Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is to undergo Covid-19 testing after it was confirmed that he met a man, who was later found to have contracted the virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory.

"Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, has turned into a ghost town since the COVID-19 outbreak. The city has become almost unrecognisable with roads empty and eerily silent . For residents accustomed to dealing with hour-long traffic, what they're witnessing was unimaginable once upon a time."

Two men with breathing problems die in an isolation unit at Mohammad Ali Hospital in Bogura.

The local administration in Satkhira sends 170 brick field workers, who had arrived from Narsingdi, on institutional quarantine as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.

UNDP and United Enterprises & Co. Ltd (UECL) have jointly taken an initiative to provide food support to 5,000 destitute women in Jamalpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the largest hospitals dedicated to treating coronavirus patients is set to start operations soon at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) located in Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka.

Karwan Bazar, one of the biggest kitchen markets in Dhaka city, has been closed for retail sales as a measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A prison guard who used to discharge his duties for ailing prisoners at different city hospitals was tested positive for Covid-19 today.

The UN Refugee Agency warns of life-threatening consequences for Rohingya refugees and host communities if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time amid the global outbreak of Covid-19.

A man is killed and at least 24 others injured as two groups of villagers locked into a clash at Bhanga upazila in Faridpur.

The Editors’ Council (Sampadak Parishad) today expressed deep concern over cases filed under the Digital Security Act against two editors and demanded immediate withdrawal of the cases against them in a letter.

Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) urges the authorities concerned of the government to ensure relief or ration to those in remote areas and indigenous people during the coronavirus outbreak.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a special flight from New Delhi on Friday to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who have been stranded in India for around a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A Bogura court today sent a fifty-year-old man to jail for raping a domestic help in Bogura’s Adamdighi upazila.

Another 164 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India for over a month, return home by a special flight.

Habiganj's Lakhai Upazila Health Complex was declared closed after a doctor and two nurses of the hospital tested positive with coronavirus.

A total of 264 UK and 154 Turkey citizens left Dhaka on special flights this afternoon. They had opted to return home amid the Covid-19 outbreak, for which their governments arranged their return flights home.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against a Union Parishad chairman of Perli in Narail for misappropriating 2,550 kg of rice meant for relief.

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee at the level of foreign ministers via video conferencing tomorrow as part of its efforts to address Covid-19 issues.