fruits, vitamin supplements and some other essentials daily to infected cops.

Emirates SkyCargo, the largest international cargo airline, is to operate weekly flights to Bangladesh every Tuesday and Thursday for a month, offering much-needed capacity to local industries, businesses and farmers.