Freedom fighter Rakhi Das Purkayastha has passed away aged 68.

A local Awami League leader suffering from heart disease and breathing difficulties dies in Tangail’s Gopalpur upazila.

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim visits the Kataban pet shops and directs the shop owners not to be cruel to the animals amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Cabinet approves the draft of the Fish and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, 2020 with provision for minimum five years’ imprisonment, Tk 5 lakh fine or both as punishment for violation of the law.

The laboratory installed at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital is all set to start coronavirus testing.

At least 25 people, most of whom were garment workers demanding their pending salaries, and three policemen were injured during a clash at Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila this morning.

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures in tackling a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence fuelled by worldwide lockdowns that seek to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

The cabinet today directed administration and law enforcement agencies to implement government directives on social distancing in a stricter manner to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.

No people or vehicles will be allowed to enter or leave Chattogram metropolitan area except in case of emergencies, Chattogram Metropolitan Police says after the countrywide shutdown imposed to check coronavirus transmission has been extended until April 14.

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam today said involvement of NGOs and civil society is needed along with government efforts to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

India’s President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and all members of the Indian parliament voluntarily decide to take a 30 percent cut in their pay and allowances for a year from April 1, 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak and the expected adverse effect on the economy.

A woman, aged around 40, is stuck in the no man’s land along Bangladesh-India border in Khagrachhari’s Ramgarh area for four days, as neither country has agreed to take her in yet.

The Supreme Court judges have donated Tk 10 lakh to the prime minister's fund as part of effort to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus.

Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed the stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to overcome the impact of Covid-19 crisis.

Residents of a village in Sylhet Sadar upazila stage demonstration demanding government relief during the ongoing shutdown.

In an effort to prevent coronavirus transmission, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues a directive asking concerned authorities to keep all types of shops and business centres -- except pharmacies -- closed by 7:00pm on a regular basis.

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its seventh session on April 18.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) have imposed restrictions on entry and exit points of the city today as a measure against the spread of coronavirus.

Nine members of Tabligh Jamaat are put in isolation inside a mosque, in Patuakhali Sadar upazila.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked private universities to stop assigning students’ grades without holding semester finals as well as enrolling new students without admission tests, due to the evolving coronavirus situation.