India is going to almost double its present daily capacity of conducting tests for coronavirus infection by the end of next month, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

A woman who was reported to have fled from MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital after developing coronavirus-like symptoms says she had in fact been discharged from the hospital.

The House of Representatives passes a new $483 billion economic stimulus bill as US job losses due to the coronavirus soars and businesses clamors for more support.

A total of 177 more British nationals, who were stranded in Bangladesh due to the suspension of flights following coronavirus outbreak, leave Dhaka on a special British Airways flight.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain extends the ongoing closure for all the courts across the country till May 5 in line with the government decision for extension of closures of offices due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Only twelve people, including two hafez, will be able to attend the Tarabi and Esha prayers in each mosque during the month of Ramadan, the religious affairs ministry says in a directive.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines seeks Tk 1,500 crore as loan from Sonali Bank to meet its essential costs including paying salaries to its several thousand employees, amid the coronavirus pandemic that has grounded airlines all across the globe.

The Rolling Stones gives their fans some satisfaction by releasing a new track “Living in a Ghost Town”, part-recorded during the coronavirus lockdown.

The World Health Organization says that Europe’s care homes were the scene of an “unimaginable human tragedy”, with deaths there accounting for 50 percent or more in some countries.

A slum in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area has been locked down after one of its residents tested Covid-19 positive.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to open their branches in Dhaka's Motijheel and Dilkusha areas and Chattogram's Agrabad and Khatungonj areas, and carry out cash transaction-related operations from 10am to 2pm.

Following requests from various countries, Bangladesh has decided to bring back migrant workers but after holding a few multi and bilateral dialogues, Expatriate’s Welfare Minister Imran Ahmed says.

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry suspends seven Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and three members for irregularities in distribution of relief among poor, during the ongoing shutdown.

A recent survey finds that 49 percent of low-wager earners in the coastal districts have no clear idea on the primary protective measures, including basic rules of hand washing, required for preventing Covid-19.

Three people, including a member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are injured as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fire rubber bullets at zero point of Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila.

Police today recovered the bodies of a mother and her three children from Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.

The UN Refugee Agency has expressed deep concerns over the reported failures of some nations to allow entry to some vessels carrying Rohingya refugees recently.

A total of 218 members of police were tested positive for Covid-19 across the country while discharging their duties, according to a tally of Police Headquarters.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today ordered the authorities concerned to transfer all types of import-laden containers from Chattogram port to 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) in the district.

India has succeeded in minimising coronavirus transmission in 30 days of the lockdown so far, the country’s health ministry says.