Some 96 garment workers and a staffer have been found Covid-19 positive in the last 28 days in the country since April 9, according to a report of Bangladesh Garment Shramik Sanghati (BGSS).

Omera Gas One Ltd and Omera Petroleum Ltd donate 1,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Dhaka Central Jail authorities to ensure the safety of the jail staffers during the coronavirus crisis.

Two police constables were injured in an attack by a group of people who were trying to free an arrestee from the custody of the lawmen in Narail Sadar upazila last night.

Movement restrictions will now be from 8:00pm till 6:00am, at which time no one is allowed to go out of their homes.

Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) along with Anhui Love Charity Foundation have donated coronavirus protection materials among 2000 families in Gazipur

Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has expressed grave concern over the recent suing of a cartoonist, a writer and journalists and the subsequent arrests of several of them under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on unsubstantiated grounds.

The ministry of public administration issues a circular asking all to refrain from making and sharing negative remarks, audio and video content against important persons within the government on social media amid the evolving coronavirus situation.

The US has provided over $22 million to complement Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts in preparing and responding to the spread of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Dhaka dwellers will only be allowed to visit markets, shops and shopping malls located within two kilometres of their respective areas.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget before the parliament on June 11, for the 2020-21 fiscal year, says a press note of the ministry.

Justice is yet to be delivered in the Ahsanullah Master murder case 16 years after the crime as the appeals are still pending with the Supreme Court.

Police arrest four people, including two journalists, in a case under Digital Security Act filed against seven people in Barguna for allegedly filming a mother and her daughter secretly and circulating it on YouTube.

Three more union parishad public representatives are suspended due to their alleged involvement in irregularities in distribution of rice allocated for the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.

A laboratory for testing samples of suspected coronavirus patients was inaugurated at Noakhali Science and Technology University today.

A man and his daughter go through surgery to have their right legs amputated after they were severely injured in a road accident in Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila.

The number of Covid-19 infected police personnel continues to grow daily with at least 90 officials testing positive in the last 24-hours across the country, according to a tally of Bangladesh Police Headquarters.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves an additional $500 million loan to strengthen the Bangladesh government’s efforts to manage the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the country’s economy and public health.

Private universities that have completed 70 percent of academic activities for outgoing semester and have been conducting online classes successfully for theoretical courses will be able to evaluate their students through online viva exams, keeping the video open and through virtual presentations.

A Dhaka court rejected the bail petition of Rashtrachinta activist Didarul Bhuiyan and Dhaka Stock Exchange director Minhaz Mannan Emon and sent them to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said reopening markets is not mandatory for businesspeople.