Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) orders that all recognised kitchen markets and super shops must close by 5:00pm.

The government has extended the ongoing suspension of all types of public transport operations till April 25 -- to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Apart from over 3,000 petty criminals, the government is planning to release 1,413 inmates who were sentenced to life imprisonment and have already served more than 20 years in jail, amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The United States becomes the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

In a sign of solidarity, ambassadors of several Muslim countries on their individual capacities provide six tonnes of food for those facing the brunt of the shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference tomorrow (Sunday) with officials of the districts under Barishal and Khulna divisions to discuss the present Covid-19 situation there.

Three more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.

Local electronics manufacturer -- Minister Hi-Tech Park Ltd -- has designed a ventilator and necessary medical equipment for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, and will send those to two private medical colleges in the capital for pre-testing.

Switzerland has announced assistance of 2.8 million Swiss francs (Tk 25 crore) for Bangladesh for immediate response to fallouts for the coronavirus pandemic.

Suffering for 10 days with Covid-19 like symptoms, a 35-year old woman dies in Brahmanbaria town.

A six-month-old, who was put under isolation at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) with coronavirus symptoms, dies.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is able to walk in hospital some 24 hours after leaving intensive care treatment for COVID-19, as Britain records nearly 1,000 daily deaths from the virus for the first time.

Bangladesh Police today issued a warning against those running fake social media pages using its name and logo and urged people to be cautious about any propaganda run through unverified pages and groups.

Two more persons, including a policeman, test positive for coronavirus in Shibalay and Harirampur upazilas of Manikganj.

A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) -- twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public.

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A union parishad member is gunned down by unknown miscreants in Jurachhari upazila of Rangamati.

The 28th span of much-anticipated Padma Bridge has been installed, bringing into view 4.2 kilometres of the structure.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries on to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa.

Harvey Weinstein is charged in Los Angeles with a third sexual assault case, and prosecutors there say they have started the process of seeking his extradition from New York, where the former film producer is serving prison time for rape.